News
Welcome to our News Room. Here you will find out what's going on in Virginia aviation.
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ICAO Looks to Innovation in Aviation
ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano told the ICAO Global Symposium on the Implementation of Innovation in Aviation, "With each new decade comes new opportunities for innovation, and I…
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Chuck Yeager, Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Dies at 97
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier when he tested the X-1 in October 1947, although the feat was not announced to the public until 1948. His second wife, Victoria, confirmed to CNN Monday night…
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Father-Daughter Pilot Duo Celebrates Birthday and Retirement
Fiona Austin-McDonald took to social media to wish her father, Wade Austin-McDonald a happy 65th birthday while simultaneously congratulating him on his retirement after 44 years of being a pilot. A…
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COVID Vaccine Not Yet Allowed for Pilots
While the Food and Drug Administration might approve a COVID-19 vaccination later this week, the Federal Aviation Administration has not decided whether pilots will be allowed to get the vaccine and…
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Virtual Social Event Held for 21st Commercial Resupply Services Launch
This online event will take place tomorrow at 11:39 AM EST and is hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Join NASA for the 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21)…
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Virginia Aviation Board Meeting to be Held January 14
The next Virginia Aviation Board Meeting will be held on January 14, 2021. The tentative location will be the Virginia Department of Aviation hangar on Richmond International Airport. More details…
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50,000th PT6 Engine Produced by Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney has produced its 50,000th PT6 turboprop engine – a feat unmatched in the industry, according to company officials. The company made the announcement during NBAA's Virtual…
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Uber Elevate Up For Sale
Uber Elevate, the company formed to develop a network of self-driving air taxis, soon could be sold to Joby Aviation, according to a report from Axios. Negotiations are underway as Uber CEO Dara…
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Textron Aviation Announces King Air 260
Textron Aviation announced the new Beechcraft King Air 260 at VBACE 2020, with the model already in production for deliveries to begin in the first half of 2021. The latest entrant in the legendary…
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Manassas Partners with Honey Bee Initiative
The City has partnered with George Mason University's Honey Bee Initiative (HBI) to place an apiary on property maintained by the Manassas Regional Airport. The vacant property is on the south end of…
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TSA Screens Above 1M During Thanksgiving Travel Period
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported screening more than 1 million airline passengers on four individual days during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which began Friday…
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STEM Flights Take Aviation Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Volunteer pilot mentors from STEM Flights flew to Downtown Greenville Airport (KGMU) to meet with local students enrolled in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's High School STEM Curriculum…
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5-Bladed Helicopter Earns Type Certification
The new five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopter has earned its FAA type certification. This new version of the twin-engine H145 has also been approved for single-pilot instrument flight rules and…
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NBAA Will Host Virtual Conference and Exhibition
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced a robust slate of online sessions, specifically focused on navigating through and beyond a turbulent landscape, as a central part of the…
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Lack of Flight Time is a Concern
Don't believe that being "rusty" as a pilot is a real thing? Read on. On September 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off…
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DOAV Signs Skyward, A Verizon company, as VA-FIX User
The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) signed Skyward, A Verizon company, as the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved Unmanned Aerial Systems Service Supplier (USS) as a user of…
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Mohammed Abubakar Went from Aircraft Cleaner to Aircraft Pilot
The Nigerian native started his 24-year career in aviation as an airplane cleaner with a wage of about $0.50 cents a day. Now, Mohammed Abukar sports a pilot's hat along with his pilot's…
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Karl Stoltzfus Sr. Passes Away
Dynamic Aviation founder Karl Stoltzfus Sr. passed away Friday night surrounded by his family, according to Stoltzfus' son Michael, CEO of Dynamic Aviation. Michael said his father had been…
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ICAO Issues COVID-19 Manual To Aid in Aviation Recovery
A "coordinated and consistent risk-based approach to COVID-19 testing" is at the heart of the new Testing and Cross-Border Risk Management Measures Manual published by the International Civil…
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FAA Moving Forward to Enable Safe Integration of Drones
The FAA published airworthiness criteria for the proposed certification of 10 different Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones as special class aircraft. This is a crucial step to enabling more…
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Women Hold 14% of Top Airline Jobs and Trends Continue to Improve
FlightGlobal's survey of the crisis-hit airline industry reveals progress has been made on improving the C-suite gender balance over the past 12 months. The world's largest passenger airlines are…
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PHF Pleads for More Seats for Holiday Travel
Newport News-Williamsburg Airport is working hard to secure additional commercial flight service for members of the military as the holidays approach. During a typical holiday, about 400…
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Udvar-Hazy Center Will Temporarily Close Due to Rising Covid-19 Cases
As a public health precaution due to COVID-19, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will close starting November 23, 2020. They are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on…
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NASA Working On Advanced Air Mobility
When someone says "NASA," the usual image conjured up is outer space. But NASA has a large role in both manned and unmanned aviation as well. This week, NASA announced two new participants in its…
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Pilot Training Experts See Oversupply as Temporary
Major airlines and regional carriers in 2019 were promoting career pathway programs to combat the wide gap between pilot supply and demand that was expected in the coming decades. Since then, travel…