Aviation News

NBAA Launches Customs Tool For GA Airports

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) developed a new GA Airport Fact Sheet tool outlining critical port-of-entry details at more than 300 airports across the United States.  The tool consolidates hundreds of airport fact sheets created and distributed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) highlighting key information such as office hours, entrance and clearance service hours, […]

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Neighbors Cite Lead In Bid To Close Boulder Airport

A campaign to decommission Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) in favor of a new, mixed-use neighborhood has begun circulating online.  Petition advocates say the airport’s 179 acres of land could much better serve the community as a mixed-use neighborhood rather than what it calls a “small, hobbyist airport” for some 200 people who own or fly private aircraft. […]

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Warbird Operators’ Conference Addresses Living History Flights

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) reported today (Feb. 15) on last week’s National Warbird Operator Conference (NWOC), held in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The conference, organized by NWOC, included a breakout session on the FAA’s Living History Flight Exemption provision that enables flight experiences for the general public in warbird aircraft. The warbird community has come […]

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FAA’s 46th Annual General Aviation Survey Kicks Off

The FAA announced yesterday (Feb. 14) it has begun work on its annual general aviation survey, the 46th such survey in its history. Data from the research is critical to assessing a wide range of parameters in GA flying activity. It is the only method of estimating the total number of hours flown by GA […]

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Beta Technologies Inaugurates The First Aircraft Charger In Mississippi

Beta Technologies announced today (Feb. 15) it has teamed with global FBO network Avflight and Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) in Columbus, Mississippi, to “inaugurate” the first aircraft charging station in the state. Burlington, Vermont-based Beta flew its fixed-wing prototype all-electric ALIA aircraft to the airport and plugged in to the newly commissioned airside charger, […]

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Proposed Colorado Bill Targets General Aviation

Four members of the Colorado General Assembly have cosponsored a bill that would, among other measures, mandate an “impact remediation fee” on leaded aviation fuel purchases, projected to be 50 cents per gallon. In addition, HB24-1235 (the Reduce Aviation Impacts on Communities bill) would require that the Colorado aeronautical board be increased to nine from […]

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Nearly $1 Billion Allocated For Airport Infrastructure Funding

On Thursday (Feb.15), the White House announced it was allocating nearly $1 billion in federal funds to improve infrastructure for 114 airports across the U.S. According to the FAA, the $970 million comes from the Airport Terminal Program—one of three aviation programs created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which in total, provides  $25 billion to modernize the […]

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USAF Looks To Reinstate CV-22 Ops, But Only When Safety Is Assured

Officials with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command remain cautious but are eager to relaunch operations of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor. Their concern focuses on the Nov. 29 Osprey crash off the coast of Japan in which eight airmen were killed. At a press roundtable discussion yesterday (Feb. 13), Lt. General Tony Bauernfeind, who […]

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Garmin’s GNS 430/530 Sunset Takes Another Step

The long-expected discontinuation of maintenance support for Garmin’s iconic GNS 430/530 series navigators has taken a big step. The company has posted a service advisory telling customers that “display repairs for the WAAS and Non-WAAS GPS 400, GNC 420, and GNS 430 are no longer available and have been discontinued.” In a statement sent to […]

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