Defence ministers from the 27 EU countries this week discussed the possibility – but have not yet reached unanimous agreement – to launch a military training mission for Ukraine.
Capt. Jean-Michel Bigarré, who has been named President of the Aircraft Manufacturer Flight Training Association, promised: “this organization will be a game changer for enhancing flight safety.”
Phillip A. Washington has been nominated as the next ‘permanent’ Administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration. It’s a tough job. Highly visible to the traveling public, national aviation system problems – real or perceived – are magnified by soundbite-seeking politicians.CATEditor Rick Adams, FRAeS examines the challenges that await.
The ‘G-35’ – SAE International’s new standards committee for Modeling, Simulation and Training (MST) for New Emerging Technologies and Concepts – will meet as a full body 7-8 June at CAE’s training center at the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas airport. The committee was launched last September to develop consensus-based standards for implementing advance technologies such as eVTOL while maintaining and enhancing safety.
CAT Magazine is devoting increasing coverage of the emerging electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft market. Rick Adams, FRAeS, CAT Editor-in-Chief; explains why in this overview of the rapidly expanding sector.
The nascent electric vertical takeoff and landing market was sent into a bit of a spin this week when the FAA suggested they may change the regulations by which eVTOL pilots are trained.