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June 23, 2016

Airborne 06.23.16: Solar Impulse In Spain, Terrafugia Approval, Stratolaunch

Also: Twin Otter Rescue, #OSH16Coolest Program, AMA, Charlotte-Douglas, Canadian Astros, Hidden Airline Fees, SpaceX Cargo Launch

The flight of the Solar Impulse-2 around the world has had its challenges, and the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was planned with the utmost care because of this final long-distance overwater leg of the journey. As it turned out, things went so well that the aircraft arrived in Seville, Spain ahead of the original planned schedule. At one point during the flight, pilot Bertrand Piccard blogged that he felt quite tired at the 44 hour point, and that he had to

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Airborne 06.23.16: Solar Impulse In Spain, Terrafugia Approval, Stratolaunch Update

Also: Twin Otter Rescue, #OSH16Coolest Program, AMA, Charlotte-Douglas, Canadian Astros, Hidden Airline Fees, SpaceX Cargo Launch

 

The flight of the Solar Impulse-2 around the world has had its challenges, and the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was planned with the utmost care because of this final long-distance overwater leg of the journey. As it turned out, things went so well that the aircraft arrived in Seville, Spain ahead of the original planned schedule. At one point during the flight, pilot Bertrand Piccard blogged that he felt quite tired at the 44 hour point, and that he had to cope with some turbulence over the Azores Islands. Later in the flight he spent some time chatting with Sir Richard Branson. We may be getting closer to a Terrafugia flyi

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Solar Impulse 2 Lands In Spain

Completes First Ever Solar, Electric And Zero-Emission Crossing Of The Atlantic Ocean

On its journey around the world, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) landed in Seville, Spain, after a flight of three days and three nights (71 hours and 8 minutes) without fossil fuel, completing the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with several world records. The transatlantic flight covered a distance of 3,652 nautical miles powered only by the sun, confirming Solar Impulse’s vision that clean technologies and renewable energy can achieve the impossible.

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Gone West: 'Doolittle's Raiders' Tail Gunner/Engineer David Thatcher

Only One Crewman From The Storied Mission Remains

One of the last two airman from Doolittle's Raiders has Gone West. David Thatcher passed away Wednesday at a hospital in Missoula, MT, where he lived. He was 94.

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ALPA Calls On Transport Canada To Expedite Pilot Flight Time/Duty Time Rules

Union Says Implementation Is Long Overdue

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has called on Transport Canada to revise their recently announced recommendations for the implementation timeline of new flight- and duty-time regulations to no more than one year for all professional pilots in Canada. ALPA expressed concerns after the country’s transportation regulatory agency announced long-overdue regulations on managing flight crew fatigue, but issued differing timelines, as long as four years, for final implementation of the new rules depending on airline operations.

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International Committee Of Clean Technologies Announced From Si2

ICCT Will Continue To Advocate For Clean Energy After The Circumnavigation Is Completed

From the cockpit of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) flying across the Atlantic Ocean, Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of Solar Impulse ... together with André Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO, supervising the flight from the Mission Control Center in Monaco ... announced the intention to create the International Committee of Clean Technologies (ICCT).

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FedEx Announces Deal For Boeing 767 Freighters

Deal Reportedly Valued At $1.2 Billion

FedEx Corp. is set to acquire six Boeing 767 Freighters as part of a fleet modernization effort.

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Sikorsky Qualifies For Tax Exemptions In Palm Beach County, FL

Has Met Requirements Approved By The City In 2015

Palm Beach County in Florida has approved an ad valorem tax exemption of up to $128,575 over a three-year period and an economic development cash incentive of $18,200 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

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Airbus: Super Puma Gearbox Is Safe

Norwegian Authorities Have Listed The MR Gearbox As Possible Cause For April 29 Accident

Airbus Helicopters is defending the Main Rotor Gearbox on its Super Puma helicopters after Norwegian accident investigators declined to rule it out as a potential cause an accident April 29 that fatally injured 13 people.

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NavWorx Drops Price On ADS-B Solution

ADS600-B Certified UAT That Meets FAA Mandate Requirements

NavWorx has announced a temporary price reduction on its ADS600-B, a certified UAT providing ADS-B Out and In that meets the requirements of the FAA’s mandate for ADS-B equipage. The ADS600-B is available for $1,799.00 with the $200 price reduction effective immediately.

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Bombardier Secures Firm Order for 10 CRJ900 Aircraft

CRJ Aircraft Serving More Than 100 Operators

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that a customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a firm purchase agreement for 10 CRJ900 aircraft.

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CAGW Names DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson June 'Porker Of The Month'

Cites Failure To Deal With 'Nightmarish' Security Lines At Airports Despite Growing Budgets

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson its June Porker of the Month for failing to take sufficient steps to eliminate the “nightmarish” lines at TSA airport checkpoints across the nation.

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Superior Air Parts, Industry Partners Announce 2016 Oshkosh Forums

A Series Of Free, 45-Minute Educational Programs Set For AirVenture

Representatives of Superior Air Parts have announced that the company is partnering with Aircraft Specialties Services, CamGuard and RAM Aircraft to host a series of 18 educational forums during Oshkosh AirVenture.

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Daher Appoints 208 Aviation As The TBM Service Center For Southern Africa

Will Provide Maintenance And Support For New And Used Aircraft

Daher has announced that 208 Aviation, a private independent company, has been appointed as the TBM Service Center for the Southern Africa region.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police Selects AW109 Trekker

First Of Its Type To Be Operated For Law Enforcement In Asia

Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s range of helicopters show continued success in the Japanese market with the selection of two brand new AgustaWestland AW109 Trekkers for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police law-enforcement fleet.

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Southwest Airlines Wears Its Heart On Its Sleeve

Carrier Announces Employee-Designed Uniforms, Fully Branded Heart Interiors

Southwest Airlines is bringing the Heart of their Employees front and center with the announcement of the carrier's first-ever Employee-designed uniforms and Boeing 737-800 aircraft Heart interior featuring the new Heart galley and seat.

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Aero-TV: Fuel For The Future? – A Swift Fuels Update

Leading The Charge Towards “Getting The Lead Out”…

 

The issue of providing a sustainable supply of Avgas for our piston powered aircraft is something that affects a major part of the general aviation fleet. To find out more about this, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, took the opportunity at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 to talk with Chris D’Acosta, the CEO of Swift Fuels, LLC.

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Aero-TV: Fuel For The Future? – A Swift Fuels Update

Leading The Charge Towards “Getting The Lead Out”…

The issue of providing a sustainable supply of Avgas for our piston powered aircraft is something that affects a major part of the general aviation fleet. To find out more about this, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, took the opportunity at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 to talk with Chris D’Acosta, the CEO of Swift Fuels, LLC. D’Acosta told Tom that they have been working on the Unleaded 94 MON Avgas alternative fuel for a couple of years and that they now have approval for it to be used on hundreds of aircraft makes and models.

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Flight Safety Foundation Releases Analysis Of ADS-B Safety Benefits

'Benefits Analysis of Space-Based ADS-B' Looks At How The System Will Meet Predicted Safety Challenges Over 20 Years

Flight Safety Foundation has released the study "Benefits Analysis of Space-Based ADS-B", investigating the application of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) networks to meet the predicted safety challenges of air traffic growth over the next 20 years.

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NASA: Next SpaceX Cargo Launch No Earlier Than July 18

Ninth SpaceX Resupply Mission Will Carry Nearly 4,900 Pounds Of Cargo

The next SpaceX commercial cargo resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station now is targeted for launch no earlier than 12:45 a.m. EDT Monday, July 18.

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SESAR Showcases New Generation Of Air Traffic Management Technologies

Estimates Delivery Of 60 Solutions For Airspace Modifications By The End Of The Year

The SESAR Joint Undertaking and its members showcased the future of aviation with the delivery of a catalogue of technological and operational solutions from its very first work program at a three-day conference and an exhibition held in collaboration with the Dutch EU Presidency.

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FAA Approves Terrafugia Petition For Exemption

The Transition Roadable Aircraft Will Be Allowed To Operate At A MTOW Of 1,800 Pounds

The FAA has approved a Petition for Exemption filed in 2014 allowing a vehicle in the Transition street-legal airplane configuration to be certified as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) with a maximum takeoff weight of 1,800 pounds. This is a significant increase over the allowance received in 2010 which granted the Transition a 1,430 pound weight limit, the same as currently imposed on amphibious LSA. 

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AeroSports Update: AirVenture Events And Commemorations Expand

Aircraft Of Desert Storm Gather 25 Years Later At AirVenture 2016

As we continue to look ahead to the greatest aviation event in the U.S., EAA announced that the aircraft of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, which formed one of the largest air power operations in history, will return to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2016 for a look back 25 years after this massive undertaking.  

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Jeff Bezos Named Heinlein Prize Recipient

Group Cited Bezos' 'Vision And Leadership In Commercial Space Activities'

The Heinlein Prize Trust is awarding its prestigious Heinlein Prize to Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, for his vision and leadership in commercial space activities that have led to historic firsts and reusability in the commercial spaceflight industry.

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Medical Plane Makes Winter Landing At The South Pole

Worker At U.S. Scientific Research Station Needed To Be Evacuated

A Twin Otter airplane landed Tuesday in one of the harshest environments and under some of the most difficult conditions on the planet ... the second day of winter at the South Pole.

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Airborne 06.22.16: Lumenati Solar, Microlight e-Go, AirVenture16 After-Hours

Also: NATA, Hartzell’s Joe Brown, Donations Sought, Blue Origin, Blue Angels, Bezos Wants Prizes, CRJ900

Solar Impulse-Two was not the only solar-powered aircraft at New York's JFK Airport this last weekend. The ‘No fuel’ Solar Impulse was joined by another ‘clean energy’ airplane that uses a combination of solar, electric and wind-power, which landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after a 200-mile flight. The Luminati Aerospace Substrata is a 400-pound solar electric aircraft with a 45-foot wingspan. The Substrata employs a blend of solar power

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.23.16)

"Space-based ADS-B has the potential to significantly improve flight safety, efficiency and the health of the industry overall." Source: Greg Marshall, vice president, global programs for Flight Safety Foundation.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.23.16): Intersection Departure

Intersection Departure A departure from any runway intersection except the end of the runway.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.23.16)

NASA Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) Project

The Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) Project focuses on sonic boom reduction methods and approaches.

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