Sumwalt Calls The Number Of Part 135 Accidents In Alaska 'Troubling'

NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt is slated to host a public roundtable discussion Sept. 6, 2019, with Alaska-based commercial operators, safety experts, aviation industry associations, FAA officials, and Alaska native tribal leaders on ways to improve the safety of commercial operations conducted under Part 135 of FAA regulations.

Announces Plans At Kratos Facility In Oklahoma City

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) plans to introduce legislation to promote workforce development when the Senate returns in September. He was joined for an announcement of the legislation last week by local community and business leaders to speak to the need of enhancing workforce development in Oklahoma.

Deliveries Will Be Performed By Flytrex And Causey Aviation

The FAA has approved the start of food deliveries by drone in Holly Springs, North Carolina by drone company Flytrex and the drone services company Causey Aviation Unmanned, Inc. (CAU). As part of the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) and in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Causey Aviation, the Town of Holly Springs, and Kite Realty Group Trust, Flytrex will soon begin its on-demand, unmanned food delivery via commercial drones for local residents.

Initiative Is A First For The UAS Industry

CIT, The Center for Innovative Technology, has announced a ground-breaking contract that will improve state agency access to unmanned aerial systems service providers. Virginia’s Department of General Service (DGS) and the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) led the contracting effort on behalf of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States.

Designed For Pilots Who Fly The Gulfstream G550 Aircraft

FlightSafety International now offers an Advanced Rejected Takeoff Go/No-Go Recurrent course for pilots who fly the Gulfstream G550 aircraft.

Former Driver And His Family Survived The Accident

NASCAR offered free tickets to the Bristol Motor Speedway race last weekend to the first responders who rushed to the scene of an airplane accident involving former driver Dale Earhhardt Jr.

Female Pilot Was Told She Was 'Too Short' To Fly One Of Its Jets

A five-foot, two-inch tall female pilot has sued her former employer, NetJets Inc, after being told she was too short to fly one of the company's planes.

"If the FAA and industry do not address these safety gaps, the Part 135 accident rate in Alaska is unlikely to budge.” Source: NTSB Chair Robert Sumwalt.  

Groundbreaking Report Sets 20-year Market Value of $318 Billion

NEXA Advisors and the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) have completed a comprehensive year-long study, Urban Air Mobility—Economics and Global Markets. The groundbreaking NEXA report, undertaken in a partnership with VFS, contains forecasts for 74 metropolitan areas over the period of 2020 – 2040. The online databases include thousands of geocoded data features and characteristics of each city, as well as the study’s findings on their potential market for urban air mobility (UAM). Included on these web pages are custom ArcGIS maps of each city. The public can explore the deep city-level analysis available, using New York City as an example, at www.nexa-uam.com.