Overcoming ethnic and gender stereotypes, she made her name as one of America’s pioneer pilots. — By Hannah Chan, FAA Some pioneering aviators strived to break records, such as traveling the farthest or flying the fastest. But in a field dominated by White aviators, some worked to break barriers and popularize the joy of flying among minorities. As the…

FAA engineers and technicians visited classrooms to share their favorite aviation-themed children’s books. — By Jim Tise, FAA The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center is one of the world’s leading aviation research facilities. As such, it depends on a steady stream of engineers and other technology-savvy employees to continue its mission. So it made complete sense for employees in the center’s STEM Aviation…

Follow how air traffic controllers in Newark guided a panicked pilot lost in the clouds to safety. — By Jim Tise, FAA The pilot was panicked. Controller Angela Diolosa could hear it in his voice. Scattered cloud layers had appeared quickly in the airspace surrounding Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, rattling the pilot who could fly only by sight (VFR), not with instruments (IFR).

Learn how the FAA’s air traffic specialists and technical operations crews prepared for one of the biggest storms and busiest travel holidays of the year. — By Daniel Glover, FAA The “bomb cyclone” that hit much of the United States in December 2022 inevitably disrupted holiday travel, but advance planning and quick responses from the FAA limited the impact. FAA air traffic specialists coordinated with our technical operations crew to keep the national airspace system running.

The FAA’s Weather Camera Program continues to expand its U.S. coverage. — By Jim Tise, FAA The FAA’s Weather Camera Program has expanded to the northeast coast of the United States. The FAA is now hosting 18 camera sites in Maine on its Weather Camera website, with plans to add more sites through 2023. LifeFlight of Maine, which provides medevac service to…

The FAA’s first all-women crew conducted flight inspections at LAX airport. — By Allison Krumsiek, FAA The incredible women who make up the FAA’s Flight Program Operations made their own contribution to Women’s History Month when our first all-women crew conducted flight inspections this month. …

The FAA is expanding its research to diagnose and forecast icing at and around airports. — By Jim Tise, FAA Icing is an ever-present safety issue for the aviation industry and, subsequently, a major focal point for FAA study. The agency is conducting research that is expected to produce a new tool to diagnose and forecast different icing conditions at and around airports. Airframe icing occurs…

We spoke to the FAA’s Gene Richardson III about the legacy of his father, a Tuskegee Airman, and the endless possibilities in aviation. — In honor of Black History Month, we are privileged to share the story of the Richardsons, a family whose legacy in flight first began at an airshow in 1930 and continues to flourish today at the FAA’s Dallas Certificate Management Office (CMO). At that 1930 airshow in Mansfield, Ohio, young…

An FAA Internship led collegian Ellie Hojeily to present her research on convective weather to the American Meteorological Society. — The research FAA intern Ellie Hojeily conducted landed her at the American Meteorological Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting where she presented her convective weather analysis. For the past two summers, the Plymouth State University student has interned with the FAA’s Aviation Weather Division at the William J. Hughes Technical Center.