• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30
• 31

All News

October 02, 2014

Sikorsky Unveils Official Prototype Of Raider S-97

Aircraft Anounced Four Years Ago Based On X2 Technology

Sikorsky Aircraft has unveiled the first of two S-97 Raider helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the program’s test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new – and first – armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology designed for military missions.

Read More

Aurora Awarded Funding To Continue Development Of DARPA VTOL X-Plane

Should Bring The Company To A Preliminary Design Review Of Its Proposed Aircraft

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the Phase 1B funding to Aurora Flight Sciences to continue participation in the DARPA Vertical Take Off and Landing Experiment Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program. The award is intended to carry Aurora's participation in the project through a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone in October 2015.

Read More

easyJet Orders Additional CFM56-5B Engines

Brings Total CFM56 Fleet To 630 Engines

easyJet has announced an additional order with CFM International for 54 CFM56-5B engines to power the 27 Airbus A320 ceo (current engine option) aircraft scheduled to begin delivery between 2015 and 2018. The aircraft order was previously announced; the airline is exercising 27 existing purchase rights. CFM values the firm engine order at more than $560 million at list prices.

Read More

ATK Successfully Tests Orion Launch Abort Motor Igniter

Critical Safety Component For NASA's Next Manned Spacecraft

NASA and ATK successfully completed a static test of the launch abort motor igniter for the Orion crew capsule's Launch Abort System (LAS). Conducted at ATK's facility in Promontory, Utah, this test is the next step toward qualifying the igniter for production.

Read More

First A350 XWB For Vietnam Airlines Enters Final Assembly

Scheduled For Delivery Mid-Year Next Year

Final assembly of the first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines has begun at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.

Read More

Five Receive Master Instructor Designation In September

FAA Has Approved The Curriculum For CFI Renewal

Five instructors have received for the first time or renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of September.

Read More

Final Agenda Announced For NTSB Flight Data And Locator Technology Forum

Meeting To Be Held October 7 In Washington, D.C.

The NTSB has released the final agenda including the participants' names, affiliations, and biographies for the forum, "Emerging Flight Data & Locator Technology."

Read More

U.S., India To Collaborate On Mars Exploration, Earth-Observing Mission

Agreement Signed At International Astronautical Congress In Toronto

In a meeting Tuesday in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents to launch a NASA-ISRO satellite mission to observe Earth and establish a pathway for future joint missions to explore Mars.

Read More

NASA Langley Science Team ‘Delighted’ With Early SABOR Data

Collecting Information About Phytoplankton In The Atlantic Ocean

A team of researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center recently spent almost three weeks testing the waters — literally — from an airplane as part of a collaborative field campaign called Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research, or SABOR.

Read More

TSO Approval Granted For Universal Avionics SCN 1001 / 1101

New And Enhanced Features Improve Operational Efficiency And Support Special Mission Operations

The FAA has granted Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management System / Multi-Missions Management System (FMS / MMMS) Software Control Number (SCN) 1001 / 1101. This major software release includes several new and enhanced features to improve operational efficiency and support special mission operations.

Read More

First Vietnam-based Grand Caravan EX Amphibian Aircraft Delivered

Three To Be In Service By The End Of The Year

Cessna has delivered the first two Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft into Vietnam. Hai Au Aviation, the country’s sixth airline, will receive a third aircraft before the end of the year.

Read More

Optionally-Piloted Aircraft Demonstrated With Pro Line Fusion

Tested As Ground Control Station For UAS Applications

Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion has been successfully demonstrated for use as a ground control station and airborne avionics for unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications.

Read More

New Jersey Man Accused Of Shooting Down Neighbor's UAV

Had Been Getting Aerial Photographs Of A Friend’s House That Was Under Construction

A New Jersey man is under arrest after he allegedly aimed a shotgun at his neighbor's remote controlled helicopter and pulled the trigger, bringing the aircraft down, according to police.

Read More

Airborne 10.01.14: Sierra Nevada v NASA, A-29 Goes To Work, Be-200 Rebirth?

Also: PPC Bird's Eye View, Spitfires Return?, Cessna Sued Over 1981 Accident, Santa Monica Sues Pilot's Estate, Phase 1 Flight Testing Update

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, referred to as the CCtCap program. The CCtCap program will restore U.S. transportation capability to the International Space Station. The first of twenty A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be produced in Jacksonville, Florida arrived at Georgia's Moody Air Force Base on September 26th, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission. U

Read More

FAA To Require Replacement Of Honeywell Avionics In Boeing Airplanes

Testing Shows Some Units Can Be Affected By Onboard WiFi Systems

The FAA has posted an Airworthiness Directive (AD 2014-20-06) dated October 1 for all Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, and Model 777 airplanes. The AD was prompted by testing reports on certain Honeywell phase 3 display units (DUs).

Read More

Cessna Citation Latitude Flight Test Demonstrates Increased Performance

Range Now Projected To Be 2,700 nm, Takeoff Distance Shortened

Cessna ways the Citation Latitude flight test program has yielded improvements in expected aircraft range and runway performance, promising even greater value for operators than originally envisioned. Certification of the Citation Latitude is expected in the second quarter of 2015.

Read More

SNC Develops Design For Stratolaunch Air Launch System

Integrated System To Deliver Smaller Payloads To Low Earth Orbit

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced a design for an integrated system for human spaceflight that can be launched to low Earth orbit (LEO) using Stratolaunch System’s air launch architecture and a scale version of SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.

Read More

Reps Shuster, LoBiondo Issue Joint Statement On IG NextGen Report

Leaders Of The House Transportation Committee And Aviation Subcommittee Say Congress Must Be Involved

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) released a statement reacting to the U.S. DOT Inspector General’s report, entitled “ADS-B Benefits Are Limited Due to a Lack of Advanced Capabilities and Delays in User Equipage.”

Read More

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell To Speak At NBAA's 2014 Convention

Governor Considered A 'Leading Advocate' For Aviation

The NBAA has confirmed that Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D), a leading advocate for aviation in his state, will speak at the second day Opening General Session at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014), which runs Oct. 21 to 23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

Read More

AeroSports Update: The Dreaded Ramp Check

Professional Pilots Are Usually Ready For Ramp Checks But Recreational Flyers Sometimes Fall Short Because They Are Not Clear On The Rules

Most Federal Aviation Regulations make sense because they are aimed at aviation safety. Some of the safety related rules may seem arbitrary, but they are intended to establish minimum safety standards. Other rules may not be safety related are usually rules that require pilots to show compliance with the regulations. This is what a ramp check is all about.

Read More

Indiana’s Marsha Fulton Wins Fairchild 24H

Grand Prize Winner Of EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes

Who could forget the beautifully-restored Fairchild 24H Deluxe that sat for the week of AirVenture near the tower ... and the lines of people signing small slips of paper with hopes of winning the airplane as part of EAA's annual Aircraft Sweepstakes. Well, if you're wondering who won the airplane, wonder no more.

Read More

Army, Air Force Test New Landing Strip At Army's Fort Riley

Dirt Field Certified For C-130 Operations

The Army and Air Force performed a joint airborne air transportability training exercise on a new flight landing strip at Fort Riley, KS Oct. 27-29. The exercise validated the air strip's capabilities for future operations and replicated conditions Airmen and Soldiers encounter in austere forward operating locations. Construction of this flight landing strip was completed Sept. 13, 2013.

Read More

FAA Approves Able Aerospace PMA For Bell 407

Tail Rotor Output Shaft Replacement Part Certified For Installation

The FAA has awarded Mesa, AZ-based Able Aerospace approval of a new tail rotor output shaft replacement part (PMA) for the Bell 407 aircraft. The FAA approved PMA option continues Able's response to industry demand and further expands its deep bench of safe and reliable Bell 407 solutions.

Read More

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.02.14)

“I have something to tell you. But from now on you have to be really nice to me.” Source: Marsha Fulton of Covington, IN.

Read More

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.02.14): Forward Flank Downdraft

The main region of downdraft in the forward, or leading, part of a supercell, where most of the heavy precipitation is located.

Read More

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.02.14)

This site is intended to be a meeting place for those who rescue, shelter or foster animals, and volunteer pilots and plane owners willing to assist with the transportation of animals.

Read More