NTSB Calls For Specific Safety Mandates For Ketchikan Air Tours Calling on the FAA to take direct regulatory action, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said today (Nov. 29), “There have been too many air tour tragedies in Ketchikan, [Alaska], a place with unique—but well-understood—safety hazards that endanger[…] Read this article
Recent FAA Final Rule Enables BasicMed Holders New Privilege With the stroke of a pen this month, Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen enabled an estimated 60,000 or more U.S. pilots to act as safety pilots. In the Nov. 16 signing of a new rule that focuses on requiring medical[…] Read this article
Sling Pilot Academy Announces Partnership With SkyWest Airlines Sling Pilot Academy, based in Torrance, California, and supported by the South African aircraft manufacturer of its training aircraft, announced today it has established an “Elite Partnership” with SkyWest Airlines. Under terms of the arrangement, Sling Pilot Academy students have[…] Read this article
Drone Deliveries May Be Taking A Giant Baby Step Forward More conservative observers and analysts have long noted that one of the pitfalls of the unmanned-aircraft movement has been a tendency to unrealistically overreach. Experts say that in the competition for investment dollars, the loudest claims too often catch the[…] Read this article
Aero Medical Market Expected To Expand Over The Next Five Years According to a market analysis report cited by digitaljournal.com, the market for air ambulance services is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 8.88 percent over the next five years. Last year’s market size was cited as $5.121[…] Read this article
Short Final: Hyperdrive One night the Potomac Approach frequency was not very congested. I overheard a pilot talking with the controller about his impending arrival at an outlying airport just at the tower’s 9 p.m. close. Pilot: “I think they’ll be closed by[…] Read this article
