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FEAR of AI’s SMART—SAPIOMECHANOPHOBIA?
Twelve Members of Congress, see below AeroTime, have urged the FAA to “stop” using of its Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) because they want to see the AI system’s...
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Enterprise Safety Management System Office Takes Early Swift, Needed...
AVI-GO has published the below report on the FAA’s order to its controllers at Centennial Airport (KAPA) tower “…prohibiting touch-and-go landings and suspending simultaneous departures from the...
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FAA’s Shift on Remote MRO Policy Signals the Direction of Flight Plan 2026
For decades, FAA inspectors interpreted Part 145’s requirements for direct supervision, tactile inspection, qualified personnel on‑site, and control of work as INCOMPATIBLE WITH REMOTE...
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FAA spotlights the dedication and innovation of its talented workforce
The FAA Office of Communications issues frequent information about what that important safety that the organization does. That history of releases appears to have focused the subject on the process,...
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Passengers aboard FZ1073 averted disaster— Could passengers do the same...
Would passengers attempting to rescue a pilot from a rogue copilot, as occurred on air Dubai Flight FZ1073 between Dubai and Tel Aviv on 30 September, 2026 (see below Aerospace Global News article),...
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eVTOL Training Requirements and Outlook
HALLDALE has published a comprehensive analysis of what the various players are doing in the emerging eVTOL industry. Informative interviews with Joby, Vertical Aerospace, Eve Air Mobility, CAE and...
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The DCA Safety Act should pass, but it is unlikely to advance this session of...
Virginia’s two Senators have introduced a bill, S.5387, the DCA Safety Act, which proposes the reductions of the NUMBER OPERATIONS at Washington Reagan National Airport as reported in the attached...
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An Educated Guess at Why Establishing ASM Took Nine Months
On January 27, 2026 FAA Administrator Bedford, five months after his swearing-in, issued his Flight Plan 2026. The Order issued several major initiatives for the organization. Most prominent was...
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AI-ENABLED SIMULATOR THAT BUILDS PILOT SKILLS WITHOUT JUDGMENT
Simnest and AviatePro Services, see article below, are joining forces, combining their expertise in flight simulation with experience in detecting human factors[1] to enhance training (initial and...
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NEXT-GENERATION SINGLE-AISLE ENGINE? CFM OPEN-FAN CONCEPT
GE AEROSPACE in conjunction with SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, a consortium called CFM INTERNATIONAL, published the below article heralding the incredible prospects for their OPEN FAN ENGINE. They...
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SOLVING AVIATION’S WORKFORCE BOTTLENECK REQUIRES INDUSTRY-WIDE ACTION NOW!!!
Below are articles from AvWeb (source ),FLYING, the GAO, and AIAA highlight a critical imbalance between the supply of aviation professionals and the growing demand across General Aviation (GA),...
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FINNAIR’S SMS response to GPS interference raises serious concerns
Reuters reported, see below, that FINNAIR, in response to repeated instances of GPS interference, has added training about how to address such attempts to disrupt their flights’ navigation. The brief...
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CHROMALLOY and LUFTHANSA’s $100 million investment in an HPT Stage 1 blade...
Chromalloy and Lufthansa Technik have joined together to obtain FAA PMA (14 CFR Part 21, Subpart K) for the complex, advanced engineering V2500 Select HPT Stage 1 blade. The FAA approval was based on...
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing Bring Stamp Form Die Technology to...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing Bring Stamp Form Die Technology to Aviation— What Is It? Oak Ridge National Laboratory has published the attached article about a joint project with Boeing to...
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing Bring Stamp Form Die Technology to...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing Bring Stamp Form Die Technology to Aviation— What Is It? Oak Ridge National Laboratory has published the attached article about a joint project with Boeing to...
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New Partnership and Technology Could Make Hydrogen-Powered Flight Viable
HYDROGEN, as the solution for the 2050 Net Zero Emissions goal, has been acclaimed by some as THE ANSWER[1], by others as a DEAD END[2], by some as a VERY USEFUL ANSWER FOR SPECIFIC USES[3], from...
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Historic Aviation Autonomous flight compared to 1st Transcontinental flights...
The below article heralds the first autonomous transcontinental operation by Joby’s J208 a Cessna 208B Caravan fitted with Joby’s autonomous flight technology (developed by Joby’s Xwing). Stephen...
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The PURPLE UAS PORTAL matters— COULD IT DO MORE?
Wichita State University and a consortium of Kansas State as well as the Kansas Crewed and Uncrewed Aerial Systems Association announced (below) that a service labeled FIREPOINT is available to for...
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Bipartisan Bill Revives Proven ATC Training—Let’s Get It Passed!
ATCer learning in cockpit and envisioning lesson in the tower Three Members of the House (Nellie Pou (D-N.J.), Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.),) have introduced H.R. 10303, the...
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NEW SCIENCE could eliminate the BOOM from civilian SST flights—but ARE THE...
Flight Global has published an enticing review of the potential of a next generation of supersonic flight. Hermeus, Overture and other enterprises proposing this dynamic addition for flight, THE...
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