Senate Commerce Committee Passes Cruz’s ROTOR Act The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, introduced by Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, is making steady progress in its legislative journey, being cleared through the US Senate...
ROTOR Act Closes Loopholes And Mandate Safety Technology The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, issued a statement lauding a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that is intended to prevent tragedies like the PSA...
Shield AI Unveils Scale Model Using In-House Autonomy Software Shield AI, a company previously known for its autonomy software, has taken a leap into the world of aircraft manufacturing by designing the “world’s first” AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet. A scale...
New Possibilities For Recreational Flight Open Up The EAA noted the start of a new era of possibilities for recreational aviation on the occasion of the effective date of the MOSAIC – Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification – rule from...
Aero Linx: Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) The Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) is a non-profit association formed in 1961 as Canada's voice for business aviation. Since its inception, CBAA has assumed an increasing role in its advocacy for Canadian...
Also: DHS Under Fire, Air New Zealand, ALPA Praises Bipartisan Bill, Spirit Budget Cuts The Minnesota Pilots Association has issued an advisory regarding overflights of the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. Turns out, the Red Lake Tribe of...
Also: DHS Under Fire, Air New Zealand, ALPA Praises Bipartisan Bill, Spirit Budget Cuts The Minnesota Pilots Association has issued an advisory regarding overflights of the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. Turns out, the Red Lake Tribe of...
Helicopter Descended Into The Lake And Sustained Substantial To The Main Rotor Blades Analysis: The pilot stated that during a rotorcraft external load operation for firefighting, he was refilling the helicopter bucket at a lake. He stated that there had...
Jamming Denotes emissions that do not mimic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals (e.g., GPS and WAAS), but rather interfere with the civil receiver's ability to acquire and track GNSS signals. Jamming can result in denial of GNSS navigation, positioning,...
Also: USAF Pilots, Atlanta Tower Evac, Archer Spotlight Dissipates, Hop-A-Jet Sues A social-media call for people to point lasers at aircraft flying over Portland’s ICE facility led authorities to treat the post as a credible threat. Officials say the “laser...