April 11, 2022 - No. 23 In This Issue : Volatus Aerospace Provides Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Drones to Support Ukraine : FAA seeks to replace older analog communications equipment : 100-Plus Jets Of Russian Oligarchs Are Stranded In Dubai : Russia starts production of 20 Tu-214 aircraft, aims to build 10 jets per year : POSITION AVAILABLE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY Volatus Aerospace Provides Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Drones to Support Ukraine Drones delivered to Ukraine provide thermal imaging capabilities to assist in search and rescue. Toronto, Ontario --News Direct-- Volatus Aerospace Corp. Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL, OTCQB:VLTTF) ("Volatus" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has begun delivery of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) drones to a consortium of organizations that are focused upon the three critical areas of support to Ukraine: medical supplies, non-lethal military equipment, and assistance to displaced persons. In addition to the ISR unmanned aircraft, Volatus is providing anti-drone systems and training. Under the terms of various supply agreements, Volatus has made initial shipments to humanitarian organizations like Mriya Aid, and Second Front Ukraine Foundation - a registered Canadian not-for-profit corporation working with trusted partners across North America and in Ukraine to deliver goods necessary to protect the lives of Ukrainians in the face of Russian aggression. Volatus supplies Ukrainian humanitarian agencies with drone enabled thermal imaging, eyes in the sky to perform search and rescue, surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance missions. To meet the growing need for this equipment, Volatus is prepared to fulfill continuing requirements for its products. Volatus CEO, Glen Lynch, commented: "We are honoured and proud to support Second Front, Mriya Aid, and others. This technology provides accurate real-time intelligence while reducing risk to the people who have chosen to serve, and, as recent videos have highlighted, civilians who are at significant risk." Source: Volatus Aerospace Corp. About Volatus Aerospace: Volatus Aerospace Corp. is a leading provider of integrated drone solutions throughout Canada, the United States, Latin America and most recently in Europe. Operating a vast pilot network, Volatus serves commercial and defense markets with imaging and inspection, security and surveillance, equipment sales and support, training, and design, manufacturing, and R&D. Through its subsidiary Volatus Aviation, Volatus carries on the business of aircraft management, charter sales, and cargo services using piloted, remotely piloted, and autonomous aircraft. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward-Looking Information: This news release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Corporation with respect to future business activities and operating performance. 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There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Source: Volatus Aerospace Corp. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volatus-aerospace-provides-intelligence-surveillance-114500090.html FAA seeks to replace older analog communications equipment The Maintenance Communications Transceivers (MCT) will replace an older generation of MCT operated Double Side Band Amplitude Modulation (DSB-AM) mode transceivers that only operate in the 25 kHz DSB-AM mode. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its intention to acquire new analog Very High Frequency (VHF) Maintenance Communications Transceivers (MCT) through a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Through the BPA, the FAA will acquire both handheld and mobile MCT configurations. Included in this acquisition will also be transceiver accessories such as microphones, speakers, antennas, battery chargers, spare replacement parts, and other related accessories. The primary objective of the MCT is to provide FAA Technical Operations System Support Specialists the ability to communicate via analog voice communications with Air Traffic Controllers, Flight Check Aircraft and other personnel. The MCT will replace an older generation of MCT operated Double Side Band Amplitude Modulation (DSB-AM) mode transceivers that only operate in the 25 kHz DSB-AM mode. The FAA is stressing that this BPA is not a contract. A BPA is an agreement between FAA and the contractor that allows the FAA to place future orders more quickly by identifying terms and conditions applying to those orders. This acquisition is limited to the acquisition of MCT radios manufactured by Icom Inc. - specifically the Icom A25N (handheld radio) and the Icom A120 (mobile radio) along with accessories and repair services. The FAA is planning to purchase approximately 3,000 handheld units and 3,000 mobile units plus accessories over the three-year period of performance. This acquisition is restricted to small business resellers. For more information, please contact Jorge R. Martell of the FAA at Jorge.R.Martell@faa.gov. https://www.militaryaerospace.com/commercial-aerospace/article/14270859/faa-seeks-to-replace-older-analog-communications-equipment 100-Plus Jets Of Russian Oligarchs Are Stranded In Dubai While the UAE does not impose airspace restrictions, US and EU sanctions on maintenance and insurance have effectively grounded the aircraft. Oligarchs seeking a safe haven from Western sanctions have found their private jets stranded on the tarmac of Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport as restrictions on insurance and maintenance have effectively grounded the aircraft. More than 100 aircraft linked to Russian owners have built up at the airport since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, confirmed by satellite images and data collected by aviation research firm WINGX. The United States and European Union have prohibited companies from insuring Russian aircraft or offering fleet management and maintenance services. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Steve Varsana, Chief Executive of private aircraft broker The Jet Business, noted, “A lot of the Russian-related airplanes have moved to the U.A.E. because you can fly in the airspace there, but once you get there you’re pretty much grounded because you can’t maintain the airplanes.” Ongoing sanctions The United States Department of Commerce (DoC) has enacted strict sanctions prohibiting Russian-linked aircraft from being refueled, maintained, or repaired at the risk of jail time and hefty fines for “anyone anywhere, including within Russia” that violate restrictions. Speaking to Politico earlier this month, a DoC official added, “If people violate our rules we take action. These are temporary denial orders. We also have the ability to deny people’s export [privileges] and companies’ export privileges all together under our civil and administrative authority. And then depending on the conduct, there are always potential criminal violations and criminal consequences as well.” Some aircraft registries, including the Isle of Man, have removed jets belonging to high-profile Russians from their registries, requiring reregistration within a friendly nation before flying again. Aviation companies have established their own restrictions, with Boeing refusing to support any aircraft connected to sanctioned Russians, leaving the jets unairworthy without manufacturers’ support. Similarly, Bombardier has canceled multiple Russian orders and moved to ensure that spare parts shipped off maintenance will not end up on sanctioned aircraft. Dubai Airport Parking at Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport is reportedly $1,000 a day. Grounded oligarchs Roman Abramovich is reported to have landed his $250 million Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Dubai Airport on March 4, prior to restrictions imposed by the US DoC. Reporting by Forbes uncovered that Abramovich’s other aircraft, including a Gulfstream G650E and Boeing 767-300, have been grounded at airports across Europe. Several other oligarchs, including steel tycoon Viktor Rashnikov, businessman Mikhail Gutseriev and entrepreneur Arkady Rotenberg, have also reportedly left aircraft in Dubai. A Bombardier Global 6500 jet owned by oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler was set to fly from Farnborough Airport, to Dubai on March 8, however, the aircraft was detained by the UK government before departure, stranding it in Hampshire. Speaking on a visit to the grounded jet earlier this week, UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps said, “Russian oligarchs who have benefited from Putin’s regime will not be allowed to just go about their business as they were before this completely unprovoked war started. That’s why we’re actually stripping this off the British aircraft register. This plane will not be going anywhere for the foreseeable future.” Sanctions have not been limited to just aircraft, with oligarchs having billions in luxury assets seized. Notably, last month a $75 million superyacht owned by Dmitry Pumpyansky was confiscated in Gibraltar. https://simpleflying.com/russian-private-jets-stranded-dubai/ Russia starts production of 20 Tu-214 aircraft, aims to build 10 jets per year Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has launched production of 20 long-range narrow-body Tu-214 aircraft. Speaking to Russian news agency TASS on April 6, 2022, UAC chief executive officer, Yuri Slyusar confirmed that the domestically made Tu-214 jets will replace foreign-made Boeing and Airbus passenger planes. The company also plans to ramp up the pace of serial production in the near future. The company will also increase production rates for two further Russian-made aircraft - the Ilyushin Il-96 long-range wide-body passenger jet, and the Ilyushin Il-76, a Soviet-era multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter. The impact of international sanctions has raised many questions about how Russia can keep its planes in the air. Boeing and Airbus have both suspended support for aircraft operated by Russian airlines, including halting the provision of new parts, maintenance, and technical support services. This has prompted Russia to consider reviving domestic aircraft programs, particularly the Tupolev Tu-214 and the Ilyushin Il-96. At the end of March 2022, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced that Kazan-based aerospace manufacturer Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO) is expected to produce 10 Tu-214s per year. Later, on April 1, 2022, Andrei Yelchaninov, a member of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia, revealed Russia could set up an additional aircraft manufacturing center in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, to avoid a shortage of spare parts as it continues to feel the effects of international sanctions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new facility, which could launch operations in 2023, is expected to produce parts for various types of aircraft but will mainly focus on the supply of spare parts for domestically made planes, such as the Tupolev Tu-214 and the Ilyushin Il-76. Russia could set up a new aircraft manufacturing center in Kazan to avoid a shortage of aircraft spare parts. Plans to open a new national center to produce spare aircraft parts had already been discussed with Borisov and the country’s president Vladimir Putin, Interfax reported at the time. "Efforts are underway to create a single center in Kazan to make parts for various types of aircraft, primarily the civilian Tu-214 and the cargo Il-76. It is assumed that the facility would be equipped mainly with Russian-made machinery." Yelchaninov said. Meanwhile, Russia is also considering increasing its focus on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 and the Irkut MC-2. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30702-russia-starts-production-of-twenty-tu-214-aircraft POSITION AVAILABLE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics, Structure and Manufacturing Go to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY profile RecruiterUNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted08 Apr 2022 End of advertisement period08 May 2022 Ref3149 Academic DisciplineEngineering & Technology, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Job TypeAcademic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors Contract TypePermanent HoursFull Time Send SaveApply(This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) Job Description The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the United Arab Emirates University invites applicants for a faculty position in the areas of Materials Engineering/ Aircraft structure / Design Engineering / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. Qualified candidates at all levels will be considered at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels, a demonstrable research capability that will enable the candidate to develop and sustain an internally and/or externally funded research program in his/her area of expertise, publish his/her research findings in refereed journals, and actively engage in promoting the growth of the UAE University. The application package should include a cover letter, a detailed CV, a brief description of current/future research activities, teaching philosophy, and courses taught. English is the language of instruction and communication. Screening of applications will continue until the position is filled. 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