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"Since President Trump has failed to reach agreement with Congress-not once, but three times since September 30-to fully fund the federal government, Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspectors were off the job as of midnight last night. These PASS-represented employees-more than 4,000-are responsible for the oversight, certification and surveillance of the entire American aviation system, including all general aviation and commercial aircraft, pilots and flight instructors, and repair stations both in this country and abroad.
North American Aerospace Defense Command had earlier launched fighter aircraft based in Texas and Louisiana to make visual contact with the single-engine plane that had failed to land in Texas after having taken off from Oklahoma City earlier in the day. "A Cirrus S22T left Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City this afternoon and the pilot filed a flight plan to Georgetown, Texas" the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a private plane that was flying in air space prohibited by President Trump's visit to Florida. A North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman tells news outlets the fighter jets from Homestead Air Reserve Base were already patrolling the area near Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence on New Year's Eve when they were alerted that the plane violated airspace restrictions.
Ford's luxury line now offers - scratch that, includes as standard equipment - a "complimentary" membership in CLEAR , which is the Department of Homeland Security's "fast" and "efficient" biometric cattle tag program, already in use at public airports and other public-access venues. But not, it's worth a mention, at private-access airports - i.e., general aviation, where the Heimatsicherheitsdeinst does not fondle and grope, nor body scan travelers rich enough to avoid public air travel.
The P-8A Poseidon, which was in the area making approaches to the Corpus Christi International Airport, when the left engine caught fire. Airport officials said the aircraft was doing some training in the area for the day, which is normal activity.
A pilot with a commercial rating and more than 3,000 hours of flight time, Sam Graves co-chairs the General Aviation Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. He helped found the annual Wing Nuts Flying Circus, an annual airshow in his hometown of Tarkio, Missouri, and is restoring a 1943 Beech AT-10.
A new report has been released by Markets and Reports addressing rumors that the Bombardier CRJ may be on its way out. The research conducted by Markets and Report concludes that the Bombardier CRJ program, considering the various equipment advances and technology improvements, remains an effective and credible regional jet option.
Several major airline CEOs, including American's Doug Parker and JetBlue's Robin Hayes, have been in D.C. this month to offer support for air traffic control reform. And someday, it might even happen.
The Lakeland, FL-based FAA-certificated ab initio and accelerated flight school has authority to issue foreign student visas for training. With a focus on training the next generation of domestic and foreign professional pilots, IAA has a growing fleet of Cessna and Piper single and multiengine aircraft, its own modern 12,000 square foot maintenance facility with dedicated maintenance professionals, and over 12,000 square feet of office, onsite dormitory housing for students and training space.
On Aug. 28, AOPA, along with seven affected pilots, filed FAA Part 13 complaints over egregious FBO pricing practices at Illinois's Waukegan National Airport, North Carolina's Asheville Regional Airport, and Florida's Key West International Airport, on behalf of its membership. At each of these airports, a single FBO controls all transient ramp space and fuel services, which means each FBO possesses a monopoly position and significant power over access to a public airport.
When Curt Castagna built four new airplane hangars at Van Nuys Airport, he started to think about all the wasted space - on the roof. So he decided to fill up that space by going into the solar energy business, a first for his group and a first for the general aviation airport.
The MQ-9B is a STANAG 4671 -compliant version of the PredatorA B product line. )--On August 16th General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardiana Remotely Piloted Aircraft from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., through National Airspace, to its Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, Calif.
Qatar Aeronautical College has qualified as IATA's 2017 Premier Circle Member for the impressive results it achieved in 2016. QAC was able to get the recognition because of excellence in several aspects, which include providing all training needs through agreements to purchase advanced equipment and devices, a senior official of QAC announced during a press conference yesterday.
Owner Dan Wolfe in front of his hangar at Wolfe Air, which specializes in aerial cinematography and expanded its base at Hawthorne Municipal Airport to include a fuel-farm. But he is engaged in a dispute with the airport service operator, Hawthorne Airport LLC, over the rights tosell the jet fuel.
About 25 years ago I was hauling cargo in a beat-up C210 at dusk near PFN, FL, and overheard the following ... ATC: "Comair... Some years ago I was flying into a very congested London Heathrow Airport when I heard the following exchange withHeathrow Approach ...... AVweb speaks with Paxton Calvanese, maker of the wx24 Pilot app for iOS products, about long-distance flight planning for light GA... Subsidized by local funds from Fresno County, a fleet of four Pipistrel Alpha Electro trainers will be made available for primary... The Air Force moved quickly last week to quell concerns that it would force pilots to stay in uniform beyond their agreed-to separation... I've heard that said.
Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville recently completed crack sealing and striping at the runways at a cost of approximately $300,000. The work is part of a five-year Capital Improvement Plan.
The FAA has awarded an STC to the STC Group for the installation kit for the non-TSO'd Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into dozens of models of Cessna 172s and 182s, with more models to follow soon. The full-featured autopilot promises to bring a robust set of features to the legacy fleet at a price many thought not possible even a year ago.
It sounds like a giant bumblebee, the 2-foot-square drone whirring to life. Its four props lift it off the ground outside Bruce Bowsher's house and once it's about 4 feet in the air, they lift up to give a camera an unobstructed 360-degree view.
With the need to authorize the FAA before September 30 of this year, a host of GA leaders have joined together to send letters to House and Senate transportation leaders underscoring their, "real and long-standing concerns" regarding a concept being pushed by some big airlines regarding ATC. Specifically, the organizations cited concerns over a proposal promoted by some big airlines for the creation of "a new governance and funding model for our nation's aviation system, based on systems in other parts of the world.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi affirmed the importance of a constructive bilateral relationship during a phone call, a statement from the US State Department said on Tuesday . A day before the announcement of the coal import suspension, Tillerson urged China to "use all available tools to moderate North Korea's destabilizing behavior" during his first talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi since taking office.