Novel Coronavirus hits Aviation hard around the Globe A potpourri of Stories of how COVID has hit this industry Also included are examples of Aviation is responding positively In these difficult times, the COVID-19 news is…
Having demonstrated less than excellent service to their passengers, do you think Congress will be confident in turning the management of the ATO to these same executives?
Rep. Bill Shuster has announced that his long quest for a transformational FAA Reauthorization Bill “will announce a plan Monday [today] to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system, removing the government’s role in managing the world’s most crowded, complex air space.”
As proposed by Rep. Mica (see below), the splitting of the Air Traffic Control Organization (ATO) from the functions and staff, may create a problem. Heretofore, these two have worked together well, as peers. The…
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,…
The City of Phoenix is frustrated with the FAA’s implementation of a set of departure and arrival routes over their neighborhoods. As noted in the article, the Council has voted to return to the previous…
Reminiscent of the headaches which the FAA incurred with the fire at the Chicago (Aurora) En Route Center, NATS encountered a similar airspace disaster which compelled the closure of the sectors shown above for several…
AOPA, ever vigilant, wrote a story about the FAA’s new research feature available to find relevant information for pilots from the Notice to Airman or NOTAM data base. Historically, the development of this important safety…