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E-I-C Note: Regularly Daily Airborne Unlimited Programming will resume this Monday now that we're (mostly) recovered from OSH15!!! United States Senator James Inhofe is a regular visitor to Oshkosh for AirVenture, but this year he’s a man on a mission, as he explained to ANN. NextGen GA Fund Boss, Michael Dyment reports that the GA community seems to finally be taking the pending ADS-B 2020 mandate seriously. In conversation wi

Airborne Deployed Decoys Can Drive The Bad Guys Crazy And Protect The Good Guys

If you’re on the attack in any aircraft that is less than 100 percent stealth, avoiding being targeted by the enemy is, to say the least, a high priority. Destroying the enemy’s defense capabilities before you get there is a great idea but, when that’s not possible, an alternative is to confuse the enemy’s targeting capabilities. This is where the U.S. Air Force's Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) comes into play.

The Total Package Is Valued At More Than $88.3 Million

CAE has announced today a series of training solution contracts with airlines valued at more than C$115 million. The diversity of these agreements highlights the span of CAE's full range of training programs that cover the entire career life cycle of professional pilots, from cadet to captain.

Plans Are To Enable A Single-Provider Solution For Movement To All Major Destinations Within The State

Hawaiian Airlines, has announced plans to acquire three ATR 72 turboprop aircraft in an all-cargo configuration to expand its inter-island shipping services.  The new operation will launch in the first half of 2016.

‘LABACE Is Gaining Momentum Every Year,’ Says Bombardier

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that it will showcase three business aircraft from its portfolio at this year’s Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil from August 11-13, 2015. Bombardier’s Learjet 75, Challenger 350 and Global 6000 aircraft will be on display.

Minotaur IV Will Launch SensorSat Space Vehicle To Orbit

The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office has awarded a contract worth $23.6 million to Orbital ATL to launch the ORS-5 SensorSat spacecraft in mid-2017, using a rocket from the company’s Minotaur Launch Vehicle Family.

Safety, ADS-B, HTAWS, Flight Data Monitoring All On The Agenda

The first Rotorcraft Certification Summit is being planned for October 27th in Dallas, with organizers are expecting top executives from the rotorcraft industry to join key decision makers from regulatory agencies in discussing and debating improvements to certification procedures and needed revisions of the rotorcraft certification standards.

Airliner On Lease From ICBC Leasing Of China

Transaero Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321 as a result of a long-term leasing agreement between the airline and ICBC Leasing of China.

Aviation, Tourism Executives To Discuss Travel, Route Development

The 21st World Route Development Forum converges in Durban, South Africa during 19 - 22 September, bringing senior leaders from aviation and tourism to address growth issues for an industry that generates nearly 10% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Approximately 2,500 delegates from more than 100 countries are expected to attend.

Aero Linx: The Aerostar Owners Association The Aerostar Owners Association offers the Aerostar Owner a unique opportunity to tap an invaluable source of information concerning the care and feeding of this fine airplane. The networking aspect alone is worth the cost of the membership dues of $200 per year ($225 for members outside the United States). You can make unlimited telephone calls to the AOA office and speak with a person completely knowledgeable in the operation of the various models and if the information is not readily available, every effort will be made to get the answer to the member as soon as possible. In addition, the Association keeps in touch with all it's members through its magazine The Aerost

Minimum Vectoring Altitude The lowest MSL altitude at which an IFR aircraft will be vectored by a radar controller, except as otherwise authorized for radar approaches, departures, and missed approaches. The altitude meets IFR obstacle clearance criteria. It may be lower than the published MEA along an airway or J-route segment. It may be utilized for radar vectoring only upon the controller’s determination that an adequate radar return is being received from the aircraft being controlled. Charts depicting minimum vectoring altitudes are normally available only to the controllers and not to pilots.

"This is a prime example of where the synergies from the Orbital ATK merger are providing real benefits to our customers, by being able to deploy one launch team that possesses expertise from critical propulsion and avionics subsystems, to the full systems engineering understanding of the vehicle." Source: Scott Lehr, President of Orbital ATK’s Flight Systems Group, commenting as the U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office has awarded a contract worth $23.6 million to Orbital ATL to launch the ORS-5 SensorSat spacecraft in mid-2017, using a rocket from the company’s Minotaur Launch Vehicle Family.