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Man Arrested For Damaging Wrong Jet

A 30-year-old man is in jail after causing up to $30,000 worth of damage to a former military aircraft that he thought belonged to Microsoft founding partner Paul Allen. The man was spotted inside the fence at Arlington Municipal Airport, north of Seattle, allegedly breaking pieces off the exterior of a Dornier Alpha Jet, a French/German-built trainer and light attack aircraft. But the aircraft doesn't belong to Allen.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Man-Arrested-For-Damaging-Wrong-Jet-225691-1.html

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I see his grasp of the English language hasn't improved. 

County of Tulare Sheriffs Office Light Sport Crash Kills Two

Despite some eyewitness reports, including one from a long-time pilot, it's still not clear what led to the crash of a law enforcement version of a Flight Design Light Sport aircraft in California last week.

Sheriff's Deputy Scott Ballantyne, 52, and James Chavez, 45, a pilot for the Tulare County Sheriff's Office died when the specially equipped CTLE aircraft crashed into a hillside near Visalia, which is between Fresno and Bakersfield.

The aircraft had been taking part in the arrest of an armed suspect in the area. The onboard ballistic parachute was not deployed and no distress call was heard.

The county bought the aircraft in 2014. It is equipped with a gyro-stabilized sensor pod giving it a wide range of airborne surveillance capabilities and is sold as a cost-effective alternative to similarly equipped larger aircraft and helicopters.

Les Pinter, a 40-year pilot who saw the airplane just before it crashed said it was about 300 feet AGL.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Sheriffs-Light-Sport-Crash-Kills-Two-225689-1.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=184368

[About time their sheriff aircraft crashed,  Their tail number on flight tracking sites were BLOCKED for tracking that aircraft!]

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Coast Guard to use retro colors on 16 helicopters, planes

Workers at a logistics center in Elizabeth City will paint 16 search-and-rescue helicopters and airplanes in color schemes from the past as part of the Coast Guard's celebration of 100 years of aviation.

http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2016/02/coast-guard-to-use-retro-colors-on-16.html

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VIDEO Inside the brand new Swiss Boeing 777-300ER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDG3ySWMasU

Published on Feb 14, 2016
This video aims to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the latest aircraft in the Swiss fleet, the Boeing 777-300ER. HB-JNA was delivered to the airline on 29th January 2016, and is now operating on training flights in Europe. Included in the video is a full tour of every class of cabin (First, Business, and Economy) as well as a comprehensive look at the on board service, IFE, Business Class seat area and its functions.

Exterior footage was filmed on the afternoon of Friday 12th February, whilst the interior footage was filmed on board flight LX318 from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow on Saturday 13th February.

http://www.airlive.net/video-inside-the-brand-new-swiss-boeing-777-300er/

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Virgin Atlantic VS25 returning to Heathrow after suspected laser incident

Reports are coming in that a Virgin Atlantic plane bound for New York has been in an incident where a laser has been pointed at the cockpit and has caused effect to one or both of the pilots of the A340.

Click here to Listen to the ATC of the pilot declaring this incident
http://airportwebcams.net/VS25B.mp3
https://twitter.com/AirportWebcams/status/698992493837316099

http://www.airlive.net/laser/
https://twitter.com/airlivenet/status/698985997158256642
https://twitter.com/NikPhillips666/status/698985993991540736/photo/1


Virgin Atlantic flight back in UK after 'laser incident'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35575861

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Plane Finder Radar

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Plane Finder couldn't find such a thing so decided to design and build our own.

It's a standalone device - connect it up, run up the web client and track planes!

These are running on the Plane Finder network now - and will be available at an introductory price of £299 (inc VAT) soon.


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* Share to Plane Finder
* Support for Plane Plotter & 3rd party applications

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Plane Finder Sharing Statistics
https://planefinder.net/sharing/

Top data sharers over the last 30 days...
https://planefinder.net/sharing/receiver_list

Planefinder Forum thread: Plane Finder Radar
http://forum.planefinder.net/threads/plane-finder-radar.354/

£299 (inc VAT) British Pound equals $433.62 US Dollar
http://shop.planefinder.net/products/plane-finder-radar

The Plane Finder Radar, available soon!
https://twitter.com/planefinder/status/698972503830564864
https://www.facebook.com/PlaneFinder/posts/898558723594539

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Free ADS-B receivers made available for February.

AirNav Systems posted on Feb 15, 2016

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https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/699247623111340033
https://www.facebook.com/RadarBox24/posts/803564916438979

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Russia Moving Ahead With MA-60 Production

Chinese investors recently signed a "framework agreement" with Russia's ministry for development of eastern regions (MinVostokRazvitia) to establish a new assembly line in the Russian city of Komsomolsk-upon-Amur for Xian Aircraft's MA-60 turboprop. Timed to coincide with Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing last September, the deal involves a partnership between Xian Aircraft and the Jiangsu Baoli International Investment company to help fund the production of 50 aircraft a year. 

"This aircraft is oriented for export into 16 countries, including Russia," said Alexander Galushka, Russia's minister for eastern development. Plans call for building a production line in the TOR Komsomolsk industrial zone.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-11/russia-moving-ahead-ma-60-production

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KC-30A successfully refuels C-17A for the first time

Feb 16, 2016

The first air-to-air refuelling from an RAAF KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to a United States Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III occurred on February 10 over Edwards Air Force Base in the United States.

The five-hour sortie saw 39 contacts between the KC-30A and C-17A aircraft. During these contacts approximately 6,800 kilograms of fuel was transferred to the C-17A via the KC-30A's Advanced Refuelling Boom System (ARBS).

http://defence-blog.com/news/kc-30a-successfully-refuels-c-17a-for-the-first-time.html

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FIRST DROGUE & HOSE REFUELING FOR PEGASUS

The Boeing KC-46, the future US tanker aircraft, successfully refueled an F/A-18 aircraft in flight on 10 February. It marks the first time fuel was transferred using the aircraft's drogue and hose refueling system.

http://airheadsfly.com/2016/02/13/first-drogue-hose-refueling-for-pegasus/

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RadarBox24 have added today full Skyvector Hi/Lo enroute charts to RadarBox24. Cool!!!
Try now at http://radarbox24.com 



https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/699658442437476354

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Skyvector Hi/Lo enroute charts on RadarBox24 screenshots.

Boeing 737 on delivery flight from Boeing Field for Aerolineas Argentinas



https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/700045235133509632

easyJet #U2855 to Isle Of Man is returning to London Gatwick due to strong wind


https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/699682406677286912

United #UA82 to Delhi is diverting to London with a technical problem.



https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/699990610300821504

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FAA partners with DHS and CACI to detect rogue drones flying close to airports

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CACI International to find safe procedures and processes to operate technologies to detect rogue drones or unmanned aircraft (UAS) flying close to airports.

Under the partnership, CACI International's prototype detection technology, SkyTracker, was tested at Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) over five days to examine whether it can help detect drones in the vicinity of airports.

During the five-day period, 141 operations were conducted, of which 72 were with a UAS on the ground and 69 were with various small UAS in flight.

Over the next few months, engineers from FAA, DHS, CACI and the University of Maryland (UMD), which was a partner in the assessment, will compile data for a final report to be published by August.

The initiative was taken against the backdrop of the threat posed by an increasing number of UAS near airports or manned airplanes.

FAA stated every month it receives more than 100 reports from pilots and others who spot UAS flying near an airport or a passenger plane.

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/news/newsfaa-partners-dhs-caci-detect-rogue-drones-airports-4816450

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ST Aerospace wins multiple VIP interior contracts

ST Aerospace has secured five maintenance and refurbishment contracts for business jets.

The company has won contracts for three BBJs, one Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) and a Boeing 757, from VIP customers in Asia Pacific and the US.

Aircraft arrivals are scheduled through the first three quarters of 2016.

http://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/st-aerospace-wins-multiple-vip-interior-contracts-229/

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Singapore, Aireon Sign Agreement for Space-Based ADS-B

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Aireon have signed an agreement to provide space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for the Singapore flight information region. Singapore CAAS is the first air navigation service provider in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt space-based ADS-B.

Aireon's surveillance system will use ADS-B receivers carried as hosted payloads on Iridium Next satellites. Based in McLean, Va., Aireon is a joint venture of Iridium Communications and air navigation service providers Nav Canada, ENAV of Italy, Naviair of Denmark and the Irish Aviation Authority.

Over the next two years, CAAS will install the necessary infrastructure to integrate its ATC systems with the ADS-B service, which begins operating in 2018. The agreement with Aireon includes a 12-year subscription to the space-based ADS-B service, which will provide comprehensive surveillance coverage over the airspace of the Singapore FIR.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-17/singapore-aireon-sign-agreement-space-based-ads-b