New Ruling Permits Online Aircraft Registration Submissions

The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued a new ruling that permits electronic issuance of aircraft registration and dealer's registration certificates. This shift eliminates the long-standing reliance on paper documents and snail mail, replacing them with instant electronic delivery.

Colts Neck Man Now Faces Up to Five Years in Federal Prison

Amid the chaos that overtook New Jersey late last year, a Colts Neck man decided to shine a laser beam at what he believed was one of the ‘unidentified’ drones. His luck quickly turned when the police came knocking, informing him that the drone he struck was actually a federal law enforcement helicopter.

Govt Looks For An Upgrade Only After a Catastrophic Crash

In a stunning display of hindsight, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and John Hoeven have called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address its ongoing staffing shortages. Their plea comes on the heels of last month’s midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that left more than 60 people dead.

Lack Of Understanding Of Data Sources And NTSB Process

ABC News presented a  chart illustrating how aviation safety reports submitted to the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) are routed among NASA, FAA, and the aviation community. ABC then criticizes the FAA regarding its apparent lack of response to 15 reports specifically about air traffic in and around Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C.

Service Agreement For CFM LEAP Engines And Components

StandardAero announced the signing of a 15-year agreement with a major Middle East airline for aftermarket MRO services on its CFM LEAP turbofan engines, including both the engines as well as components, LEAP performance restoration shop visits, and ongoing time engine maintenance services for the airline’s fleet of new-gen narrowbody aircraft.

Multiple Service Agreements Signed At MRO Middle East Conference

Boeing and Royal Jordanian announced on February 10, 2025 the signing of multiple service deals at the MRO Middle East conference in support of the airline’s 787 Dreamliner fleet as it renewed and extended its 787-9 Component Services Program that ensures rapid and easy access to components as needed.

Airworthiness, Performance Criteria Accepted By JCAB

SkyDrive announced it has been issued G-1 certification basis for its 3-seat eVTOL aircraft from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), a significant waypoint representing an agreement regarding the specific airworthiness and performance criteria required in the company’s path to type certification of the SKYDRIVE.

Competition For Future Of Emergency Response

The GoAERO Prize, a $2 million international competition to create Emergency Response Flyers, announced 11 Stage 1 winners and an additional 14 U.S.-based university teams that will receive GoAERO awards with NASA support to take their prototype vehicles through to the final fly-off, and in partnership with Boeing, RTX, and Honeywell.

From 2010 (YouTube Edition): An Extraordinary Gathering That May Truly Be The Last Of Its Kind

What a concept... An historic event, billed as “The Last Time”, was organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the DC-3 type aircraft. Designed as an airliner in 1935, the DC-3 was pressed into military service in WWII as the C-47 and served in every theater of the war. Formerly; the largest gathering of them, in any one place, was at the English airfields in preparation for the D-day invasion of Normandy. Some of these same crew members once again flew in these magnificent birds gathering at Whiteside Airport (KSQI) in Rock Falls, I

Spatial Disorientation During A Missed Approach In Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Analysis: A review of air traffic control (ATC) data showed that the airplane departed with an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance for the destination airport. The pilot requested and was cleared for an RNAV (GPS) approach into the destination airport. When the airplane was descending through 3,500 ft msl , the controller instructed the pilot to report cancelling the IFR clearance and approved a radio frequency change. There was no further communication from the pilot; the ATC facility reported that radar contact was lost when the airplane reached 2,000 ft msl, which was normal for the approach.

Aero Linx: Museum of Flight - Seattle The Museum of Flight is the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world! With over 175 aircraft and spacecraft, tens of thousands of artifacts, millions of rare photographs, dozens of exhibits and experiences and a world-class library, the museum and its people bring mankind's incredible history of flight to life.

UNICOM A nongovernment communication facility which may provide airport information at certain airports. Locations and frequencies of UNICOMs are shown on aeronautical charts and publications.

“The FAA is modifying FAA regulations in a way to help the industry do business with today’s technology...”  Source: Scott McCreary, a member of NBAA’s Tax Committee and Regulatory Industry Advisory Group, commenting after the Federal Aviation Administration recently issued a new ruling that permits electronic issuance of aircraft registration and dealer's registration certificates. This shift eliminates the long-standing reliance on paper documents and snail mail, replacing them with instant electronic delivery.