A whistleblower has come forward with allegations that the FAA allowed unsafe airplanes to fly commercial operations, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which said it investigated the complaints and uncovered troubling abuses from within the agency. In a June 13 release, the OSC described that the whistleblower uncovered that the FAA approved […]
In a cost-cutting move, Rolls-Royce announced on Thursday it will be eliminating about 4,600 jobs, mostly in managerial roles. In a June 14 press release, the engine maker described that by cutting jobs in the U.K. the company will save about $530 million per year by 2020. In the release Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East explained […]
At the Future of Transportation World Conference, which takes place this week in Köln-Messe, Germany, Bell Helicopter and Safran announced they are collaborating on a VTOL aircraft for the air-taxi market. The futuristic-looking VTOL concept will be designed, developed and produced by Bell, while the hybrid electric power system will be developed by Safran. “Thanks […]
A student pilot who was training at Fullerton Airport in southern California is in major trouble after an incident on Sunday. Too eager for his first solo, the man took a Cessna 172 from a local flying club without permission, but was unable to successfully complete his mission. Fullerton’s airport manager Brendan O’Reilly said the […]
Two companies have partnered to develop a supplemental type certificate for a Beechcraft King Air 350ER engine modification that will give the aircraft greatly increased performance. According to a press release from the Sierra Nevada Corporation and Blackhawk Modifications’s government and military sales offshoot, Vector-Hawk Aerospace, the XP67A upgrade gives the King Air 350ER a […]
On June 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $3.5 million in funding for airports in Florida and New Jersey that are being adversely affected by extended presidential TFRs. The money was included in the fiscal 2019 Transportation spending bill. Similar legislation was drafted by the House Appropriations Committee in early June. Presidential TFRs have had […]
What started more than a decade ago as a small gathering of aviation entrepreneurs has in 2018 grown to a eagerly-awaited presence of men and women excited to share their “next big thing” with the tens of thousands of visitors to Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport. The cutting-edge technology and products expected to drive general aviation’s […]
The National Business Aviation Association said it will continue to fight to protect Santa Monica Airport after a federal court denied on procedural grounds the association’s petition to overturn an agreement between the FAA and the city of Santa Monica that cleared the way for the city to eventually close the airport. The association noted […]
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft on Tuesday successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft. The UAV departed from the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California and moved the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in the airspace used by commercial and private […]
A certification engineering firm has devised a solution for seven-place Piper PA-32 and PA-34 owners who are unable to comply with the six-place requirement under BasicMed to take advantage of the medical certification reforms – free of charge. A full list of Piper aircraft that are covered by Aeronautix’s AML-STC is included on the company’s […]
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