Spatial disorientation of the pilot led to the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter in hilly terrain northwest of Los Angeles in January 2020 that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, the NTSB has found.
The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic may have acted as a “pressure valve release” on the aviation industry’s pilot shortage, but it has not solved the problem, said Sheryl Barden, president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International, based in San Francisco.
EAA AirVenture 2021 remains on the schedule as a live event in July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, although some areas of the show may look different than in previous years.
The National Business Aviation Association has canceled all its in-person events through June 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic as it explores options for virtual programming.
Aircraft cabins, long considered venues for the spread of airborne pathogens and volatile organic compounds, are getting an increasing degree of focus as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to depress global travel.
Avionics manufacturer uAvionix on Jan. 26 announced FAA technical standard order authorization of its tailBeaconX 1090 MHz automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast Out transponder, which replaces a rear navigation light on general aviation aircraft.
Skyservice Business Aviation announced on Jan. 26 that it has reached an agreement to be the exclusive distributor and reseller in Canada of the VisionSafe Emergency Vision Assurance System, designed to protect a pilot’s vision during a smoke emergency in the cockpit.
If there is an upside for the aviation industry to the ongoing global travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be that the enforced breathing space has given insiders an opportunity to focus on sustainability.
The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $1 million against Weathervane Aviation Services in Westport, Massachusetts, for allegedly operating illegal charter flights, the FAA said.
U.S. President Joseph Biden on Jan. 25 signed an executive order reversing former president Donald Trump’s relaxation of entry requirements for international arrivals, in a bid to contain the spread of several new strains of novel coronavirus that were recently discovered abroad.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.
As part of a “mask up for 100 days” campaign that new U.S. President Joe Biden has prioritized in his first days in office, most air travelers in America will be required to wear a mask until April.
The location of a drone operator should be made available to police but not to the public, the National Business Aviation Association says in a Jan. 19 critique of the FAA’s new Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft final rule.
The National Business Aviation Association is applauding a final IRS rule clarifying federal excise tax obligations for aircraft management companies and aircraft owners, following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new testing requirements for COVID-19 that apply to private aviation as well as airline passengers arriving in the U.S. from foreign countries.
The UK has tightened up its COVID-19 travel restrictions, imposing the requirement of a negative test for the virus on all arrivals in addition to mandatory quarantines for those coming from states not on its “travel corridor” list.
