Poor air quality resultant of smoke and haze secondary to a series of Canadian wildfires compelled the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, on 08 June 2023, to issue a second ground stop for flights bound for New York’s LaGuardia airport (LGA).
Third Annual Design & Build Event Closely Contested
On 09 June 2023, the Vertical Flight Society (VFS), an international non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of vertical flight, announced the winners of its third-annual Design-Build-Vertical-Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. Auburn University prevailed, with the University of Maryland taking second place, and McGill University finishing strongly in third place.
On 09 June 2023, the NBAA welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan measure to reauthorize—which is to say refund and re-task—the Federal Aviation Administration through 2028. Slated to be brought before the U.S. House of Representatives, the bill includes provisions supported by the NBAA and the broader general aviation community.
Pilot Training and Operational Standards Set Forth
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken a definitive step toward competently regulating the emergent Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector. On 08 June 2023, the agency proposed a comprehensive rule pertaining to the training and certification of pilots of Powered-Lift aircraft—the architecture common to the majority of the electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) platforms currently under development.
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