FAA, planning for a worst-case scenario, is prepared to take over surveillance of its 180 approved repair stations in the UK if a new regulatory bilateral agreement isn’t in place when the country leaves the European Union (EU) next year.
The NTSB reiterated calling on the FAA to require fixed-wing pilots flying Part 135 commuter and on-demand operations receive training to avoid CFIT accidents.
Only one U.S. airport has tested a remote air traffic control tower, but the integration of such towers into the NAS is “inevitable,” an FAA official says.
Estimated values in four of five major used business aircraft segments have risen since late last year, with the largest increase in the super-mid segment, according to Amstat’s Aircraft Valuation Tool.
Business aircraft activity rose 2.6% in March compared to a year ago, with the largest increase in Part 135 activity, according to Argus International.
Michael Huerta, whose five-year term as FAA administrator ended in January, said the effort to spin off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed ATC entity instead of detailing solutions for making air traffic management more efficient in the U.S.
Private on-demand jet charter operator Victor, with Air BP and BP Target Neutral, has officially opened its carbon offset program to operators and customers.
ACS Aviation has invested £1 million ($1.4 million) in aircraft, equipment, airside facilities and online presence and has increased enrollment in pilot training.
