A group of dance team girls were surprised with uniforms and dance bags tonight in Germantown by the McSisters Foundation. The McSisters Foundation is a Montgomery County nonprofit dedicated to making sure that kids across our area have the gear they need to participate in sports and extracurricular activities.
Great article about FLYJETS + and ‘empty leg splits’ from @BusinessInsider 🛸
cc @FLYJETSFLYING
CEO Says 'Empty Leg' Flights Can Make Private-Jet Charters Cheaper - Business Insider https://t.co/JdawB21xkL
Every time someone tells me that something is impossible or stupid or ‘no’ — it makes me want to do it that much more 😀.
FLYJETS+ coming very soon @FLYJETSFLYING
(Vandenberg Space Force Base, California) @SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the NROL-146 mission for the United States’ National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) (@NatReconOfc) and the United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) this morning (May 22) at 1.00 am PT / 4.00 am ET (0800 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
More at The FLY Report: https://t.co/ZN9T1OhsXl
#spacex #nro #satellites #spaceforce
The Pentagon said yesterday that #Russia on May 16 launched what is “likely a counter-space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low-Earth orbit” in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite (per spokesman @usairforce Major General Pat Ryder).
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment, according to @France24_ar.
(Québec, Canada) @Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced plans to invest a total of $240 million CAD ($175 million USD) in several Québec-based aviation initiatives, including (1) a $110 million CAD anchor investment for the Aerospace Development Centre in Québec's new Espace Aéro Innovation Zone, (2) $95 million CAD dedicated to advancing the development of Boeing's wholly owned subsidiary Wisk Aero's (@WiskAero) autonomous, passenger carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi and (3) $35 million CAD for advanced landing gear research in partnership with Héroux-Devtek (@HerouxDevtekinc)
More at The FLY Report: https://t.co/FtuHeF3Zk4
@AeroMontreal@FP_Champagne@BrianYutko@RTX_News @prattandwhitney @Airbus@Bombardier #flyingwhales @thalesgroup
(Tehran, Iran) State news outlet the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (@irnaenglish) identified the helicopter involved in today's Azerbaijan-area crash involving Iranian President Abraham Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdllahiah as a U.S.-made Bell 212, according to @Reuters; per @NBCNews, the helicopter’s year of manufacture is unknown but could date as far back as before the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Reports on casualties and both the condition and whereabouts of President Raisi have not yet been made, and it remains unclear whether the helicopter has been located as of this time.
More at The FLY Report: https://t.co/QSDYyS7fnk
(Washington, D.C.) United States President Joe Biden (@POTUS) signed the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill, H.R. 39335, into law yesterday, reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (@FAANews) as the country’s main aviation authority and providing $105 billion in funding for the FAA and $73 million for the National Transportation Safety Board (@NTSB) for fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
The bill contains a first-ever general aviation (GA) title, a key section of the legislation focused on enhancing safety, streamlining regulations and improving certification processes for general aviation aircraft, supporting certification for advanced air mobility (AAM) powered-lift aircraft and other technologies, and protecting flight privacy, per the National Business Aviation Association (@NBAA) . 🚀
More on the specifics for commercial and general aviation at The FLY Report: https://t.co/f73zD5Xywc
@FAA_Mike@edwardbolen@nbaa@flywithaopa@alaskaair@boeing
#aviation #commercial #generalaviation #GA #AAM #FAA #FLY
📷 @ShawnThew via @Shutterstock c/o the @nytimes
(Vacaville, California) After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, California-based airplane manufacturer @ICONAircraft, maker of the A5 amphibious light sport airplane, is tentatively scheduled for an asset auction in June, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) (@flywithaopa); proceedings to ascertain a buyer will commence on June 13th with qualified bids due on June 10th.
More at The FLY Report: https://t.co/bUARvoVcGY
#icon #lightsport #aircraft #amphibious #futureflight #Flydayマチネ
(Cape Canaveral, Florida) Yesterday, on May 12th, @spacex's Falcon 9 successfully launched 23 @Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO) from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at 8:53 p.m. EST - despite geomagnetic #storm warnings reported on Saturday, May 11th.
More at The FLY Report: https://t.co/SGDnVmUHLN
📷 @SpaceX@elonmusk #starlink #satellites
.@FLYJETSFLYING could not be more psyched to start working with the amazingly talented @jennynon23 as both a contributor to The FLY Report and communications expert.
I have known @jennynon23 both professionally and as a friend for a few years now and am consistently so impressed by her work - welcome to the team, Jen! We are so excited!
Had the pleasure of working with @CBSEveningNews on a great story about the pilot shortage and improving diversity in aviation through scholarships! #avgeek@flywithaopa#aviation ✈️❤️✈️
In tonight's Eye on America, @krisvancleave reports on the nation's pilot shortage, and how Boeing is handing out billions in scholarships to get people off the ground and into the cockpit.
We had a story this morning on @WTOV9#sunrise that inspired me… ⭐️
A few engineers broke the world record for the longest paper airplane flight (distance).
I think it’s safe to say mine didn’t beat it. ✈️
@JeffWTOV9 captured my disappointment ☹️.