A number of business aviation-related organizations have launched sustainability programs in April, including some that used Earth Day on April 22 as the catalyst for their announcements. Here is a roundup of new programs.
The National Business Aviation Association has announced the launch of a new accreditation program, called the NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program, in order to certify leadership actions involving sustainable flight operations by flight departments and others.
It is still too early for major international trade shows to resume, but China is further down the road to recovery than most of the rest of the world.
A Safety Management System might have forewarned the operator of a sightseeing floatplane involved in a 2019 midair collision over Alaska that the aircraft’s avionics were not providing adequate situational awareness, the NTSB contends.
UK air crew who moved to an EASA pilots’ license because of the UK’s departure from the EU (Brexit) can now apply to get their UK license back, alongside their EASA certification.
The U.S. NTSB on April 6 reiterated its call for the FAA to require passenger-carrying charter and general aviation operators to implement safety management systems.
Benefits of the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control modernization are difficult to measure and have not kept pace with initial projections, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.
The ground-based air navigation infrastructure is aging and in need of repair, industry and FAA speakers warned March 31 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit.
