At the end of last year, the US National Transportation Safety Board Chair, Jennifer Homendy, announced that the NTSB was discontinuing their “Most Wanted List” of desired improvements in aviation, rail, marine and road transportation. Rick Adams, FRAeS, discusses this and more in the latest Editorial Comment for CAT.
Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nick Calio’s comments to the Aero Club of Washington this January 17, were nothing less than a clarion call-to-action for the wider commercial aviation industry and its many stakeholders in and beyond government. An extract of Calio’s comments is provided here.
This opinion, for the first time, proposes a regulation that will affect approximately 300,000 workers in the ground handling industry, one of the largest groups of aviation employees.
During this first week of January 2024 many CAT followers and readers from across the globe are returning to their workplaces from well-earned, end-of-year holidays. As the broad civil aviation training enterprise never rests – here’s an opportunity to obtain an update on community developments that gained our attention since mid-December.
This urban air mobility company has just completed its first flight test in the city that never sleeps, showcasing multiple electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
This eVTOL plans to Launch Commercial passenger service in 2025 and has just flown its aircraft in New York City, marking its first flight in an urban setting.
With US Senator Tammy Duckworth (Illinois) pronouncement, “Our Nation is Experiencing an Aviation Safety Crisis”, the senator, as Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation, opened a subcommittee hearing titled “Addressing Close Calls to Improve Aviation Safety” earlier today, November 9.
This UAM company delivered the first flight test of an eVTOL aircraft in an operational and large international airport in the U.S., and the first eVTOL test in the state of Florida.
Effective communication is the lifeblood of safety and efficiency in the skies. At EATS 2023, ICAEA board members Henry Emery will share his expertise in aviation language testing.
This new program allows young pilots to gain flight hours and experience by operating flights as second-in-command on aircraft that do not require more than one pilot.