FAA Reviewing Passenger Use of Electronic Devices

With electronic devices firmly entrenched as part of daily lives for many travelers, airlines are under pressure to allow passengers to use their tablets, laptops, smartphone, e-readers and other devices without restriction during flights. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been working on a set …

How to Find a Quality Flight Training Program

Attending flight school is a big decision. You can’t just waltz into class and grab a seat. Besides, even if you could do that, you don’t know the kind of education you’ll receive. Like any other school, not all flight schools are created equal…

Ultralight Aircraft Safety Concerns Raised

A series of recent crashes in southwest Florida involving ultralight aircraft has highlighted the risks of operating these non-standard, unregulated aircraft – for the pilot, and people on the ground…

Wildlife Hazards and Aviation Safety

With recent FAA data revealing that aircraft bird strikes in the United States continue to pose a significant threat to both civil and military aviation, the services of the Bird Strike Committee USA are more necessary than ever before…

New FAA Regulation Outlaws Dangerous Pastime

One of the items on the new FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 14, makes it a criminal offense to aim the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft, or at the flight path of an aircraft, in the jurisdiction of the United States…

Drones Approved for Flight In the US

The FAA funding bill recently signed into law by President Barack Obama is set to significantly increase the use of unmanned aircraft in the United States. Developed for military use in armed conflicts, drones such as the Predator, manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, have played an essential role in surveillance and other activities in hostile territories.

Proposed Technology for Safer Bad Weather Landings

With an increasing number of aircraft taking to the skies every year, the aviation industry is constantly looking at ways to make flying safer. Taking-off and landing are statistically the most risky part of air travel, so new technology aimed at making landing in bad weather safer is good news for both the aviation industry and for passengers.

Testing the New HondaJet

Honda is expanding its horizons by moving into the aviation industry. The first aircraft that was developed by Honda is the Honda HA-420. Now that it has reached its flight requirements and conforms to FAA specifications, it seems that the HondaJet will be able to go into full production by next year. And they have more up their sleeve, with another aircraft already outfitted and ready for testing, two more waiting in the wings as they are being assembled and a fifth aircraft that has been designed, but still awaits assembly.

New GE Flight Path

The world has become increasingly aware of the environment and the damage being done; with businesses and the public looking towards eco-friendly alternatives in their daily lives. And with these concerns in mind, the aviation industry has been developing new routes and technology to contribute to a cleaner world and reduce the cost to travelers. A recent flight made by American Airlines marked the start of a new era in aviation. It is hoped that this will pave the way to future success and development.

GPS to Replace Radar

Even though the contract to develop GPS (Global Positioning Systems) for the aviation industry was given to ITT by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2007, it was only in 2009 that the urgency to switch over from radar to GPS was acknowledged. More than two hundred passengers traveling on Air France Flight 477 were lost over the Atlantic Ocean when the radar system failed to located the missing aircraft. Radar can only pick up aircraft that are within two hundred miles from the land, leaving aircraft traveling over the ocean in a vulnerable position.

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