Posted by News Editor on 07 Apr 2023 in Airline News
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency responsible for regulating civil aviation in the United States, has published a notice of limited, conditional waiver of the minimum usage requirement that applies to Operating Authorizations (OA), also known as slots, at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The waiver allows airlines to temporarily reduce their scheduled flights at these congested airports without losing their slots, due to a shortage of air traffic controllers at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (N90) facility.
Posted by News Editor on 06 Apr 2023 in Military News
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, challenging the award of a lucrative Army helicopter contract to Bell Textron, Inc. The contract, worth up to $7 billion, is for the development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), a new vertical lift aircraft that will replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility fleet.
Posted by News Editor on 05 Apr 2023 in Airline News
Boeing Co. has restarted deliveries of its widebody 767 aircraft after a three-month pause caused by supplier quality issues, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Posted by News Editor on 04 Apr 2023 in Space News
Virgin Orbit, a space launch company founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after a failed launch attempt from the UK in January.
Posted by News Editor on 03 Apr 2023 in Space News
NASA Announces Artemis II Astronaut Crew for Moon Mission: NASA has announced the four astronauts who will fly on its Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight to orbit the Moon since the Apollo program. The mission, potentially scheduled for 2024, is intended to test NASA’s deep space exploration capabilities and pave the way for future lunar landings.
Posted by News Editor on 31 Mar 2023 in Space News
Boeing announced that its first crewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with NASA astronauts on board will be postponed until at least July 2023.
Posted by News Editor on 30 Mar 2023 in Military News
Two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collide over Fort Campbell, killing nine | Two US Army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were involved in a fatal mid-air collision and crash during a night training mission over Fort Campbell in Trigg County, Kentucky, on March 29, 2023, killing all nine servicemen on board.
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