Aviation

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. As the number of women in aviation rises, the FAA continues to recruit more female pilots and…

In a recent post, I wrote about what would happen if a Pilot, a Robot and a Hacker walked into a bar. The article was meant to discuss the intersection of these seemingly disparate fields. Now that we know how entwined they really are, let’s imagine listening in on our…

Will the spate of banking collapse that we’re now seeing speed us towards the economic crisis? Can the FDIC, the FederalReserve, and the USTreasury stem the bleeding in the banking sector? Why are we now facing these challenges? — Readers of this newsletter series will recall that countless times we have warned about major economic challenges ahead for the US and global economies. We stated many times that tough times are ahead and that the aviation community needs to be prepared for what is to come.

Have you noticed a drop in the amount of reporting about sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs)? Have aviation businesses and the airlines lost interest in the technology? Could it be that they are not broadcast in the mainstream as much as it was two years ago? — If you were like us, over the past few months you have not heard as much about sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as we heard about them in 2021 and 2022. However, from what we’re seeing, the aviation industry is still very much interested in developing SAFs. …

On the 16th of December 1997, an Air Canada regional jet approaching New Brunswick’s capital city attempted to abort a misaligned approach amid darkness and freezing fog. But as the pilots pulled up to climb away, the stall warning activated, the plane slewed hard to the right, and the nose…

Soaring at the South Pole? — Time for us to issue our early warning that a new edition of the New RC Soaring Digest is in its final stages of gestation and about to be delivered for the enjoyment of our readers around the globe. …