Eighteen months ago NATS, the UK’s ATC provider, announced implementation of time-based separation standards at London Heathrow Airport, designed to increase the arrival rate at Europe’s busiest hub airport. NATS says an effort it began in 2014 called XMAN, in which ATC in the UK coordinates with controllers in France, the Netherlands and Ireland, is […]
With experts claiming it’s only a matter of time before a drone and a manned aircraft tangle, the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to stay ahead of the problem by conducting drone-detection research in the vicinity of Denver International Airport. A House report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2016 federal appropriations law […]
While talk of drones in all shapes and sizes — aircraft capable of tasks like snapping photos from 200 feet above a hazardous situation — has become almost a part of daily life around the world, some companies are already hard at work on the next generation of autonomous vehicle. An Israeli company, Tactical Robotics, […]
When the U.S. Navy flew an EA-18 Growler in September, 100 percent powered by fuel created from renewable sources, ARA lead engineer Ed Coppola said, “Initial results showed our CHCJ-5 performed just like petroleum-based JP5.” Coppola works for Applied Research Associates, the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based co-creator of the new fuel. ARA worked closely with Chevron […]
The FAA issued an emergency order Tuesday suspending the authorization that NavWorx Inc. uses to manufacture ADS-B units. According to a statement from the FAA, the suspension was issued after the vendor declined on repeated occasions to allow the FAA to conduct required inspections. The FAA says it is concerned that the GPS chip in […]
Who was first in powered flight? It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in aviation history, and author John Brown seeks to reignite the argument with his new book, Gustave Whitehead and the Wright Brothers: Who Flew First? The book examines the claims and history of Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who professed to […]
After bringing the BRS full-airframe parachute to the Carbon Cub last May, CubCrafters now says it will offer retrofit parachute systems in all of its airplanes. The retrofits are available for CubCrafters’ production Sport Cub and Carbon Cub SS, as well as the company’s Carbon Cub FX builder-assist model and the EX/EX-2 kits. Two retrofit […]
Willie Rogers, the oldest remaining member of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at 101 years old. Rogers, a master sergeant in the first African-American military aviation squadron, died Friday evening from complications of a stroke, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Family members told the Times that Rogers wasn’t one to boast about his military […]
At an event hosted at Clay Lacy Aviation’s brand new facility at the Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California, a crowd of hundreds of aviation enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the life of famed military, test and airshow pilot R. A. Bob Hoover. Masters of ceremonies Sean D. Tucker and Danny Clisham encouraged the crowd […]
Residents of Washington might soon have a chance to support and show off their love of aviation if a new license plate is approved by the state’s Legislature. The Washington State Aviation Alliance has created a petition for Washington residents to sign in support of the specialty plate, which WSAA says will bring attention to […]
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