Flying Staff

As the partial government shutdown entered Day 25, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of its 15,000 members who have not been paid for their work since the FAA’s appropriations lapsed in late December. The suit […]

GA Wins Major Victory in ATC Privatization Fight The general aviation community made its voice heard loud and clear in the offices of Congress with thousands of e-mails from members of alphabet groups like NBAA, AOPA, EAA, GAMA, NATA and others, telling elected members that slicing the ATC system away from its FAA parent was […]

Who ever thought a pilot’s watch would do all this? Garmin’s latest D2 Delta PX pilot’s watch incorporates a GPS moving map, wrist-based pulse oximeter that tracks blood oxygen saturation in flight, Nexrad color weather radar imagery, airport data, automatic flight logging, connectivity with compatible avionics and more. The D2 Delta PX also includes several […]

Italian helicopter builder Leonardo continues to work toward FAA certification of the world’s first civilian tiltrotor, the AW609. Part of the aircraft’s certification is proving to regulators that the AW609 can successfully autorotate to a landing following a dual engine failure. The company wants the FAA to consider some flight simulator data gathered to verify […]

All year long we’ve reviewed, tested, and kept our eyes on the best gear that any pilot could want. From classic aviator sunglasses to the latest in flight training technology, here are our editors’ picks for the flight enthusiast in your life. Scheyden Fixed Gear C-130 Sunglasses Modeled after Scheyden’s Mustang sunglasses, the C-130 uses a […]

Embraer made headlines at the NBAA Convention earlier this month by launching a pair of technologically advanced jets, the Praetor 500 and 600, as it continues to establish itself as a leading manufacturer of business airplanes. The Brazilian company has hired 2,000 workers in the U.S., which has grown to be a major hub of […]

The crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 into the Java Sea not long after takeoff from Jakarta has stirred many more questions than answers. The accident, early Monday morning U.S. time, claimed the lives of nearly 190 people on board. Monday’s accident is the first for one of Boeing new 737 Max […]

In our latest video in our Jobs in Aviation series, McDermott & Bull CEO Rod McDermott discusses how to attract the right employees to an aviation organization with Gogo Business Aviation President Sergio Aguirre at NBAA 2018. Gogo has grown from a small startup with just a handful of employees to one of the most […]

As part of our ongoing Jobs in Aviation video series, Rod McDermott, CEO of executive search firm McDermott & Bull, sat down with Dr. Barry Butler, the president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, to discuss ways in which a major aviation university can help solve the severe labor shortage that is impacting the entire aviation industry. […]

CloudAhoy is used by pilots at all levels for post-flight debrief. CloudAhoy provides “Flight Debrief in the Age of Technology“. It is data-driven and incorporates artificial intelligence technology, advanced analysis, state of the art visualization, integration of video, and automatic scoring of flights (currently in beta). The ability to relive the flight, to quickly identify […]