The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many previously supposed certainties. But it remains the case that regulatory and legislative processes move slowly, despite unprecedentedly swift responses to the coronavirus that have been rolled out this year.
Large U.S. airports could exhaust the federal aid they received in 2020 unless passenger volumes significantly improve in 2021, a new report from Moody’s found.
Business aviation flight hours are down 30% compared to last year, says avionics and engine manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace, which predicts a return to normal flight activity in 2022.
David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30.
The FAA on Nov. 23 released proposed airworthiness criteria for four small unmanned aircraft systems, bringing to 10 the number of drones that are positioned to earn design approvals from the agency.
The FAA on Nov. 20 released for comment proposed airworthiness standards for six small unmanned aircraft systems as a step toward issuing its first-ever regulatory certifications of drone designs.
The FAA next year will begin using live telemetry data from commercial space vehicles to determine the extent of airspace it needs to protect during launch and re-entry operations.
More than 300 employees working at FAA air traffic control (ATC) facilities have contracted COVID-19 since the first positive cases were detected at Chicago Midway International Airport in March, the agency’s top ATC executive said Nov. 17.
When winter arrives, as it soon will in the Northern Hemisphere and where it can linger, aviators need to become hyper alert for conditions that invite ice formation aloft.
When the wing becomes coated with ice, the airfoil is changed. In other words, the pilot can wind up flying Wing B while trying to use the familiar engineering parameters of Wing A as it came from the factory.
The aircraft management business has been flooded with dozens of new entrants in recent years, many promising lower costs for a full range of support services. However, bargain price, full-service aircraft management is fiction.
Aviation has been in the sights of environmental activists for some time and particularly in Europe, where aviation has become a target for “shaming” as a source of atmospheric pollution.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The AOPA Air Safety Institute notes a continued decrease in overall accident rates for noncommercial and commercial fixed-wing operations, noncommercial and commercial helicopter operations, and sport/experimental operations.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bill Boisture, the former president and/or CEO of Hawker Beechcraft, Gulfstream, NetJets and Butler Aviation, has joined the executive team of Spike Aerospace.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Although FAA’s years-long search for a lead-free replacement to 100LL avgas has had no success as yet, Avfuel Chairman Craig Sincock believes one will be found.
