U.S. Customs and Border Protection met yesterday with leading privacy experts to discuss CBP’s implementation of the Congressional biometric entry-exit mandate. The meeting was the third in an ongoing series of discussions about measures that CBP is taking to protect traveler privacy during the biometric facial comparison process at U.S. ports of entry. “CBP is […]
National News
SkyGrid Approved by FAA as LAANC Supplier
SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, announced it has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a supplier of Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services. Now a UAS Service Supplier (USS) of LAANC, the Austin-based company will accelerate its commitment to ensuring safe and secure integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into […]
Experimental, Amateur-Build Aircraft Accidents Remain Below FAA Decade-Long Challenge Goal
While fatal accident totals in amateur-built aircraft remain at historic lows, a slight increase in the total for the last 12-month reporting period shows the continuing necessity for dedicated educational efforts to push the total even lower, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association. The Federal Aviation Administration reports that for the 12-month period from October […]
Coflyt Introduces New App for Pilot Peace of Mind
The Coflyt team has launched their new app on the Apple and Google Play stores. Coflyt is intelligent aircraft software that provides pilots peace of mind by combining required inspections, maintenance tracking, scheduling, and billing into a simple app to provide convenience to aircraft owners and pilots. With the launch of Coflyt, pilots can fully […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $485 Million to 108 Airports in 48 States
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced recently that the Department of Transportation will award $485 million in airport infrastructure grants to 108 airports in 48 states and the U.S. Territories of Guam and Virgin Islands. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $10.8 billion to more than two thousand airports […]
NBAA Welcomes Introduction of Workforce Development Legislation
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has welcomed the introduction of legislation to establish a program that would carry out public service campaigns for workforce development in the transportation sector, including business aviation. The bill – H.R. 5118 – was introduced by Reps. Rick Larsen (D-2-WA), Don Young (R-AK) and Angie Craig (D-2-MN), and will […]
Silver Air’s Growing Supermid Fleet Gets Additional G200 for Transcontinental Travel
Silver Air, the private jet management and charter company with operations in Los Angeles, The Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Houston and New York, is adding another supermid jet to its managed charter fleet. Based in Los Angeles, the Gulfstream G200 S/N 75 now under PURE Jet Management will fly out of Van Nuys Airport (VNY) […]
L2 Expands Military Services with KC-10 ADS-B Upgrade
L2 Aviation (L2) announced today they have been awarded an avionics installation subcontract from Collins Aerospace. L2’s Remote Avionics Modification Services (RAMS) teams will install the Mode-5 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender Aerial Refueling Tanker Fleet under Solicitation Number FA8105-19-R-0006. L2 Aviation will provide multiple Contract Field Teams […]
AOPA Wraps Up 2019 High School Aviation STEM Symposium
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) wrapped up its fifth High School Aviation STEM Symposium at United Airlines Flight Training Center in Denver this year. The event included a dozen breakout sessions; keynote addresses from leaders at United Airlines, Uber Elevate, and the Air Force; as well as opportunities for teachers to network and […]
AOPA Winner of 2019 Brewer Trophy
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA’s) You Can Fly program received the 2019 Frank G. Brewer Trophy during the National Aeronautic Association’s Fall Awards Dinner in Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday evening. According to an NAA press release, AOPA’s You Can Fly program was recognized “…for fostering an appreciation of general aviation flying by working to […]
