Category: Legislation

My introduction to the world of aviation occurred on an afternoon in fall 1990, when I was 7 years old. I remember it clearly. My

When I was in my early teens, I once asked an older pilot if he had any advice for someone just starting flight training, and

Pivotal, the manufacturer of a single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed primarily for recreational use, has attracted the attention of the U.S.

2023 was a good year for aircraft deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) year-end General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report. GAMA

Aviation has its fair share of problems. The current pilot shortage of about 17,000 is only expected to grow by the end of the decade,

Aviation, for all its advances in technology, is a uniquely hands-on industry that requires personal interaction between pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, and their aircraft. But that

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker expressing concern over the agency’s “approach to ensuring aviation

The Senate Commerce Committee voted 14-13 on Thursday to reject a proposal raising the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67. This

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved legislation on Thursday that would reauthorize and fund the FAA for the next five years.

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker anticipates an indefinite deployment of inspectors at both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems following its current six-week audit of the companies’ production

In November and December, my wife, Dawn, and I traveled to New Zealand for a month and flew a Cessna 172 around the South Island

It’s been 18 months since the Experimental Aircraft Association opened the EAA Education Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and according to association  officials, it is providing

With the holidays over, the new countdown for Congress to finalize the FAA bill is on. The twice extended, nearly 800-page draft FAA reauthorization bill

If you’ve dreamed of taking to the skies but are too busy to put in the hours for a full program of flight training, there’s

FedEx Express soon plans to cut the minimum number of flight hours guaranteed to pilots by 13 percent and push 400 senior crew members to

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has

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