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Santa Monica city officials will allow local FBOs Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers to continue their operations. At least for now. The interim agreement stretches to November 4, a week and a half after an October 25 city council meeting in which the city will discuss a pending agreement with the FAA, the Los Angeles […]

Travelers in Southern California may have noticed arriving and departing aircraft are flying a bit closer together these days. It’s not a mistake but rather part of the FAA’s aircraft re-categorization (RECAT) recently implemented in the region. Specifically, the newest RECAT II program allows tighter separation between the most common aircraft in the area, but […]

A product liability decision handed down by a U.S. Court of Appeals in North Carolina earlier this year could upend how state courts, as well as aircraft OEMs, view a manufacturer’s responsibilities for aircraft and the parts they create. At issue is whether a state can impose tougher safety standards on aviation than those already […]

Coming on the heels of the certification of the Falcon 8X, Dassault Aviation has achieved both EASA and FAA certification for its FalconEye Combined Vision System. The FalconEye certification currently includes installation in the Falcon 2000S and LHX bizjets and is expected to be approved for a dual HUD installation in the 8X in 2018. […]

Arthur Rosen decided to add ADS-B to the 62-year-old V-Tail Bonanza he’s been flying the past 20 years, taking advantage of the FAA’s $500 rebate program along the way. Rosen told Flying that although installation of the new Appareo Stratus ESGi equipment went pretty smoothly, certifying the equipment hasn’t gone well at all. At press […]

In the 10 years I’ve been writing for Flying, I’ve told the stories of heroic, ridiculous, amusing, embarrassing, illegal, skilled, humanitarian, negligent and wonderful things we pilots do — stories about me, as well as people I’ve known as instructors, FAA inspectors and examiners, or simply as fellow pilots. In short, I’ve tried to be […]

After months of relentless mistreatment toward airport tenants, including evictions of aviation-related businesses, the city of Santa Monica is under investigation by the FAA, which is seeking to ensure the city is complying with its obligations with regard to the operation of the Santa Monica Airport. An FAA notice was issued only days after the […]

Tucson, Arizona-based Guardian Avionics on Tuesday received the first-ever FAA approval under the Non-Required Safety Enhancing Equipment (NORSEE) program to install noncertified products into certified aircraft. As outlined in PS-AIR-21.8-1602, Guardian is approved to mount all models of the Guardian Avionics iFDR panel mount line for the iPad and iPhone. The approval also allows all […]

In a Sunday editorial, the LA Times took on an aviation-education role for the public in the greater Los Angeles area by chastising the Santa Monica City Council as it attempts to “make the airport [Santa Monica] so inhospitable and difficult to use — essentially ‘starving’ the airport of services — that tenants leave and […]

The upcoming Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will offer more than just the latest in sport aircraft and exhibitors. Pilots visiting the annual Florida event early next year will have the opportunity to check off their medical exams on site and leave with a second or third class medical certificate. A senior aviation medical examiner […]