Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Aero Linx: National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA)
NAAA provides networking, educational, government relations, public relations, recruiting and informational services to its members and the aerial application industry as a whole. NAAA works with its partner organization, the National Agricultural Aviation Research & Education Foundation (NAAREF), to provide research and educational programs focused on enhancing the efficacy, security and safety of aerial application. Additionally, NAAA performs public outreach on the industry’s behalf, communicating the importance of aerial application to agriculture, forestry and the public welfare to the public.
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Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Get Your Breaking News Out To The Industry
A partnership between ANN and others in the aviation/aerospace industry offers more exposure, a greatly lessened strain on individual resources, and the pivotal advantage of starting out with what is already a solid, professional award- winning platform…which is Airborne Unlimited.
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Sun, Oct 12, 2025
High Speed Taxiway
A long radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, traveling at high speed (up to 60 knots), from the runway center to a point on the center of a taxiway. Also referred to as long radius exit or turn-off taxiway. The high speed taxiway is designed to expedite aircraft turning off the runway after landing, thus reducing runway occupancy time.
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Sun, Oct 12, 2025
“If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t show up to work… they’re the problem children... We need more controllers, but we need the best and the brightest, the dedicated controllers, and if we have some on our staff that aren’t dedicated like we need, we’re going to let them go.”
Source: A statement from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the government shutdown drags into the double digits, air traffic control facilities across the US are reporting growing staff shortages… Eleven major airspace sectors were short on controllers to close out October 9, including Chicago O’Hare, Newark, Boston Center, and Orlando.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Nashville Int. Airport Tower Goes Dark for Hours Overnight, Bringing Extensive Delays
Nashville International Airport (BNA), surrounded by one of the busiest Class C airspaces in the nation, became the latest victim of the ongoing government shutdown on October 7. Its control tower was empty for several hours, leaving extensive departure delays and concern for the stability of commercial aviation in its wake.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Warns Job Actions Illegal: Could Disrupt NAS, Lead To Dismissal
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is urging its members to avoid any ‘job actions’ the could lead to disruptions in the National Airspace System, as the shutdown of the federal government extends into a second week.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Manufacturer Hopes to Roll Out 42 Jets Per Month And Continue Accelerating Through 2026
Production for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX has been under an FAA-mandated cap of 38 jets a month ever since a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight in early 2024. The plane maker has decided now is the time for a change, seeking a bump up to 42 jets per month as soon as this fall.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Technical Education Center In Battle Creek, Michigan Gets Nod
Duncan Aviation announced that its testing facility co-located in the company’s Technical Education Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, has been officially approved as an FAA Testing Center, making Battle Creek the only Duncan Aviation to gain that designation.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Any Rule Must Ensure Safe Operations Are Priority #1
The National Business Aviation Association provided feedback to the FAA and TSA regarding proposed regulations for drone operations, and stated that any rules for such operations must ensure that safety is the highest priority.
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Galileo HDX Approved For Challenger And Gulfstream Models
Skyservice Business Aviation, based in Mississauga, Ontario, announced the FAA and ANAC, the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency, have approved Supplemental Type Certifications for the Gogo Galileo HDX antenna on the Gulfstream G280 as well as the Bombardier Challenger CL604, CL605, and CL650.
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