Rolls-Royce eyes electric engine start on business jets by 2025 June 26,2019 Rolls-Royce Acquires Siemens’ eAircraft Business June 25,2019 Significant Global pressure for Aviation to reduce Carbon Emissions ePropulsion holds great potential, so far with…
Who to Contact if You’re Impacted by Aircraft Noise FAA Reauthorization of 1996 added one national Ombudsman FAA Reauthorization of 2019 added eight Regional Ombudsman ACUS guidance points to existing Regional Directors Aviation Noise Ombudsman,…
Chattanooga Becomes First U.S. Airport to Run Entirely On Solar AIP VALE Grant pays for Solar Farm Greener Energy and Lower Electricity Bills Great Initiative that other airports SHOULD follow This post shows that the…
New York Lawmakers Demand Grounding of ‘Joy-Riding’ Helicopter Flights After Latest Crash Request Temporary Flight Restriction NYC helicopter facts do not meet FAR requirements Change Regulations slower than pass Legislation “Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler,…
Aviation research park hailed as ‘silicon valley of the future’ Collocates FAA Tech Center and Private Innovators Synergy expected like Silicon Valley Academia (Stockton, ERAU and NJIIT) will add to stimulus The last few years…
2017 was the safest year in aviation Since reaching that height, COMPLACENCY? Loss of TRUST among FAA, Labor and management- HURT SMS data-driven discipline? Aviation has reached unparalleled safety levels and some or all of…
FAA and NASA Conduct Crash Test on a Regional Jet Fokker-28 “dropped” from NASA gantry Dots painted on fuselage, instruments everywhere and crash dummies collect data Results should add to Certification Standards The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Cognitive psychology research suggests pilots could be learning the wrong lessons from close-calls Study suggests that cognitive outcome bias may result in future repeat of same behavior SMS learns from errors Might SMS try to…