Content Archive: May 2025

Safety

Notams, Finally Getting Fixed?

Efforts seem to be accelerating to overhaul this critical safety information system
Near-collision at San Francisco International Airport
Safety

U.S. Runway Incursions Drive New Safety Push

Controllers, pilots, tech all factor in
Southwest Airlines 737 going around due to runway incursion
Safety

In Face of Barriers, SMS Is Picking Up Steam

Questions surround small operator adoption and FAA resources
NTSB investigating midair collision near KDCA
Training and Workforce

People in Aviation May 2025

James Viola is now GAMA president and CEO and Republic Airways president Bryan Bedford FAA Administrator nominee
People in Aviation May 2025 headshots
Sustainability and Environment

Airports , FBOs Tap Solar Power in Decarbonization Plans

FBOs in the UK, South Africa, and the U.S. are all now partly powered by solar energy
Solivus solar power panels at Farnborough Airport
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: May 2025

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2025
rural runway
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Reports Progress in Challenging Market Conditions

Private lift group’s CEO acknowledges U.S. trade policy has prompted dip in market sentiment
Wheels Up Embraer Phenom 300
Charter & Fractional

Silver Sky Aviation Aims To Make Its Mark in Alaska

Company specializes in small to medium-sized corporate aircraft
Silver Sky Aviation
Aircraft

Amprius Launches Higher-energy ‘SiCore’ Batteries for Aircraft

450 Wh/kg SiCore batteries are now commercially available
Amprius SiCore 450 Wh/kg batteries