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While those in Washington debate the what-ifs of letting GA penetrate arguably the most secure airspace in the country, the good folks of Danbury, Conn., would be happy to come up with an effective and affordable way to prevent drunks from going for joyrides at the local airport. As AVweb told you Thursday, the pilot […]

Some of the groups representing those who want back into DCA are furious at the delay. “We are just incredibly frustrated,” said James Coyne, executive director of the National Air Transportation Association. “We have people who want to be able to travel to the airport for business and they’re being told to wait and wait […]

Armed Officer Debate Slows Process Inspired by government resolve to reopen the airport to GA, and in spite of the National Business Aviation Association’s planned June 23 welcome-back-to-DCA reception, it doesn’t look like GA flights will be landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) anytime soon. Some may find irony in the fact that […]

Pilots and passengers are often blissfully oblivious of a near-collision. But at LAX June 19 a United Express jet was forced to abort its takeoff because a Continental Express jet had, according to controllers, moved beyond the taxiway hold bars to within about 40 feet of the runway. Controllers ordered the abort and the United […]

FAA spokesman Greg Martin said the problems at DFW have been addressed. “We take the charges seriously and as soon as we became aware of them we took immediate corrective action,” he told USA Today. Whiteman isn’t so sure. She said the OIG/Special Counsel report heaped too much blame on a retired manager and relatively […]

Controllers, Managers Covered Up Errors A Dallas/Fort Worth air traffic controller says she’s been slapped, verbally abused and almost run off the road by some of her colleagues — all in the name of safety. Anne Whiteman became a federal whistle-blower when she claimed fellow controllers and managers at the DFW terminal radar approach control […]

Convenience always comes at a price but, for the Panther models anyway (Peltor’s Web site doesn’t list prices), the cost is in line with many other top-of-the-line headsets, ranging from $464 to $777. Panther’s earpiece can also be used with cellphones while Peltor says its device works up to 50 feet from the adapter/transmitter, meaning […]

Going Wireless In The Cockpit The wireless wave has hit the cockpit with at least two manufacturers now offering headsets that aren’t tethered to the panel. Both use Bluetooth technology to free you from cords that inevitably get tangled in shoulder straps, wrapped around the yoke or otherwise get in your way. But that’s where […]

And while others dream of fast airplanes, a test bed for future innovations in that direction took flight in a unique collaboration between government and the private sector in Mojave, Calif., Tuesday. As AVweb told you last month, NASA and one of its most high-profile critics, Burt Rutan, have teamed up (along with the Defense […]

And while supersonic travel for the masses (relatively speaking) is getting a fresh look, Mach 1 or better for the privileged few is looking increasingly viable. Reno-based Aerion says there are enough deep-pocketed (and time-short) customers for its Mach 1.6 (over the ocean) bizjet that it can move forward with the project and potentially have […]