Tag: FAA

tailBeacon received STC approval

Posted on September 17, 2019October 3, 2019 by lhadden

uAvionix has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its tailBeacon integrated rear position light ADS-B OUT solution. According to

ADS-B Rebates Nearly Gone

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by lhadden

$500 FAA INCENTIVES WILL RUN OUT SOON May 6, 2019 By Mike Collins As of today, fewer than 1,000 Automatic

EAA Warning All Aircraft Owners of Renewal Services

Posted on November 27, 2018 by lhadden

EAA: Beware Offers to Register Your Aiplane By Mary Grady , AVweb Contributing editor | November 26, 2018 EAA is warning its

GFC 500 Autopilot Approval for Beechcraft Bonanza and Debonair

Posted on October 26, 2018October 31, 2018 by lhadden

Garmin receives approval for the GFC 500 autopilot in the Beechcraft Bonanza and Debonair October 26, 2018 - Garmin is pleased

Help wanted: Experienced air traffic controllers

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by lhadden

MARCH 16, 2018 BY GENERAL AVIATION NEWS STAFF The FAA is hiring experienced air traffic controllers to work in facilities throughout the

Piper M600 Receives Type Certification

Posted on June 17, 2016 by lhadden

VERO BEACH, Fla., June 17, 2016 - Piper Aircraft announced today that the company's newest flagship, the Piper M600, has

CAV Ice Protection Consults with FAA on Future of UAS

Posted on September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 by lhadden

NEW CENTURY, Kan. – September 16, 2014 – CAV Ice Protection met with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday,

The Impact of Tire Maintenance on Aircraft safety at Sun N Fun 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013June 28, 2013 by agibson

Trade-A-Plane's good friend, Keat Pruszenkski with Michelin Aircraft Tire Company, led a course for the FAA on the importance of

Harrison Ford Rallies Support for ATC Towers

Posted on March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 by agibson

Editor’s note: The FAA on March 22 is expected to release the list of towers that will be closing as

Amendment Could Halt FAA Closure of Control Towers

Posted on March 15, 2013 by agibson

An amendment put forth by two Republican senators could stave off the closings of 200 control towers at smaller airports

NASA, FAA Work out Spaceship Rules

Posted on June 19, 2012 by agibson

NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration have worked out their division of labor for clearing a new generation of private-sector

FAA Clears Virgin Galatic to Begin Rocket Powered Flights

Posted on June 11, 2012 by agibson

Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, announced today that its vehicle developer, Scaled Composites (Scaled), has been granted an

Drones Up to 25 Pounds Allowed for U.S. Safety Agencies

Posted on May 16, 2012 by agibson

Public safety agencies will be able to operate unmanned aircraft with fewer restrictions, in the first changes in U.S. regulations

Airlines for America (A4A) Calls on FAA to Improve Pilot-Qualification Proposed Rule

Posted on May 2, 2012June 21, 2012 by agibson

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

FAA Writing Rules for Electric Aircraft, to Allow Public to Fly Them in the Next Decade

Posted on April 30, 2012June 21, 2012 by agibson

There are those in the general aviation community who think electric planes are the future for private aircraft, but regulatory

FAA Grants Production Certificate for Eclipse 550 Jet

Posted on April 27, 2012June 21, 2012 by agibson

Eclipse Aerospace Inc. received a production certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to produce an upgraded version of the Eclipse

FAA Reveals List of Colleges and Police Departments That Can Fly Drones

Posted on April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 by agibson

Back in February, we wrote about a new bill passed by Congress that gave private, military and commercial drones more

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