Also: $paceport America, AVW: Cityjet, Cool City Avionics, SWA Pilots, FlightSafety, SecAF Testifies, Balloon Lawsuit

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took to the skies for the first time last Friday. Boeing said the 737 MAX program achieved the milestone on schedule which begins a comprehensive flight-test program leading to certification and delivery.

With the latest technology LEAP-1B engines from CFM International and Boeing-designed Advanced Technology winglets, the first member of the efficient 737 MAX family completed a two-hour, 47-minute flight, taking off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, and landing at Seattle's Boeing Field. There was a time in aviation when an audio selector panel simply selected which audio input you desired to hear. Now, that’s all changing as PS Engineering has announced their new PMA8000BTi audio selector panel, which includes a spatial technology feature they call... IntelliAudio. The city of New York is nearing an agreement that would cut the city's approximately 58,000 helicopter sightseeing flights in half, and would eliminate all such flights on Sunday, according to sources in the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio. It’s reported a spokesman for the Helicopter Tourism & Jobs Council said that the air tour operators will continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to protect the hundreds of employees in the industry and the $50 million economic impact they provide to the city. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 02.01.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, February 1st, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

• Boeing Completes Successful 737 MAX First Flight
• IntelliAudio Debuts In PMA8000-Series Audio Panel 
• New York City Could Cut Helicopter Tour Flights In Half 
• Spaceport America Asks NM Legislature For $2 Million
• AVW: Cityjet Abort Landing And Go Around Due To Gusty Crosswind
• Cool City Avionics Announces Management Changes
• Southwest Pilots Plan Informational Picket
• FlightSafety International Promotes Steve Gross
• SecAF Testifies On Military Space Launch
• Balloon Company Facing Lawsuit Following Hard Landing

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