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In Wake of Crash, FAA Looking at Mixed Traffic at Multiple Airports

FAA is immediately looking at 10 'hot spots' and ultimately nationwide

FAA Warns Laser Strikes on Aircraft Still Too High

Reports dipped 3% in 2024 but still approached 13,000

FCC Exploring Alternatives To Mitigate GPS Interference

Jamming and spoofing are compromising GNSS capabilities

Team Targets Fatigue Management for Aircraft Mx Techs

Software is for MRO facilities and continuing airworthiness management organizations

Maintenance and Modifications

Videos

How Boom Supersonic Achieved ‘Boomless Cruise’ with Its XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

The technology could allow for supersonic flights over land without disturbing anyone.

February 28, 2025

As Boom Supersonic Works on Its Own Engine, It Shows the Overture Airliner’s Flight Deck

2030 is the target for entry into commercial service.

August 12, 2024

Rendering of Boom Supersonic Overture airliner in flight

Air India’s New Airbus A350: A First Look at Business and First Class Offerings

An Indian design flair helps make this business class product unique.

Air India A350-900 airliner on the ground

Airbus's A321XLR Airliner Flies at the Farnborough International Airshow

The narrowbody airliner has received EASA type certification.

Airbus A321XLR airliner landing

More Articles

Study Targets Clarity for Mitigating Contrail Impact

Airbus and 10 European partners have launched the PACIFIC program

Airbus contrails

Airbus Doubles Down on Aviation Decarbonization Commitment

Aerospace and defense group partners with Solar Impulse Foundation

Bertrand Piccard and Julie Kitcher at Airbus Summit

IS&S Standby Instrument Replaces Legacy Systems

3ATI Prodigy ISU has built-in inertial measurement unit

IS&S Prodigy integrated standby unit

Customer Base Grows for Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Operators from Africa, Europe, India, Brazil and the U.S. have signed up for the nine-seater

Electra EL9 aircraft

Honeywell RASP Can Make Radio Calls More Understandable

Research could help controllers understand non-English speaker dialogue

Honeywell Real-time Anonymization & Speech Protection

WWII-era North Atlantic Blue Spruce Routes Removed

Blue Spruce involved airspace between Iceland and Greenland

OpsGroup NAT chart depicting Blue Spruce Routes

Aireon Tracks GPS Interference Via Satellite Detection

Metric highlights areas where jamming and spoofing are occurring

Aireon GPS interference metric map

Virgin Atlantic Teams with Joby for UK eVTOL Air Taxi Network

Long-haul airline has switched allegiance from Vertical Aerospace to Joby Aviation

Virgin Atlantic Joby eVTOL aircraft

Aviation Groups Urge Exemption from Tariffs

Groups asked for meeting with administration officials to discuss supply chain risks

Regulations and Government

Pratt & Whitney technicians with engine

Jet Fuel Suppliers Could Pay for UK SAF Pricing Mechanism

UK government consultation on revenue certainty mechanism

Sustainable aviation fuel at Farnborough Airport

Honeywell Finds Strong Consumer Support for eVTOL Flights

98% of airline passengers surveyed said they would consider eVTOL air taxi services

Archer Aviation eVTOL with United Airlines

Tariffs Threat Rippling Throughout Aviation Industry

Industry believes tariffs apply to aviation products despite earlier trade agreements

Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for U.S. Army Hades program

Leaders Reiterate Need for Consensus on ATC Overhaul

Lawmakers, aviation leaders signal they have little appetite for privatization debate

Regulations and Government

air traffic controller (Photo: the National Air Traffic Controllers Association)

FAA’s Potential Pivot to Starlink Questioned

Satellite technology faces scrutiny for critical safety systems

Starlink satellite

Lawmakers Offer Bill To Open 529s to Pilot/Mx Training

Collins reintroduced the legislation that previously died in the last Congress

Training and Workforce

U.S, Capitol Dome

MedAire Launches Aviation Security Awareness Course

Basic training is intended to raise security awareness among aviation professionals

MedAire security risk maps

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