Memorial Day Travel Marks first Big Test for Aviation Industry
Pressure is mounting on airlines and the FAA to minimize flight disruptions that have occurred in recent months.
Pressure is mounting on airlines and the FAA to minimize flight disruptions that have occurred in recent months.
The bill establishes a task force to make recommendations on modernizing Notices to Air Missions.
Pilots flying to the annual airshow this summer must be ready to read, study, and obey.
The system outage comes amid an ongoing pilot examiner shortage that has already forced some applicants to wait weeks for a test date.
A NOTAM projects David Jay Perry Airport to be closed for a week.
The FAA said it is planning a safety summit with aviation stakeholders in March following a string of narrowly avoided accidents.
The Transportation Secretary’s comments come weeks after the FAA’s NOTAM system crashed.
The NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 calls for a task force appointed by the FAA Administrator to review and reform the current system.
The contract personnel’s mistake made while synchronizing databases affected an estimated 4,000 flights.
Notices to Air Missions, or NOTAMs, are issued to notify pilots of potential hazards at local airports.