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FAA Order May Delay First Artemis, Starship Moon Landings
A new FAA order for an environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship ops at Kennedy Space Center in Florida may delay the first Artemis, SpaceX moon landings. Right now, NASA has…
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Petition Asks FAA to Credit MQ-9 Pilot Hours Towards Certifications
A petition filed with the FAA last month is requesting an update to credit military MQ-9 Reaper pilot hours towards FAA Commercial and Restricted Airline Transport Pilot certificates. This limited…
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7 Things to Know about the FAA’s Next-Gen Control Tower
The air traffic control tower (ATCT) of the future is coming to an airport near you, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week. The FAA says it has selected a concept…
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Flights Resume After FAA Stops Domestic Departures Nationwide
It’s another beautiful morning for airline travel across the country, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily stopped all departing domestic flights nationwide until at least 9:00am ET. LATEST UPDATE…
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FAA Announces Increase in Flight Attendant Rest Time
Flight attendants in the United States will now be guaranteed a 10-hour rest between duty periods, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday at a ceremony at Reagan National Airport…
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FAA Denies Request to Remove 1,500 Hour Minimum For Pilots
Earlier this year, Republic Airways (a regional carrier for American, Delta, and United Airlines) filed a petition with the FAA for an exemption to the ‘1,500 hour rule’ that required…
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Co-Pilot Dies After Falling from Plane Making Emergency Landing at RDU
There Are Still More Questions Than Answers After This Unusual Accident A man is dead following an incident yesterday (July 29, 2022) where he fell from a twin-engine CASA CN-212…
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Lawmakers Propose Raising Airline Pilot Retirement Age to 67
The Proposal is Meant to Increase Pilot Availability During the Current Shortage In an effort to help ease the airline pilot shortage and keep healthy experienced pilots in the cockpit,…
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Hell Hath No Fury Like the Sea Fury
One of Today’s Most Popular Warbirds Is Also One of the Few Prop Fighters to Shoot Down a Jet. On February 21st 1945, the prototype Hawker Sea Fury flew for…
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Southwest Analysis: Profits Up, Large Classic 737 Retirement On The Horizon
Southwest Airlines made $511 million in first quarter and its pilots would like their new contract settled by getting a bigger piece of the pie. Southwest Airlines last week announced…
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