News
Welcome to our News Room. Here you will find out what's going on in Virginia aviation.
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DoT Announces $335M in Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award $335 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation…
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Air Traffic Facilities Participating in LAANC
On September 24 2020, the FAA expanded the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) to increase access for drone pilots into controlled airspace. LAANC is now available at 537…
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United Airlines to Offer Passengers Rapid-Response COVID-19 Tests
As Hawaii prepares to lift its 14-day quarantine for visitors to the islands, United Airlines plans to offer some Hawaii-bound customers rapid-response coronavirus tests at the San Francisco airport…
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NTSB Safety Alert Cautions on Dangers of Flight in Snow
The NTSB issued a Safety Alert last week highlighting the dangers of flight into snow, citing concern that some pilots don't understand the full dangers involved in such operations. "A recent NTSB…
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More Schools Selected for UAS Collegiate Training Initiative
The FAA's CTI program allows educational institutions to collaborate with the FAA to help students pursue their aviation career goals. The UAS-CTI program recognizes institutions that prepare…
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WMA Approved for On-Demand Charter Service at Reagan National
Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC, a Boston-based FAA Part 135 jet charter operator, has been granted Transportation Security Administration approval to operate its on-demand jet charter services into…
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New Award Supports Partnerships to Develop the Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Faculty and students at community colleges across the Commonwealth will continue to learn how to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and collect and analyze geospatial data. The Virginia Space…
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Ampaire’s Second Hybrid-Electric Preps for Flight Trials in Hawaii
Kahului, Hawaii based Mokulele Airlines has joined with California-based Ampaire to begin testing the second prototype Cessna 337 "Electric EEL" hybrid-electric aircraft conversion. Ampaire…
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Rod Hall Appointed to Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
Governor Northam announced additional administration appointments on Friday, September 18, 2020 and Virginia Aviation Board Chairman, Rod Hall was one of the new appointees. Rod Hall showed his…
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Governor Proclaims Sept. 25 ‘Arsenal of Democracy Day’
September 25, 2020
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Flight Advisory - Increased Low Level Flight Formations - Washington, DC
The FAA advises pilots that there will be increased low level Flight Operations being conducted in the Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area on 25 September 2020 from 1100 - 1300 local, 5,000 feet…
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Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Since Sep. 20, 1970, The Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport has remained one of the few privately owned, public use airports in the state. The Airport celebrated 50 years of aviation on Sunday, September…
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Dynamic Aviation Helping Locate Amelia Earhart’s Aircraft
Dynamic Aviation is loaning a Beechcraft Model-18 as part of an effort to recreate Amelia Earhart's communication link between an aircraft and a boat to simulate the last part of her fateful 1937…
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New Animation @ Runway Safety Simulator
The FAA is happy to release the newest animation to the Runway Safety Pilot Simulator (www.runwaysafetysimulator.com). This animation, "The Anatomy of a Wrong Surface Event" is the third and final…
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EAA Young Eagles Workshops Provide Aviation Education to Local Youth
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapters now have an additional "next step" activity following Young Eagles flights, as EAA is introducing a Young Eagles Workshops program available to all…
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Boeing Will Close NeXt Innovation Division
Boeing plans to close its NeXt innovation division just over two years since it was launched in 2018. Boeing NeXt, which is based in St Louis, Missouri, has been working on two eVTOL…
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Aviation Board Awards $7.1 Million
Twenty projects at 11 Virginia airports will share more than $7.1 million that was allocated by the Virginia Aviation Board at its quarterly meeting yesterday, which was held in the Virginia…
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance Announced
A sustainable aviation fuel adoption initiative, Signature Renew, joins together Signature Flight Support, Neste, and NetJets in a bid to advance towards the goal of net-zero-carbon emissions in…
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New Animation @ Runway Safety Simulator
The FAA is happy to release the newest animation to the Runway Safety Pilot Simulator (www.runwaysafetysimulator.com). This animation, "The Anatomy of a Wrong Surface Event" is the third and final…
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NASA Hosts Virtual Launch Event
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, along with NASA's Kennedy Space Center and NASA's Johnson Space Center, will host a virtual social event to for launch of the Northrop Grumman CRS-14 Cargo Resupply…
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House Committee Faults Boeing, FAA
The Democratic majority on the U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said in a report released today that the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people aboard…
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GAMA Says Shipments are Down in First Half
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its report of general aviation aircraft shipments and billings through the second quarter of 2020 (June 30). Piston, turboprop, business…
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Arlington Teen Flies Before Driving
A rite of passage for most teenagers is earning their drivers' license, but that dream took a back seat for Nilah Williamson. Instead of learning road signs and speed limits, Williamson looked to…
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A Tecnam Twin Aircraft Provides Turtle Transportation
Pilots Brenda Tibbs and Timothy Lanigan flew the Tecnam P2006T down to Florida to pick up a very special turtle named Pistachio, and take her to Chicago. Many pilots have donated their time, efforts…
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B-17 Bomber “Sentimental Journey” at Hanover Airport
The "Flying Legends of Victory Tours" will make a stop at Hanover Municipal Airport September 14-20, 2020. The B-17 Bomber "Sentimental Journey" is one of the rarest historical military planes in the…