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Though hundreds of American Airlines passengers were inconvenienced last week when American Airlines subsidiary PSA Airlines grounded its fleet of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900s –because of worries about potential mechanical issues—the efforts should not go unnoticed in an era of anxiety about aircraft safety. The grounding affected some 230 PSA flights system wide, with most […]

The Ninety-Nines Inc.—the international nonprofit organization of women pilots dedicated to aerospace training and education—learned last week that their endowment fund was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The grant honors Barron Hilton’s legacy as a supporter of aviation. The Ninety-Nines said in a news release the grant will enable the […]

The evolving state of trade shows globally can’t seem to find a point of rest. Aerospace events aren’t immune, as key conferences such as Heli-Expo and AERO Friedrichshafen change plans while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge large-scale gatherings. Helicopter Assocation Internation (HAI) announced during the week of January 18 that its marquee event, Heli-Expo, […]

As COVID-19 continues to rage worldwide, causing many domestic and international carriers to struggle with diminished demand, one positive outcome from this is that more air travelers who have the financial means are seeking out business aviation and charter operators for private flights. While certainly not affordable for everyone, this influx of new clients has […]

To most of the aviation industry, the name Richard Collins is known for quality journalism accented with a passion for telling stories about nearly aspect of general aviation with a special knack for telling it like it is. Richard Collins’ career as an aviation journalist spanned 60 years, including more than 10 years as editor-in-chief […]

A new safety tool, the Dynamic Regulatory System, recently released online by the FAA, brings together documents and data from more than a dozen agency repositories. The DRS combines more than 65 document types—upwards of 2 million regulatory documents—into one searchable application, including all of the information found in the Flight Standards Information System (FSIMS) […]

Unseen—for the most part, unless rendered visible by dust or contrails—and always unwelcome, wake turbulence causes flight-path disruption at best, and fatal accidents when encountered at its worst. Pilots do what they can to avoid it, especially when on takeoff or landing, and controllers are tasked with helping us to steer clear. Still, we’re not […]

The latest order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that operators of flights coming into the US must confirm that passengers have had a negative COVID-19 test has caused some confusion in the media, as reporting from some mainstream outlets seemed to indicate that the rule applied only to scheduled airlines. […]

If you think back to the days when you regularly travelled aboard an airliner, you’ll remember it’s a federal crime to interfere with a flight crewmember carrying out their normal duties. Practically, that usually meant some poor flight attendant trying to deal with a passenger who’d had too much to drink. Since the pandemic hit […]

When the Great Lakes Region Civil Air Patrol received a request from the Defense Coordinating Element at FEMA’s Region V office in December 2020 to transport the COVID-19 vaccine by air to several locations in Wisconsin and Michigan, the unit was poised for action. The request? To deliver the first and second rounds of the […]