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In recently released details for its Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) strategy for the airspace above the U.S., the FAA has provided insights into the how it will make necessary system changes, in addition to why. PBN defines the accuracy, availability and integrity of the satellite signals used to create the nation’s future navigation system by eliminating […]

With the 2016 elections behind us, U.S. general aviation leaders are now left to mull what a new presidential administration and Congress could mean for their industry. A new Congress will take up where the last left off and debate the controversial ATC privatization plan that caused a stalemate between the House and Senate this […]

Although Florida pilots aren’t permitted to overfly the mouse, the FAA this week approved a special exemption for the no-fly zone over Walt Disney World in Orlando. In the coming weeks, UAVs will be featured in the theme park’s holiday shows. The FAA’s proposed UAV rules only permit daytime flights, with a pilot only flying […]

Shakespeare wrote that “brevity is the soul of wit,” but apparently that memo never made it to 800 Independence Ave. Any pilot who has spent more than a few minutes doing battle with the 3-inch-thick book of federal aviation regulations knows the FAA specializes in long, complex rules that try to cover every possible scenario. […]

The FAA says it’s already processed 81 authorizations for drone flights into Class D and E airspace, as well as 36 waivers to Part 107 since the rule became effective August 29. The bad news, however, at least for operators trying to take advantage of the easier access offered by the new rule, is that […]

Flying Aviation Expo officially welcomed attendees to a new show site for this year at the Palm Spring International Airport in Southern California. More than 30 general aviation airplanes are on display today through Saturday amid dozens of educational seminars, exhibits inside the hangars at the airport and parties in the evenings at the Palm […]

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. […]