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The FAA has issued an order immediately rescinding the authority it had granted to The Collings Foundation to conduct Living History flights in its classic WWII aircraft. The FAA had granted such relief in Exemption No. 6540 and extended this relief for successive two year periods. The most recent exemption the FAA issued was Exemption No. 6540P, on March 22, 2018. This decision also denies the petitioner’s request for extension and amendment, submitted on August 29, 2019, and supplemented on November 8, 2019. With all of the aviation and other events that have been cancelled around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the obvious question floating around the aviation community is 'what about Oshkosh?' So far, the EAA is planning to hold the event in July as scheduled. But as with everything co

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Working With State And Federal Officials To Help Keep Training Facilities Open

FSANA continues to work with interpretations of authorization for continued operation of flight training operators during COVID-19 related restrictions around the United States.

Aircraft To Complement Freighter Fleet And Ensure Continuity Of UAE And Global Key Trade Lanes

Following the directive issued by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates to temporarily suspend all passenger services to and from the UAE, Etihad Cargo continues to play a vital role in connecting key cargo markets and ensuring the UAE’s import and export needs are adequately covered in line with current demand.

Supporting Governments And Medical Organizations With Complimentary Empty Leg Flights

U.K.-based business aviation company VistaJet is helping to ensure that those with critical travel requirements during this time of uncertainty are able to keep moving.

Reducing On-Site Personnel At Its Mission Control Center In Darmstadt, Germany

In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control center in Darmstadt, Germany.

Additional Flights To Depart On March 29 And 31 From Ecuador

Air Canada has announced that, in collaboration with the Government of Canada, it will operate two more special flights from the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, for a total of three flights.

ESA-Backed Research Studies Feasibility As A Deployment Point For Planetary Defense Missions

Humankind’s next space outpost, the lunar Gateway, will serve as a staging point to reach the surface of the Moon. A new ESA-backed study is considering whether it could also be used as a deployment point for planetary defence missions, to intercept asteroids approaching dangerously close to Earth.