In the latest blow to both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, the WSJ reported overnight that Federal prosecutors and Department of Transportation officials are scrutinizing the development of Boeing 737 MAX jetliners and in particular its anti-stall (MCAS) system, inquiries described as “unusual” and which come amid probes of regulators’ safety approvals of the […]
FAA Workforce Was ‘Too White’, Obama Administration ‘Sacrificed safety at the altar of political correctness’…
As if it needed saying, “The Airport Control Tower Is No Place For Racial Redress” but as The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member Jason Riley exclaimed this week, that is exactly what the Obama administration appears to have done the Obama FAA grounded qualified candidates in the name of social justice. The FAA seems […]
Watch as Drone ‘Dive-Bombs’ U.S. Passenger Jet Landing in Vegas Airport…
Drone racing is a high-tech sport sweeping across the United States. Millennials are rushing to become the next drone pilot building these fast and agile multi-rotor crafts in their parents’ basements. All of these drones are controlled through FPV (First Person View) systems. FPV is a type of flying system where pilots use cameras to […]
FAA Tightens Flight Restrictions Over North Korea…
The Federal Aviation Administration has ‘prohibited’ all U.S. carriers, commercial flights and privately licensed American pilots from flying in North Korea’s Pyongyang eastern region, which were previously allowed under another special federal aviation regulation issued twenty years ago, according to an FAA flight bulletin. Despite diplomatic talks on Tuesday between North Korean and South Korean […]
Feds: 12 Planes Violated Trump Air Space Over the Weekend…
At least 12 aircraft violated temporary flight restrictions through Monday afternoon for President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago stay, with at least five of those having the unique experience of being buzzed by military aircraft, federal officials confirmed to The Palm Beach Post. Eight of those crossed the line on Friday alone, with three of […]
Long-Awaited Domestic Drone Rules Won’t Stop Peeping Drones…
Despite recognizing that drones “pose risks to individual privacy,” the FAA declined to issue any privacy regulations at all…