Hurricane Irma Left Its Mark On The Lakeland Facility

Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on Lakeland’s own Sun 'n Fun Expo Campus and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) last week, leveling hundreds of majestic oaks, flooding structures, and turning quiet streams into raging torrents.

'Friend Ship' Will Recreate The Journey Of The First United 747 Flight From 1970

In celebration of United Airlines retiring the Boeing 747 from its fleet, United flight 747, on Tuesday, Nov. 7 from San Francisco to Honolulu will be the airline's farewell flight to the 747 fleet.

Witnesses Reporte Seeing Smoke Coming From The Aircraft Before It Went Down

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident which occurred on September 8 involving a Duke Life Flight helicopter in North Carolina. Four people, including a patient, were fatally injured when the aircraft went down.

Sport Aviation Will Gather In Central Florida In November…

 

A new entry in the sportplane show circuit appeared last year with the first annual Deland Sport Aviation Showcase in Deland, FL just northeast of Orlando.

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Plane-Blimp Hybrid UAS Flies And Hovers

Egan Airships has introduced PLIMP, which the company says is a "plummet-proof" plane-blimp hybrid UAS that can fly and hover while bringing advances in safety, visibility and mobility. PLIMP aircraft represent a brand new type of UAS that can maneuver and move quickly like fixed-wing aircraft, hover and vertically take off and land (VTOL) like a helicopter, and operate efficiently and safely like a blimp—all on a single platform. PLIMP aircraft can deliver forward speeds of more than 40 mph, with at least an hour of flight time. PLIMP aircraft are expected to be commercially available by Q1 2018.

Michael Kratsios Of White House Office Of Science And Technology Policy To Deliver Tuesday Afternoon Keynote Address

Drone World Expo has announced the addition of a special keynote address to be given by Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer, The White House.  The presentation will take place Tuesday, October 3, at 1:00 pm PDT, on the Drone World Expo Keynote Stage.  Drone World Expo takes place October 3-4, 2017, at the San Jose Convention Center in Silicon Valley.

Five-Year Deal Renews Existing Contract

Bristow Norway has secured a multi-year contract to provide helicopter offshore crew change and search and rescue (SAR) services to support Eni Norge and Statoil in the Barents Sea. The five-year deal, which is a renewal of an existing contract, includes options to extend by three years, and will commence September 1, 2018.

Also Commemorates 70 Years Of Continuous Production Of The Beech Bonanza

The American Bonanza Society (ABS) celebrates half a century of service to owners and pilots of Beechcraft Bonanzas, Barons, Debonairs and Travel Airs with its 50th Anniversary Convention in Wichita, Kansas September 21-24, 2017. The ABS Convention will attract over 800 members and an estimated 350 Beech airplanes to the Wichita area for three days of pilot and maintenance safety seminars, social activities, and the largest piston Beechcraft-specific exhibit and trade show.

Honeywell Godirect Flight Bag Pro Enables Easy Reference Flight Plans, Cruise Mode Comparisons And Real-Time Weather Updates For Both Domestic And International Flights

Honeywell has released its latest flight planning application for the Connected Aircraft, GoDirect Flight Bag Pro, to business aviation pilots. Pilots can create and file flight plans for easy reference, calculate and compare aircraft cruise modes to increase performance, and access real-time weather updates to ensure the aircraft arrives at the destination on time. GoDirect Flight Bag Pro is available via an iPad app, and versions for other tablets are in development.

Cites Pilot Shortage As The Primary Reason For The Change

Service to Colorado Springs by Alaska Airlines will end on November 4, the airline announced last Thursday. The reason? A pilot shortage that has led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights this summer.