ARTICLE: FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1 The Chicago Convention created the International Civil Aviation Organization to insure that aerial operations followed consistent standards on a global basis. While ICAO has attempted…
ARTICLE: Former exec of aircraft repair company admits recklessly endangering aircraft The FAA has not the resources to be present at every facility of every entity to which it provides a certificate to operate or perform…
ARTICLE: POV: Community airports keep us safe Airports are assets critical to the National Air Transportation System. The FAA, AOPA, A4A, NBAA and several trade associations devote time and effort to promoting and preserving these…
ARTICLE: Gulfstream touts G650, G280, and biofuel “Citius, Altius, Fortius” [Swifter, Higher, Stronger] ought to be the motto for the Gulfstream 650 except that the Olympics (which actually borrowed it from a Paris school) seized…
ARTICLE: Hawker Beechcraft Delivers 7,000th Beechcraft King Air The PR departments are good at finding “events” to hold in conjunction with the big aviation convocations. The guys in Wichita who work for Hawker Beechcraft must…
ARTICLE: First-time author wins Combs Gates Award Aviation is unusual or unique as an industry in its close association with its history and even the interest in its past by the general populace. There is…
ARTICLE: The next president addresses GA We will soon know whether the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. remains or a new President will be elected. AOPA, its legions of members with incomes able to…
ARTICLE: Virtual tower likely to gain Beckley airport approval Ideally, every airport would have a tower; for the extra pair of eyes watching the planes in the pattern. The retention or establishment of these FAA…