Aviation News

There are quite a few people who think actor Tom Cruise was rather far out with some of his films. This news from NASA then won’t sound all that surprising—the actor is headed to space to shoot an action film aboard the International Space Station. This would be the first time ever that a film […]

This week marks an historic milestone in world history, with the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe: VE-Day. On May 8, 1945, Axis forces in Europe, led by Germany, signed articles of surrender—not just an armistice. Last year, plans began for a series of events that would […]

The Savannah Morning News, as well as that city’s WTOC-TV on May 4 reported, “Nearly 700 employees at Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have been laid off, according to information filed with the Georgia Department of Labor. As required by the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Gulfstream notified the GDOL on Friday, […]

The FAA will award $1.187 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants, according to Department of Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao. In a news release late last week, Chao said, “The total includes $731 million in Airport Improvement Program grants and an additional $455 million in Supplemental Discretionary grants. The money will be available for 100 […]

A Fact Sheet released recently by the FAA lists several National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations, followed by the FAA actions being taken or considered. Of note is the record showing that NTSB and FAA “agree on a course of action about 80 percent of the time.” Here are some interesting points in the FAA/NTSB […]

Maybe you’ve made it out to the airport, and maybe you’ve still been flying for your essential job. But absence makes the heart grow fonder—or at least tolerant— for a lot of us, even of the most congested airline terminals and conflicted ramp spaces. If you miss going to the airport, the North American Airports […]

The COVID-19 outbreak claimed another industry victim last week: EAA AirVenture 2020, scheduled for this July. The announcement of the show’s cancellation didn’t come as much of a surprise to an already weary aviation industry following a host of other show cancellations over the past month and a half. Yet Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and […]

Note: The FAA has temporarily unpublished the SFAR to make updates. The new ruling will be published on May 4. The FAA has published on April 29, 2020, a SFAR (special federal aviation regulation) regarding the extension of certain pilot and technician recency of experience, testing, and medical certification requirements in response to the international […]

Some 100 FAA control towers around the US will soon have their operational hours temporarily culled due to significant COVID-19-based reductions in local air traffic. The agency said in a news release, “Making these adjustments allows for continued safe operations throughout the national airspace system while minimizing health risks to our workforce.” The control towers […]

The drop in airline operations across the US and around the world has had an impact on weather reporting, particular with the input flight crews make to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Observing System, part of the World Weather Watch program. The WMO provides part of the architecture through which 193 member countries can build […]