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An interim accident report published by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation highlights the need for flight crews to remain vigilant for unexpected hazards that might appear even in good weather while in cruise flight. On January 7, 2017, a German-registered Bombardier Challenger 604 was significantly damaged while two passengers on board the […]

In an effort to reduce the chances of a drone causing injuries or getting into the flight path of manned airplanes, something that has happened even at major international airports, Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) is sending out flyers to local residents and providing information on its website regarding appropriate drone operations. With the recent legal […]

London City Airport’s chief executive officer Declan Collier called the creation of the UK’s first digital control tower at the city’s Canary Wharf business airport an opportunity to bring the airport into the 21st century. When the current brick and mortar tower building is decommissioned, responsibility for safe air traffic control services for LCY’s 300 […]

While the 2017 Grand Bahama Island Air Show is in the books, it doesn’t mean you can’t load up your plane and head down to the Bahamas for a tropical getaway. And now, that especially includes pilots enrolled in BasicMed, as the AOPA recently announced that the Bahamas has become the first international destination that […]

If 2017 is remembered for anything in the aviation industry, it could very well be as the Year of the Flying Car. Now more than ever, tech companies and Silicon Valley billionaires are competing to make The Jetsons a reality, to the point that the race for commercial space flight and the race for Mars […]

On Friday, a Washington D.C. court ruled that the FAA’s 2015 small unmanned aircraft (UAS) registration rule violates the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Under the rule, owners of drones weighing between .55 and 55 pounds were required to register their aircraft, because, as then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in the original […]

Continuing to expand its market presence in the business jet world, Garmin announced a head-up display system to supplement its integrated flight decks. The Garmin Head-up Display (GHD 2100) delivers a 30-degree wide-angle view of pertinent flight information right in front of the pilot’s head, minimizing the time spent looking down and easing the transition […]

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Tuesday that debris found floating in the water 15 miles east of Eleuthera in the Bahamas came from a Mitsubishi MU-2 turboprop that went missing on Monday during a flight from Puerto Rico to Florida. The twin turboprop had departed Borinquen at 11 a.m. local time Monday on a flight […]

The organizers of Flying Aviation Expo have decided to put the event on “line up and wait” until further clearance as they explore new opportunities, including the possibility of partnering with AOPA’s successful regional events. Jeff and Vivienne Herold, owners of Scheyden Eyewear, took over the third annual show in Palm Springs, California, last October […]

In written testimony delivered yesterday to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said the best solution to squelch the relentless in-fighting over the future of the U.S. air traffic control system is to set aside the idea of privatization altogether and simply find a better solution. Bolen, as well […]