NASA’s aeronautical research has focused to see what operational, economic and safety benefits can support the development of UASs. A primary goal is to find the technical solution to the critical sense-and-avoid (SAA) system, which…
The FAA’s primary jurisdiction is assuring safety in the National Aviation System. Congress also provided it with the power to decide whether certain airport restrictions are lawful. A recent decision involving LAX has drawn criticism,…
Aviation is replete with information, but the dissemination of those vital facts is sometimes uneven. The below article is an excellent example of an Airport Director’s sharing patterns of flights at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport…
Airports are critical to the nation’s air transportation industry. Constructing a new runway requires great political will/skill and personal tenacity. Rosemarie S. Andolino has exhibited more than generous portions of both of those attributes. During…
It is hard to write a headline; especially when there’s both good news and bad news in the story. The below Baltimore Sun headline is based primarily on the press releases from the FAA, US…
The macro news about NextGen implementation is not doing well according the DoT Inspector General and is moving far too slowly according to the Business Roundtable and is not demonstrating the cost/benefit according to A4A….
The atrocity of MH-17 unfortunately made it clear that the political instability around the world requires vigilance about the insecurity of certain airspace. ICAO is considering what role it should play in issuing such warnings….
The below linked article relates that the US Department of Transportation “will look into” allegations that Delta Airlines engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in opposing plans to expand a local small airport into a…