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FAA Names Boulter To Head Aviation Safety

Boulter formerly held position on acting basis

Regulations and Government

September 5, 2023

David Boulter, FAA associate administrator for aviation safety (Photo: FAA)

Geared Up: Portable Deicer Fills Gap at Small Airports

Wing Armor's portable unit lowers cost, complexity of deicing

September 1, 2023

Wing Armor Jetstream portable deicer

FAA Eyeing Changes to Regs Regarding Public Charters

FAA action could push ops into Part 121

Regulations and Government

August 25, 2023

JSX Embraer ERJ (Photo JSX)

FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings at 90 Airports

Agency has goal of zero serious close calls

August 22, 2023

Airbus Runway Incursion (Photo: Airbus)

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Montreal Flight Region Expands CPDLC to Route Clearances

CPDLC Had Been Limited over Montreal

August 18, 2023

Montreal-Dorval Airport (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

ERAU Prof Develops Procedures To Boost Go-around Safety

Report on procedures to be handed to FAA

August 17, 2023

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University associate professor Barbara Holder and second-year aviation PhD student, Hui (Angel) Wang (Photo: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

NTSB Investigating Another Bizjet/Airliner Close Call

Citation and Boeing 737 come within 100 feet

August 13, 2023

San Diego International Airport (Photo:Wikimedia Commons/By Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38881483)

EU Appoints Magda Kopczynska To Lead Transport Org

Experienced leader takes reins of EU's DG Move

Regulations and Government

Magda Kopczynska, director-general for Transport and Mobility (DG Move) (Photo: EU)

Merlin Autonomy Vision Raises Questions of Alaska's Preparedness

Merlin completed a round of trials of its autonomous tech in Alaska

Merlin Caravan (Photo: Merlin)

House FAA Bill To Boost Alaska Aviation Safety

The House version of the FAA reauthorization places a spotlight on weather-reporting equipment and ADS-B in Alaska.

U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Bill Carey)

FAA Reauthorization Bill Clears House with Strong Support

U.S. Senate action on FAA reauthorization remained uncleared as the House easily passes its version, side-stepping some of the more contentious issues.

Regulations and Government

(Photo: Pixabay)

FAA Bill To Take Center Stage in House this Week

The House Rules Committee is set to set the parameters for a full House vote this week with some amendments, including one involving FBOS, drawing fire.

Regulations and Government

U.S. capitol building

San Marino Achieves U.S. Category 1 Safety Recognition

San Marino airlines can now provide service in the U.S. and have unrestricted code-share agreements with U.S. carriers under FAA Category 1 recognition.

David Colindres, President of the San Marino Aircraft Registry with members of San Marino executive team

ALPA Ups Opposition to DOT Part 380 Public Charter Rule

The Air Line Pilots Association cited JSX as an example of what it called a scheduled carrier using a "regulatory loophole."

Regulations and Government

SkyWest CRJ200 in flight

FAA Calls Trajectory-based Flight Demo a Success

Working across nations, the FAA successfully concluded a six-day demonstration to optimize flights using Trajectory Based Operations.

Flight routes using Trajectory Based Operations (Graphic: the FAA)

CAE: Aviation Industry Needs 1.3M New Professionals by 2032

CAE predicted that business aviation alone will need 106,000 pilots and maintenance technicians to join the segment by 2032.

Training and Workforce

Captain and First officer in flight deck

GKN Works On Hydrogen Propulsion With Embraer

As part of Embraer's Energia program to consider net zero carbon aircraft, GKN will provide expertise on hydrogen propulsion systems.

GKN's H2Gear program is aimed at developing hydrogen-electric fuel cell systems.

S.S. White Tapped for Cargo Door Gearing on E-Jets Freighters

Heroux-Devtek chose S.S. White Technologies to provide flexible rotary shafts and 90-degree gearboxes for main deck cargo door drives on E-Jet Freighters

Regulations and Government

Embraer E-Jet Freighter

Airliner Backlogs Build Back Bigger at Paris 2023

Rising revenue flows could prompt a further wave of mergers and acquisitions activity despite supply chain strains and rising capital costs.

Avolon A330neo

Icare Selects Exail Simulator for A320 Pilot Training

Icare chose the EASA FTD2/FNPT II simulator to train A320 pilots and complement its future full-flight simulator

Phillipe Goetz, CEO Icare

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