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NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season.
Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year’s wildfire season in the western United States. The Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) is a scanning spectrometer designed to help detect hot-spots, active fires, and smoldering and post-fire conditions.…
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Volaris becomes first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320.
Today, Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris celebrated the delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is the first Mexico-based operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices. The flight today showcased the aircraft efficiency to official representatives from France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom who were…
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Garmin G600 Panel Retrofit now available for PC-12.
In cooperation with Garmin Ltd., Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd received a Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA to install the Garmin G600 avionics system in all pre-NG PC-12 aircraft produced between 1994 and 2008. The retrofit enables PC-12 owners to take advantage of modern flat-panel avionics features that reduce pilot workload, improve situational awareness, reduce…
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American Airlines Bolsters Its Los Angeles Hub By Adding Nine New Destinations This Year.
Expansion Affirms American’s Commitment to Los Angeles, Strengthens oneworld’s Position at LAX. American Airlines is significantly expanding service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this year, further strengthening one of its key hubs and providing more access for customers across its growing global network. In addition to American’s new service between Los Angeles and Raleigh/Durham,…
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BELL HELICOPTER WINS DELAWARE STATE POLICE CONTRACT FOR TWO BELL 429S.
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that it has secured an agreement with the Delaware State Police for the supply of two Bell 429 aircraft. The multi-mission configured Bell 429s will be utilized for both airborne law enforcement operations and helicopter emergency medical services. “For the mission and operations for the Delaware State Police, we…
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Colombian Army Contracts for Two Additional S-70i™ BLACK HAWK Helicopters.
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters that arrived January 30 in Colombia to join the Special Forces of the Colombian…
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First C-130J In Africa To Tunisia.
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the first C-130J Super Hercules to the Republic of Tunisia today, marking the first delivery to an African country. Lockheed Martin signed a contract in 2010 with Tunisia to deliver two C-130Js between 2013 and 2014, in addition to providing training and an initial three years of logistics support. “Again…
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Morpho’s Itemiser DX Desktop Explosives Trace Detector Certified for Use at Airports in France.
Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced its Itemiser® DX desktop explosives trace detection (ETD) system has been certified by the Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile*. (STAC) in France. As a result of this certification, the sixth by a global regulatory agency, Itemiser DX is now available to quickly and accurately screen…
