News
Welcome to our News Room. Here you will find out what's going on in Virginia aviation.
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Volocopter Completes First Ever Public Crewed eVTOL Test Flight at EAA AirV
Volocopter flew its 2X eVTOL aircraft at the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 27, 2021. The flight was the first ever public crewed test flight of…
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Virginia Pilot Debuts in Airventure’s Air Show
Erik Edgren Airshows and RJ Gritter performed their new performance "Two Buck Chuck" July 26 at the 2021 EAA - The Spirit of Aviation Airventure. This was RJ Gritter's first time performing at…
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Boy Scouts of America Merits in Drone Flying Training
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest scouting and youth development organizations in the United States. Keeping pace with 21st century Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the ease of…
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Better, Cheaper Aircraft Parachutes
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) is focused on making aircraft safer and is pressing ahead with a goal of making aircraft recovery parachutes weigh less, cost less and have the ability to open at…
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VoltAero Announces Fractional Ownership Program
If you are looking to fly an electric aircraft – but don't want to buy one yourself – consider a fractional ownership from aircraft developer VoltAero, which announced it is launching a…
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Drone Taxi Market Predicted to Grow to more than $800 Million
Urban air mobility in the U.S. is moving forward – the infrastructure and investment are well underway to bring drone taxis to cities. Reports predict that North America will grow at the…
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Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Receives Grant
Today it was announced that Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has been awarded a $847,646 grant from the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) through the U…
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ICON Looks to Expand Global Sales
ICON Aircraft, maker of the light sport amphibious aircraft known as the A5, plans to certify the aircraft in the primary category as a way to boost international sales. The primary category is…
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EAA Airventure Opens for 2021
EAA Airventure opened on Monday, July 26, 2021 In Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After having attendance impacted by poor weather in 2019 and the entire event cancelled last year because of COVID-19, a steady…
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AFA Recognizes Lovettsville Teacher
The Air Force Association (AFA) has recognized Virginia teacher Megan Tucker of Lovettsville as their 2021 National Teacher of the Year. She has been teaching for 17 years and for the last five…
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Lee County Airport Hosts Fly-In
The airport in Lee County, Va., is farther west than the entire state of West Virginia. In fact, it's farther west than Detroit, Mich.! So, the Lee County Airport hosted a fly-in Saturday to…
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Congress Enters FAA Directive Fray
Looking to "reverse the damaging impact of an FAA directive, Congress is introducing legislation to deter the growing controversy surrounding the treatment of flight training in…
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“Made in America” Drone Labels Under Scrutiny by the FTC
How many of the claims "Made in the U.S.A." are really legitimate? According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), many companies based in the U.S. with manufacturing and assembly facilities…
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Air Traffic Controller Specialist Job Openings at FAA
The next application window for The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control specialists is July 30 to August 2. The FAA offers employment opportunities for individuals with previous…
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Virginia Aviation Ambassador Passport Review For Gold-Level Completion
Have you completed the Gold-Level of the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Program during 2020/21? If you've completed program requirements but haven't had your passport reviewed and/or been sized for a…
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UAS Summer Mission: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Surveillance
A six-week campaign over the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is slated to begin this summer using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A team of Oceans Unmanned operators and The Ocean Cleanup researchers…
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Sixth Anniversary of 1st Drone Delivery
Flirtey just celebrated the sixth anniversary of its July 17, 2015 ‘Kitty Hawk Moment' – the first Federal Aviation Administration-approved drone delivery in American aviation history A…
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EAA and Siemens Partner for Education
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Siemens Digital Industries will be partnering to advance aviation education for young people. Siemens Digital Industries Software will become the…
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Airlines Investing in Electric/Hydrogen-Powered Flight
If you think electric and hydrogen powered commercial aircraft remain a dream, you haven't been keeping up with the news. Several major airlines (United, Delta, Icelandair) made headlines recently…
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NBAA, AOPA at Odds With FAA
Two prominent aviation associations are upset with the Federal Aviation Administration's newly revised policy that was designed to clarify how flight training is compensated in aircraft with special…
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FAA’s Summer Aviation Safety Series
A series of virtual forums, hosted by FAA experts, will soon take place for pilots to learn about critical safety issues in the nation's airspace. The first event will take place on July 20, 2021, at…
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FAA Amends Cargo Exemptions for Passenger Aircraft
Earlier this month, the FAA amended an exemption that authorizes airlines to secure cargo to the seat tracks of a passenger aircraft when the seats are removed and there are no passengers in the…
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Boeing Commits to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Boeing, SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas have partnered on an initiative to scale the availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) worldwide. Boeing also said it will invest in SkyNRG…
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UA Ends COVID Measures
United Airlines has eliminated its last two COVID-19 prevention measures. Effective immediately, United no longer requires passengers to deplane in groups of five rows at a time, and the carrier has…
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FAA Releases Newest Runway Pilot Simulator
The FAA has released its newest Runway Pilot Simulator (https://www.runwaysafetysimulator.com/). This animation stresses the importance of saying "unable" when pilots are not ready or able to accept…