The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) today applauded the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for advancing the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act (H.R. 5315), Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act (H.R. 6270), and the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act (H.R. 3482). The bills will be sent to the House floor […]
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Pilots Now Able to Track Medical Applications in Real-Time
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added a new feature to MedXPress that allows pilots to track the status of their medical certificates online throughout the application and review process. Prior to adding this new feature, pilots had to call the Office of Aerospace Medicine to check their application status. “If you can track where […]
HUB International’s Cindy Hales elected President for the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association
Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading full-service global insurance broker, is pleased to announce that Cindy Hales has been elected to serve as President for the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association. Cindy takes over the helm passed on by John Gale, Director of Flight Operations for Nike. Additionally, it is worth noting that Cindy is […]
NAAA Cautions Unmanned Aircraft Operators Not to Interfere with Manned Agricultural Aircraft This Growing Season
As the nation enters the upcoming growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking all unmanned aircraft (UA) operators to be mindful of low altitude manned agricultural aircraft operations. Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the United States each year and perform a variety of services that help farmers increase […]
Application Process Opens to Modernize Small Town, Regional Air Traffic Towers Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened the application process for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to modernize air traffic control towers at many small town and municipal airports. The FAA will fund projects that sustain, construct, repair, improve, modernize, replace or relocate airport-owned towers and install communications equipment. “Residents of smaller and rural communities rely on […]
NBAA Announces Chris Rocheleau as Incoming COO, With Steve Brown Retirement Approaching
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that senior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive Christopher J. Rocheleau has been named the association’s new chief operating officer, overseeing NBAA’s activities relating to aircraft and flight department operations, as well as the administrative, financial and human resources functions. Rocheleau will join NBAA in June, succeeding Steve […]
NBAA’s Stewart D’Leon, Sierra Grimes Elected to Industry Boards
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is pleased to announce that Director, Environmental and Technical Operations Stewart D’Leon, CAM, has been invited to join the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Maintenance Council (AMC) and Sierra Grimes, senior manager for government affairs, has been named to the Red Tail Flight Academy Board of Directors. “NBAA […]
NASA/JPL Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Awarded 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team has been named the recipient of the 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy for ““… the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet, thereby opening the skies of Mars and other worlds for future […]
FAA Updates Airport Design Guidance
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration updated its advisory circular on Airport Design that provides guidance to airport sponsors and airport consultants designing and developing airports around the country. “The advisory circular provides a critical roadmap for the aviation industry when planning, designing and developing the nation’s airports,” said FAA Associate Administrator of […]
TWU Endorses Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) strongly endorsed new legislation to that establishes a new level of safety and security for aircraft maintenance. Led by Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Representative John Katko (R-NY), the bipartisan Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act (S. 3944, H.R. 7267) raises safety standards for U.S.-flagged aircraft […]
