Washington National, LaGuardia, and Dallas-Fort Worth Experienced False Alarms

Over a two-day span, three of the US’s busiest commercial airports were the subjects of unrelated phony bomb threats, with direct impacts ranging from aircraft evacuations to hour-long ground stops. The most recent incident, on November 4 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), left multiple diversions and rippling delays in its wake.

Twice Daily Commuter Flights Between Manhattan And Westchester County

Blade Urban Air Mobility, a division of Joby Aviation, announced it will being a pilot commuter flight program between Manhattan and Westchester County Airport, beginning in December.

52 Aviation Associations And Trade Groups Stand United

The Modern Skies Coalition, a broad-based collection of 52 aviation stakeholders including the National Business Aviation Association, the National Air Transportation Association, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and 48 additional aviation organizations and trade associations, stand united in releasing the statement below calling on Congress to end the government shutdown:

Setting The Stage For Type Inspection Authorization By FAA Pilots

Joby Aviation announced the start of power-on testing of the first of its FAA-conforming aircraft built for TIA, or Type Inspection Authorization, that is the lead-up to “for credit” flight tests with FAA pilots operating the aircraft. Joby will now proceed to conduct thousands of hardware and software integration tests prior to the start of flight testing.

Commits For 10 737-8 And Four 787-9 Aircraft

Somon Air, the national airline of Tajikistan, and Boeing announced the airline committed to purchase up to 14 Boeing airliners, to include four 787 Dreamliners and 10 737 MAX aircraft. The order will support Somon Air’s fleet expansion internationally and modernizes its all-737 single-aisle fleet.

Expands Heavy Mx Capacity As Largest MRO In North America

AAR Corp. announced the acquisition of HAECO Americas from HAECO Group to expand its heavy maintenance capacity and bolster its position as the largest independent aircraft MRO operation in North America. The deal includes the HAECO Group’s two large heavy maintenance facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Lake Citym Florida.

Also Achieves Cybersecurity Maturity Certification Level 2

VerdeGo Aero, the Daytona Beach, Florida-based developer of electric aircraft, announced it has been awarded a NASA contract under its SBIR Phase II Ignite program for demonstrating the mission capability advantages of a hybrid-electric VTOL rotorcraft. The Phase II award builds on the successful completion of a Phase I project that focused on the conceptual application and integration of VerdeGo’s VH-3 piston hybrid-electric in four aircraft designs that include CTOL, VTOL, and STOL configurations.

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Putting the ANT in Antihero

A Beech Starship speeds along at altitude. “Deflectors on!” a voice from within the aircraft cries. “Look! Over there!” the voice continues, “A droid battle star. I’ll bet they’ve detected us!” A second voice, this time from the Starship’s cockpit. “It’s a real pain being the pilot of a Beech Starship the day after the owner saw Star Wars.” “Forget TCAS,” the first voice exclaims. “Use the Force!”

While On The Base Leg Of The Airport Traffic Pattern The Right Main Landing Gear Did Not Fully Extend

Analysis: Both pilots reported that after performing airwork they returned to the departure airport where multiple uneventful full stop landings were performed. They then departed and while on the base leg of the airport traffic pattern the right main landing gear did not fully extend. At that point the designated pilot examiner (DPE) took the controls from the pilot applicant, and during the course of 90 minutes, made multiple attempts to fully lower the right main landing gear that were ultimately unsuccessful.

Aero Linx: Ercoupe Owners Club We fly an airplane that was the peak of pre-World War II development. It took more than a decade and a half before the features of the Ercoupe were the norm in civil aviation. Yet the industry finally  followed. The members of the Ercoupe Owners Club provide each other mutual support as we keep these classic aircraft in the air. Along the way, we've found that Coupe people are a little bit special, themselves.