Tag: FAA

Entrol, the manufacturer of EASA and FAA certified FNPT, FTD and AATD flight simulators, will open its own maintenance center ...

Helitak Firefighting Equipment, a pioneer in the development of helicopter firefighting tanks announced on January 3rd, 2024 that the company ...

Drones for fighting wildfires are taking off in many states, but federal agencies are caught up in regulation and procurement ...

By Jim Tise, FAA’s Office of Communications The pilot of the Bell 206 helicopter was returning on a cross-country business ...

Promising research suggests UV lights mounted on helicopters and planes drive birds away from aircraft…and danger. By Jim Tise, FAA ...

By James Williams There is an idiom that says, “Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.” The expression was made famous ...

“Good Jobs for Good Airports Act” would increase labor standards for service workers at airports that receive federal funding Washington ...

In 2001, I had my first full-time job in wildfire aviation as a helitack Fire Captain. Ignorance was bliss for ...

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain type certificated Model UH-1H restricted category helicopters. This AD ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5 million to educate the next generation of pilots and ...