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Miracle Flights Offers Travel Tips For Families Flying With Special Needs

Busy Holiday Travel Season Will Begin In Just A Few Days

With the holiday travel rush just days away, Miracle Flights is offering expert advice to help passengers with special medical needs fly easier this season.

Flight Options Academy Selects Frasca For Seminole RTD

Authorized As A Category B Synthetic Trainer

Flight Options Flight Academy, located on the Sunshine Coast Airport in Mudjimba, Australia, has placed an order for a Frasca Piper Seminole RTD (reconfigurable training device). The RTD is an FAA approved AATD and has also received Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval as a category B synthetic trainer.

Select Aviation College Once Again Chooses Alsim

AL250 Is Reconfigurable Between Several Classes Of Piston Aircraft

ALSIM has announced the sale of two AL250 simulators to Select Aviation College, a Canadian flight training organization located in Québec, Canada. This follows Select Aviation’s purchase of an Alsim ALX in late 2017.

Azul Receives The First Airbus A321neo In Brazil

The Aircraft Is The First Of 13 Ordered

Azul S.A., the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and daily departures, has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321neo ever delivered in Brazil.

Collins Aerospace Inducts New Class Of Fellows With Industry-Leading Expertise

Company's Fellows Play Integral Role In Redefining Aerospace With More Intelligent, More Connected And More Electric Solutions For Customers

A new class of 26 Fellows has been inducted at Collins Aerospace Systems. Through their industry-leading expertise, Fellows play an integral role in helping the company redefine aerospace with more intelligent, more connected and more electric solutions for its customers.

Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon To U.K.'s RAF

Aircraft Is The First Of Nine Ordered By The U.K.

Boeing last week delivered the first of nine P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF). The United Kingdom is acquiring the multi-mission aircraft through the Foreign Military Sales process with the U.S. Navy. The P-8A Poseidon replaces the U.K.’s retired Nimrod aircraft.

Pilots Have A New Online, Interactive Garmin GTN 650/750 Video Course

King Schools Course Covers VFR, IFR Operations

Flying The Garmin GTN 650/750 is a new course from King Schools that makes it easier than ever to master the powerful capabilities of the amazing Garmin GTN 650/750 series. Pilots who are new to the GTN navigators, or in need of a refresher, will learn to get the most out their system with a high level of competency and confidence.

Industry Veteran Dan Dunn Announces The Launch Of Adyson Aviation Group

Company Is A 'Transaction Focused' Corporate Aircraft Brokerage

Industry Veteran Dan Dunn has announced the launch of Adyson Aviation Group, a transaction focused Corporate Aircraft Brokerage that will combine the client service and industry expertise with a deep bench of industry experts from the US, Europe, and EMEA.

Yingling Aviation Latest To Join Maintenance Quoting Network MRO Insider

Will Provide Competitive Quotes Requested By Cessna And Beechcraft Owners

Aviation maintenance-quoting network MRO Insider has announced Yingling Aviation in Wichita, KS has come aboard as a maintenance provider. Yingling Aviation provides maintenance, avionics, paint, and interiors for the Cessna and Beechcraft line of turboprops and jet aircraft. Users of MRO Insider’s quote request platform will now have the ability to receive prompt quotes from Yingling as part of the provider network.

Boeing Names New Communications Leader For Commercial Airplanes Business

Conrad Chun, A Nine-Year Boeing Employee, Named Vice President Of Communications For Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Boeing has announced the appointment of Conrad Chun as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, effective immediately.

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Bill Introduced In Congress to Promote Transportation Careers

Larsen, Young and Craig Introduce The Promoting Service in Transportation Act

Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) have introduced bipartisan legislation to promote career opportunities in the transportation industry.

CAE To Train More Than 1,000 New easyJet Pilots

Signs Agreement For An Exclusive Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) Cadet Program

CAE has signed a long-term exclusive training agreement with easyJet to train 1,000 new easyJet cadet pilots on a Multi-Crew Pilot licence (MPL) program. CAE will also provide Airbus 320 type rating training and place graduates of CAE’s Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) program with easyJet.

DJI Pioneers Fight Against Malaria In Africa With Spray Drones

Drone Manufacturer Teams Up With Malaria Task Force Using Agras MG-1S Drone To Contribute To Malaria Elimination

DJI and a team of entomologists in the field of malaria elimination are working together to develop a revolutionary technique to fight the disease. By combining the research team’s expertise and DJI’s drone technology, a new way to fight the potentially deadly disease has been created. For the first time, there is a real chance to make a breakthrough in malaria elimination with the help of spray drones.

Europe’s First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Planned

Shell Aviation Supports SkyNRG In The Project

The first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in Europe will be built by SkyNRG with support from Shell.

Klyde Morris (11.18.19)

Klyde Reveals The Ugly Reality Behind The TSA... Again

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

FAA And NASA To Hold Drone Industry Workshop

To Take Place December 9 In California

The FAA and NASA will hold the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) Phase 2 Industry Workshop in December. Building on UPP Phase 1, UPP Phase 2 will showcase additional technologies, including Remote Identification (ID) and operations with increasing volumes and density. The UPP’s success is dependent upon the ability to work with industry, various FAA Test Sites and IPP participants.

NovaJet Aviation Group To Offer Carbon Offset For Charter Flights

Passengers Can Now Purchase Carbon Offset Credits For Their Travel

As of November 13, 2019, NovaJet Aviation Group, one of Canada's leading business jet charter operators, is offering initiatives to offset the carbon footprint of private charter. In an effort to balance environmental responsibility and meet customer demand, NovaJet, partnering with TerraPass, is offering clients the means to purchase carbon offset for their travel.

Airborne 11.15.19: DeLand Showcase, Another Airport Threat, Continental Air Show

Also: First Air Canada A220, Allegiant Aircraft Base, X-57 Electric Airplane, Kaman Receives Boeing Award

It never fails... have a major Fly-In and Mother Nature tends to rear her ugly head. However, in the case of the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, the weather turned out surprisingly warm, and despite some clouds and threats of storms, the weather was held at bay. For now. Thankfully, this year's DSAS19 event started with record advance ticket sales, sold out indoor and outdoor exhibits, and a lot of people ready to celebrate the last big Sport Aviation event of 2019. There is a lot to see here this y

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.18.19)

Aero Linx: Silver Wings Fraternity If you have a genuine interest in aviation and are over the age of 18, you are eligible to join. We have no political agenda and are open to everyone regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. We enjoy both hangar flying and actual flying, and we encourage young people to consider Aviation as a career choice. All Silver Wings Fraternity members are eligible to wear our symbolic Silver Wings Design lapel pin. If you soloed a powered aircraft of any make or model you are eligible to wear the classic Blue Wings lapel pin. Once you reach the 25 year mark since your first solo you will be eligible to wear a lapel pin with a star on the top sign

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.18.19): Say Altitude

Say Altitude Used by ATC to ascertain an aircraft’s specific altitude/flight level. When the aircraft is climbing or descending, the pilot should state the indicated altitude rounded to the nearest 100 feet.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.18.19)

“This partnership agreement is a resounding endorsement of CAE’s leadership in the pilot training industry - from pilot creation to recurrent training, to experienced pilot placement. CAE will recruit and train more than 1,000 aspiring pilots through the launch of the new Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme, a pathway for ab-initio student pilots to develop the competencies needed to be an easyJet pilot. At CAE, we train pilots better and more effectively through cadet programs like this one, and we will continue to work with our partners to implement innovative and industry-leading solutions to support the imperative need for commercial pilots in Europe and around the world.’’ Source: Nick Leontidis, C

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Busy Holiday Travel Season Will Begin In Just A Few Days

Authorized As A Category B Synthetic Trainer

AL250 Is Reconfigurable Between Several Classes Of Piston Aircraft

The Aircraft Is The First Of 13 Ordered

Company's Fellows Play Integral Role In Redefining Aerospace With More Intelligent, More Connected And More Electric Solutions For Customers

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Aircraft Is The First Of Nine Ordered By The U.K.

King Schools Course Covers VFR, IFR Operations

Company Is A 'Transaction Focused' Corporate Aircraft Brokerage

Will Provide Competitive Quotes Requested By Cessna And Beechcraft Owners

Conrad Chun, A Nine-Year Boeing Employee, Named Vice President Of Communications For Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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Larsen, Young and Craig Introduce The Promoting Service in Transportation Act

Signs Agreement For An Exclusive Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) Cadet Program

Drone Manufacturer Teams Up With Malaria Task Force Using Agras MG-1S Drone To Contribute To Malaria Elimination

Shell Aviation Supports SkyNRG In The Project

Klyde Reveals The Ugly Reality Behind The TSA... Again

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Passengers Can Now Purchase Carbon Offset Credits For Their Travel

Also: First Air Canada A220, Allegiant Aircraft Base, X-57 Electric Airplane, Kaman Receives Boeing Award

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