Drone Pilots: Mark Your Calendars Wednesday, March 1, 2023 WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is inviting the drone community to be part of its 2023 Drone Safety Day on Saturday, April 29. This one-day national event encourages drone pilots and recreational flyers to “Fly RIGHT” by focusing on five safety elements: Register your drone …
Schools Nationwide Receive $10 Million in FAA Grants to Develop the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Thursday, March 2, 2023 WASHINGTON— Twenty-three schools will receive $10 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians. Twelve of the schools will…
FAA Proposes New Policy that Would Fulfill One of the Key Requirements of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act Monday, March 6, 2023 The FAA proposed a new policy that would fulfill one of the key requirements of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act. The policy would require applicants who want to modify…
Readout from the FAA Aviation Safety Summit Breakout Panels Wednesday, March 15, 2023 More than 200 safety leaders from across the aviation industry met in specific breakout sessions Wednesday afternoon to discuss ways to enhance flight safety as part of the FAA’s Aviation Safety Summit in McLean, Virginia. The sessions focused on commercial operations,…
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FAA Announces Notice of Limited Waiver of Slot Usage Requirement for Summer 2023 Wednesday, March 22, 2023 FAA published a notice of limited, conditional waiver of the minimum usage requirement that applies to Operating Authorizations or “slots” at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport…
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FAA Urges Airlines, Pilots and Others to Take Key Safety Actions Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Following the FAA’s Safety Summit last week the agency issued a safety alert with specific steps it wants airlines, pilots and others to take. The FAA is urging the following actions: Ensure pilots and flight attendants have the same understanding…
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At a regional conference of autonomous farming and vehicle innovation and with Senator John Hoeven and George Rumford, director of the Department of Defense TRMC, as a fellow speakers, the Edison Aerospace CEO Gene Avakyan presented a plan to help revolutionize the green agriculture spray industry. September 7, 2022 – Fargo, North Dakota – Gene Avakyan, […]
Edison Aerospace LLC has begun the process of registering its prototype aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, a big step on the path to delivering our first aircraft to new customers. The path to Experimental airworthiness certification involves registering the future aircraft and getting a tail number assigned, building it and documenting every step of […]
Aviation is, like all engineering pursuits, full of tradeoffs. You can fly farther but carry less payload and travel slower, or you can fly faster but burn much more fuel and lose some range. You can go supersonic with small, thin, wings, but then you can’t slow down for landing below 170kts. You can land […]
