AIN Blogs

AIN Blog: Pilots Not Totally Obsolete Yet
March 25, 2012 - 1:00pm
Curt Epstein
Global Hawk Block 30

As UAVs become more prevalent, their capabilities will continue to develop. If you haven’t seen the videos demonstrating the nano-quadrotor UAVs under development at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, then you are missing something.
AIN Blog: State Officials Back Stem
March 22, 2012 - 10:39am
Paul Lowe

The Aerospace States Association (ASA) has hit upon a new take on building model airplanes. In this case, the “models” are full size.
AIN Blog: Safety Carries a Cost for Everyone
March 14, 2012 - 3:48pm
Gregory Polek
Pilots in cockpit

At a time a shortage of pilots has prompted regional airlines to contemplate relaxing their experience minimums to attract new first officers, the proposed rule issued recently by the FAA to require an Air Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate for first officers—along with its accompanying
AIN Blog: Senators Want a Second Bite at GA
March 12, 2012 - 7:21am
Mark Huber

The Senate likely will take up a pair of amendments to the $52 billion federal highway bill (S.1813) beginning tomorrow that, if passed, would negatively affect the helicopter taxi and tour business nationwide.
AIN Blog: ATC Community Must Decide Between Dueling Conferences
March 5, 2012 - 3:57pm
Bill Carey

Major players in ATC are meeting in Amsterdam this week for ATC Global, which has long been considered the leading international event for the ATC community. This year’s conference and exhibition will feature more than 200 exhibiting companies and is expected to draw some 5,400 attendees.
AIN Blog: Election 2012: Nonsense in the Air
March 5, 2012 - 9:46am
Jeff Burger
John F. Kennedy Jr.

Washington, D.C.–President Obama missed a major fundraising event yesterday due to cancellation of his JetBlue flight.
AIN Blog: Congress Once Again Says ‘No’ to User Fees
March 2, 2012 - 2:42pm
Paul Lowe
Rep. Jerry Costello

The leaders of the House aviation subcommittee have sent a letter to President Obama opposing his inclusion of a $100 aviation user fee in his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal. It was signed by 195 members of the full House of Representatives.

While we’d like to think the current and future White House budget directors will finally get the message, don’t bet your farm on it. It’s often said that bad ideas never die in Washington.
AIN Blog: Wanted: Birdbrains
March 1, 2012 - 9:15am
Nigel Moll

“Birdbrain…” It’s more an insult to our feathered brethren than to the human deemed short on intellect.
AIN Blog: Surprise! Obama Goes To Bat for Boeing
February 28, 2012 - 5:08pm
Gregory Polek
United Boeing 737

One has to wonder what all the conservative pundits who decry the Obama Administration’s supposed anti-business bias think about the President’s recent visit to Boeing in Everett, Wash., and his pledge to in effect use the ExIm Bank to support domestic sales of 737s. In the realm of civil aircraft
AIN Blog: Emissions Trading Scheme Generates Confusion and Confrontation
February 28, 2012 - 2:43pm
Matt Thurber

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best, but good luck getting politicians on board when the subject involves the emissions trading scheme (ETS), which was implemented by the European Union on January 1.

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