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FAA Awards Nearly $845M to Build More Accessible, Environmentally Friendly and Modern Airports

Grants will help mitigate environmental impacts, increase accessibility, and expand capacity at airports across the U.S.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.28.21)

"Our team could not work with the changing contest dates or venues which made it impossible to ship planes nor could they arrange to have a coach present at the contest. One by one our team members left the team...

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NTSB Prelim: Swearingen SA226TC (A1); Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (A2)

Airplanes Collided At 1023:53 When They Were About 3.2 NM From APA On May 12, 2021, at 1023 mountain daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N416DJ, and a Swearingen SA226TC, N280KL, collided in flight while approaching to land at Centennial Airport...

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AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD 2021-10-12 Required Revising The Existing AFM To Define A Liquid-Prohibited Zone On The Flight Deck The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-09-14, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. AD 2020-09-14 required revising the...

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GECAS Increases Commitments to 777-300ERSF ‘Big Twin Program’

Kalitta Air Signs Up for Two More Operating Leases for the Freighter GECAS has announced three options have been upgraded to firm orders with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) whereby they will convert an additional three of the lessor’s 777-300ER passenger...

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CAF Names Their Top 10 Things To See At AirVenture

CAF Helps Target Your Eyeballs On All The Warbird Goodness to Be Seen At Oshkosh Ya gotta love this idea... The CAF folks have assembled a list of the top 10 “CAF” things to see at EAA AirVenture in 2021...

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EAA and WAI Mark 13 Years of WomenVenture

'All Systems Go' For EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 For the 13th year, women attending EAA AirVenture will enjoy a show within a show as a host of WomenVenture activities take place. EAA WomenVenture is an annual celebration of women from...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.29.21)

“Make no mistake, our nation’s airline pilot workforce is ready for duty and already on the job. In fact, we are more than ready. ALPA pilots are trained for life, ready for takeoff, and not missing a single beat when...

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ISS Astronauts Complete Install Of 2 Advanced Solar Arrays

Four More Arrays Will Be Launched To ISS And Installed Over The Next Two Years Two new, advanced solar arrays have increased the International Space Station (ISS) power supply after European astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough installed...

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Airborne 06.28.21: Virgin Galactic OK’d, AEA21 Rocked!, USAAT Withdraws

Also: RETAIN Act v Ligado, Solar Impulse 2 Anniversary, UND Adds Another R44, DAC Says No To 'Cockpit?' After a lot of work, Virgin Galactic is able to celebrate a huge milestone… they've gotten approval for a Full Commercial Launch...

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