Tue, May 06, 2025
The FAA announced that the agency will not move ahead with its policy of issuing denials of incomplete medical applications when the prior long-standing policy was to defer them until the applications were complete.
The agency said it will instead work with the aviation community to establish initiatives that will give pilots information on best practices to facilitate their medical applications as well as assist the FAA in processing applications deferred by AMEs. A recent report from the National Weather Service, showing vacancies as high as 40% in some forecast offices, has the industry bracing for lower accuracy and slower data reporting. The agency has already begun cutting several weather collection methods in more heavily affected areas. Aviation charter company AeroVanti is adding to its long list of lost lawsuits with sports teams, being forced to hand over $3.4 million to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The case alleges that AeroVanti failed to pay its sponsorship fee. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 04.28.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, April 28th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- FAA Rescinds Onerous Medical Denial Policy
- Aviation Weather Services Take a Hit Amid Budget Cuts
- NFL Team Wins $3.4 Mil from Charter Company
- FAA Acts To Reduce Airplane-Helo Risks At LAS
- AirVenture 2025 To Showcase Korean War Era Aviation Innovation
- United to Purchase Up To 200 JetZero Z4 Aircraft
- Boom Gears Up to Test Symphony Engine in Colorado
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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