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 - March 8, 2021, 12:00 PM The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected seven finalists, including Garmin Autoland and the Bell V-280 Valor, for the 2020 Collier Trophy. They join a field that also includes the Boeing Confident Travel Initiative, Reliable Robotics Remotely Operated Aircraft System (ROAS), SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon 2, the U.S. Department of the Air Force Green Propellant Infusion Mission Team, and Yates Electrospace Corporation’s Silent Arrow. Considered one of th...

Garmin Autoland finalist for Robert J Collier Trophy 4th March 2021 14:01 Europe/London +VIDEO Garmin’s emergency Autoland system has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy by America’s National Aeronautic Association (NAA). For more than 100 years, the Collier Trophy has been the benchmark of aerospace achievement and is awarded annually to recognise ‘the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America’. Part of the Garmin Autonomi family of au...

Seven aviation and space achievements to compete for the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy National Aeronautic Association Press Release | February 25, 2021 Estimated reading time 3 minutes, 29 seconds. The National Aeronautic Association announced that seven aviation and space achievements will compete for the 2020 Collier Trophy. The Bell V-280 Valor is among the finalists for the 2020 Collier Trophy. U.S. Army photo by Jay Miller Commissioned in 1910 by aviator, humanitarian, and sportsman,...

The iconic learjet will cease to exist. No more production of this jet. An iconic image of the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" has always been the Learjet, the private jet of choice for

Quebec-based aerospace company Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) has announced that it is cutting 1,600 jobs and will stop making Learjets, a business airplane that has been around for nearly 60 years. Bombardier announced the moves while posting quarterly ...

DAVID KOENIG and ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Learjet, which became synonymous with lifestyles of the rich and famous, is about to fade into aviation history. Canada’s Bombardier announced Thursday that it will stop production of the Learjet later this year to focus on more profitable planes. That means the elimination of 1,600 jobs in Canada and the United States, another blow to aircraft manufacturing, which has withered in the pandemic. The iconic jet was amo...

Canadas Bombardier announced Thursday that it will stop production on the Learjet The private jet model had been synonymous with lifestyles of the rich and famous since the 1960s It was a favorite of Frank Sinatra who used it to fly with friends such as Marlon Brando and Dean Martin  Sinatra is reported to have offered Mia Farrow a spin in the jet after their first date in 1965 He also lent the plane to Elvis Presley for his elopement to Vegas with Priscilla Beaulieu in 1967 Mentions of the je...

WICHITA, Kan. — The Learjet, which became synonymous with lifestyles of the rich and famous, is about to fade into aviation history. Canada’s Bombardier...

The New York Times titled, “How Right-Wing Radio Stoked Anger Before the Capitol Siege,” comes on the heels of a story published by the Washington Post several days prior that attempts to assess the state of talk radio and where its future lies in the 21 st century American media landscape. The two stories are at the forefront of an effort by the mainstream media to determine why U.S. citizens aligned with Donald Trump were willing to break into the U.S. Capitol on January 6 to disrupt t...

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Although today’s listening experience tends to be dominated by streaming services, radio remains a critical foundation for disseminating sound. Radio has evolved over the past century to expand its reach and its offerings. The portable transistor radio may exist more as a relic than as an everyday item, but in its place are options like satellite radio and smartphone — enabled apps that will still play your favorite stations. Historically, there was a major boom in ...