Airlines for America predicts a record number of passengers traveling this summer, and believes airlines will be able to accommodate this demand with larger aircraft.

Runway incursions at US airports have been reduced since the beginning of the year – from 1.0 per million takeoffs and landings in January to .022 in March and 0.44 in April.

CAT has included big data as one of its editorial programs of interest and with good reasons. Marty Kauchak was on hand to mine the data talk at BASS 2023.

A major focal point at BASS 2023 was Safety Management Systems (SMSs) – and with very good reason. In January, the FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require all Part 135 certificate holders, Part 91.147 air tour operators and certain Part 21 Type Certificate and Production Certificate holders to implement a SMS.

“If we’ve gotten it right from the regulatory framework, from the level of safety the public expects, and all of that comes together, then a world we only thought about in science fiction becomes science fact,” mused outgoing FAA Acting Administrator at the ‘Future of Everything Festival’ in New York City this week.

Purdue University postgraduate students have launched Aerovy Mobility, a startup company that commercializes cloud-based software solutions to plan and operate infrastructure that charges electric aircraft with renewable energy.

A former Deputy Administrator with both domestic US and international airline experience, as well as involvement in the emerging eVTOL market, is reportedly a leading candidate to be nominated by President Joe Biden to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Halldale Founder and CEO Andy Smith ponders an inflection point in U.S. airline training, particularly for pilots.

Simthetiq has extended the availability of its FAA Level D certified 3D airport database library to the defence and security sector.

Joby Aviation, a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has been awarded the third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the United States Air Force.