The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear flight-sharing website Flytenow’s case against the FAA. It’s the latest development in a lengthy legal battle between the Uber-like service and the federal agency whose regulations prohibit private pilots advertising to the general public for shared flights in exchange for flight expenses, such as fuel and […]
The FAA has issued temporary flight restrictions that will be in effect for Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, with security measures in effect from January 19 to 21. Throughout the inauguration and events surrounding it, the FAA will modify the Washington Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) and Washington Metropolitan Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ). Procedures that […]
Divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder, pieces of aircraft debris and human remains from a Cessna Citation that disappeared over Lake Erie on the evening of December 29. The twinjet had been headed for the Ohio State University Airport from Cleveland when it disappeared from the radar about 2 miles over Lake Erie after […]
If you’re looking for high-speed 4G Wi-Fi in your business airplane, you shouldn’t have to wait too much longer. Several companies are working on STCs for Gogo Business Aviation’s recently announced 4G service, which is expected to be available soon. Gogo expects its 4G service to deliver more reliable connectivity over the continental U.S. at […]
Drone proliferation doesn’t always mean worrying about collisions between UAVs, people and manned aircraft. Sometimes drone research has its own special silver lining. Like setting endurance records. Falls Church, Virginia-based Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 set a world endurance record – nearly 56 continuous hours – on November 30, 2016. The record focused on combustion-powered unmanned aerial […]
It was a chaotic scene at Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida today after a gunman shot and killed five people in the baggage area and wounded at least eight others. Police said the gunmen, who had a military ID identifying him as Esteban Santiago, was apprehended on the scene in Terminal 2. A short […]
As the FAA prepares to publish its final rule ushering in long-awaited third-class medical reform, AOPA is reporting that the agency has approved an online aeromedical course developed by the AOPA Air Safety Institute and confirmed it meets requirements Congress outlined last summer. The Air Safety Institute will offer the course free to pilots, who […]
More than three decades after Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 impacted Mount Illimani in Bolivia, killing all 29 passengers on board, its flight data recorder has been found and turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board for investigation. NTSB investigator Bill English met mountain climbers Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner at Norwood Memorial Airport […]
Update: High winds and rain at Vandenberg Air Force Base caused SpaceX to cancel Monday’s mission, according to Iridium. The launch is now scheduled for January 14 at 9:54 a.m. PST. After completing its investigation into the explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in September, it appears SpaceX is ready to resume launches. The private […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved uAvionix Corp.’s Ping200S ADS-B-capable Mode S transponder. The tiny 50-gram unit, measuring just 59 by 57 by 17 mm, is ideal for drones, high-altitude balloons and nonpowered gliders, the manufacturer says. The Ping 200S also combines low-power drain with a powerful transmitter delivering the same safety and situational […]
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