Aviation News

The FAA says it will throttle traffic over the holiday weekend to mitigate expected staff shortages. The agency got ahead of the inevitable misery with a news conference at Reagan National on Friday, and Administrator Mike Whitaker told reporters safety is paramount. “During the Thanksgiving travel period, we will use traffic flow management initiatives to […]

The FAA will likely issue an emergency AD in coming days directing pilots of Boeing 737 MAXes to shut off bleed air from at least one engine during takeoff and initial climb to prevent bird strikes from filling the flight deck with smoke. The Seattle Times has obtained a memo from FAA investigators to their […]

Watsonville Municipal Airport became the second California field to sell GAMI’s G100UL high-octane unleaded fuel, and to kick it off it’s offering incentives to based operators as well as those from neighboring fields. The full list of incentives is attached below, but those who keep their planes at Watsonville can get the required STC for […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the newest institution to join the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative program. The FAA announced the partnership on Wednesday noting that the Daytona Beach, Florida University joins Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as the first schools to participate in the initiative, which […]

Aspen-Pitkin County commissioners and airport officials approved several key items on Wednesday including the 2025 rates and charges, a new airport layout plan and a 30-year lease with Atlantic Aviation. According to the Aspen Times, the county approved the 2025 rates and charges in a 4-1 vote, which will bring $7.2 million in revenue. Earlier […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is conducting an audit to check if the FAA is consistently applying its rules for Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs), as required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. In a Nov. 13 memo, the watchdog noted the audit would be the first in a series […]

Aviation tech firm Skyryse has partnered with Black Hawk reseller Ace Aeronautics to integrate SkyOS—a universal flight control system that simplifies aircraft handling—into hundreds of the military helicopters. According to Skyryse, the partnership, announced in a Nov. 21 press release, aims to transform the iconic military helicopters into the “world’s safest and simplest aircraft to […]

Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 17) that the Biden administration plans to try to finalize rules on clean-fuel tax credits before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20. A White House official said the intent is to provide credits for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other lower-emission transportation fuels starting in 2025. “I’m not […]

Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Interim NYC Police Commissioner Tom Donlon announced the city’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. The initiative is now active in five commands (two drones each) within three of the city’s five boroughs. Missions include missing persons searches, alerts from the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, robberies/grand […]

The National Business Aviation Association’s publication Aviation Insider recently published an article entitled “How Smaller Business Aviation Operators Do More With Less.” It focuses on how corporate flight departments with three or fewer aircraft—many with only one—maximize resources to meet all their responsibilities in operating safely and efficiently at the same time. Many elements of […]