As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the flight training industry, Redbird Flight Simulations is providing free access to a new product that enables flight instructors to conduct remote flight simulator sessions with students. The product, dubbed Redbird Connect, provides an effective platform for flight instructors and their students to safely […]
NATA Releases Fire Marshal Toolkit & Accidental Foam Discharge Checklist
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released the Fire Marshal Toolkit and Accidental Foam Discharge Checklist as part of its Hangar Foam Fire Suppression System Initiative. An educational resource for Fire Marshals, FBO owners, and operators, the Toolkit provides vital information facilitating hangar design and construction conversations and highlighting research and frequency data on inadvertent […]
Skydweller Announces Oklahoma City as U.S. Corporate Headquarters
Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing renewably powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, announced the establishment of their corporate headquarters and engineering operations in Oklahoma City and testing and integration in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Skydweller plans to increase operations to 120 aerospace engineering and field technician jobs in Oklahoma by 2024. “It has […]
NATA and NATA Compliance Services Sign MOU to End Human Trafficking
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and NATA Compliance Services (NATACS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of the Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI). Through this partnership, NATA and NATACS agree to educate the general aviation community about the pervasiveness of […]
Aeronautical Decision-Making
By Captain Judy Rice Early in 2020, our lives changed when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Governors and state agencies issued emergency orders for the temporary closures of businesses and organizations in an effort to reduce the spread of this virus. All segments of the aviation industry have felt the impact. Transportation […]
Alaska Airlines and Nonprofit Airlink Deliver Medical Supplies and PPE to COVID-19 Hit Communities in Alaska
Alaska Airlines have teamed up with nonprofit disaster relief organization Airlink, to deliver nearly 9000lbs of mixed medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to COVID-19 hit communities in Palmer, Alaska. Nearby Anchorage, Alaska, is a major entry point for PPE cargo coming from China into the US, but much of that cargo moves on […]
In Comments to FAA, NBAA Strongly Opposes Needlessly Burdensome Pilot Records Proposal
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today voiced significant concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) recent Pilot Records Database (PRD) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), outlining numerous specific challenges with the proposal, and offering recommendations for more appropriately implementing the PRD. NBAA’s comments, submitted to the public docket, join submissions by hundreds of individuals […]
Daher Unveils Kodiak Care Maintenance Package for New Kodiak 100
Purchasers of Model Year 2020 versions of the Kodiak 100 aircraft will benefit from free scheduled maintenance during the first two years of ownership with the Kodiak Care Maintenance program announced today by Daher. This incentive marks the latest step in Daher’s alignment of the support coverage and customer experience for both members of its […]
Virgin Hyperloop and Spirit AeroSystems Announce Collaboration Agreement
Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR] has joined in partnership with Virgin Hyperloop as it prepares to move towards a commercial product. The collaboration will help to solidify the hyperloop prototype utilizing Spirit Aerosystems engineers, fabricators, builders, supply chain and certification experts, and technicians. “As one of the most credible aerospace-grade structures companies in the world, Spirit […]
GAMA and EUROCAE Sign Cooperation Agreement
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) have agreed to work together on developing aviation industry standards. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed recently, enables the two organizations to address issues such as hybrid electric propulsion, VTOL, cybersecurity, and will speed up the implementation of new technologies. The […]
