Photojournalism Advocacy Group Dissents

On 23 October 2023, in response to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s reversal of a lower court’s ruling in NPPA v. McCraw, the National Press Photographers Association disseminated the following letter amongst its Texas members ...

Senate Confirms Michael Whitaker to Top Agency Job

Airline and aviation industry stakeholders have issued statements praising the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Michael Whitaker to the office of permanent FAA Administrator. Among those hastening to voice their support for the man and the legislative body are: ALPA, in the person of Jason Ambrosi; GAMA, in the person of Pete Bunce; NBAA, in the person of Ed Bolen; NATA, in the person of Curt Castagna; and the U.S. DOT in the specter of Pete Buttigieg.

Upgrades Compensate for FAA/AWA Data Migration

In response to the recent FAA/AWS data migration, the boffins at METARmaps have developed a series of forward-looking upgrade plans. Subject plans—which take into account the fact the legacy processors indigenous to METARmaps are hard-coded to seek data in digital domains no longer extant—consist of RPI, D1v1, and D1v2 solutions.

Honoring Critical Care Transport Professionals Established in 1980, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is a Washington D.C.-based non-profit international trade association engaged in representing and advocating on behalf of the critical care transport industry. By means of a variety of annual awards, AAMS recognizes excellence and leadership in emergency medical transport. The Association is pleased to announce the following winners of 2023’s awards, who’ll be honored during the 23-25 October Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Columbus, Ohio.

Boeing Subsidiary Pioneering SoCal AAM Network

Wisk Aero, the California-based, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) concern and wholly-owned Boeing subsidiary, has contemporaneously expanded its presence in Los Angeles—that most sublime, civilized, livable, and harmonious of U.S. cities—and advanced the state of the larger AAM industry by establishing Southern California’s first public air-taxi flights and discussions with local and city officials. In October 2023, by dint of a series of test flights undertaken at Long Beach Airport (LGB), Wisk became the first eVTOL air-taxi maker/operator to fly in the greater Los Angeles Area. Subject test flights provided opportunity for Wisk to conduct autonomous flight operations in a complex, real