Satellite communications network developer OneWeb unveiled a joint development agreement with engineering company GDC Advanced Technology to certify new aviation terminals for OneWeb’s future low earth orbit (LEO) constellation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is moving to tighten COVID-19 testing requirements for all international arrivals, part of an effort to curb transmission of the omicron coronavirus variant that emerged recently in South Africa and has since been reported in multiple countries, including the U.S.
Italian manufacturer Tecnam said Nov. 24 that its Jet A1-capable P2010 TDI single-engine airplane has been awarded a type certificate from the FAA under its Part 23 regulation.
Pilots aged 70 and older are as safe and proficient as younger ones, but their insurance companies are dropping and canceling their policies or raising their premiums, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Collins Aerospace has completed its acquisition of FlightAware, a digital aviation company that provides flight tracking, predictive technology and analytics.
Airshare, a fractional ownership provider based in Lenexa, Kansas, is increasing its base pay for pilots and offering first-year captains the opportunity to earn up to $150,000, the company says.
Fatalities caused by civil aviation accidents in the U.S. declined in 2020 alongside a lapse in flight activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NTSB said Nov. 17.
Collins Aerospace has announced it is working with Australian company Seeing Machines on a suite of technologies to monitor fatigue and alertness among flight crews.
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has conducted a full-scale fuselage drop test using anthropomorphic test dummies and post-mortem human passengers inside a Challenger 601 fuselage to validate advanced virtual engineering models of the same test set-up.
The FAA has removed a requirement for “unnecessary” multi-engine aircraft training for pilots seeking to earn their initial air transport pilot certificates concurrently with a single-engine aircraft type rating.
Uneven deployment of its active winglets likely caused the inflight upset and fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 525A business jet in 2018, the NTSB has determined in a finding disputed by winglet manufacturer Tamarack Aerospace Group.
Runway excursions could be prevented if pilots stay aware of conditions at the airport, keep to established procedures and execute go-arounds when an aircraft falls short of stabilized approach criteria.
Bombardier’s Safety Standdown celebrated its 25th anniversary during the two-day event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here Nov. 2-3 in a program called “Learn, Apply, Share.”
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard outlining vaccination requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees, a ruling that will cover 84 million U.S. workers, the White House said.
Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has received C$1.6 million ($1.3 million) from the British Columbia government to support plans to electrify its fleet of aircraft.
Reports of people pointing lasers at aircraft as of mid-October had exceeded the total number of reports received last year, reaching the highest number of laser-strike incidents since 2016, according to the FAA.
