by Jim Campbell | Apr 8, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Hiring Boost Could Finally Bring ATC Staffing Closer to Safe Levels The FAA is desperate to get ATC staffing levels back to normal, requesting $95.4 million of the fiscal 2027 budget to bring on 2,300 new air traffic controller trainees. This is one part of a broader...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 7, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Airplane Came To Rest Upright About 1,696 Ft East Of The Runway 26l Arrival Threshold, And About 52 Ft North Of The Runway Centerline On March 17, 2026, about 0024 central daylight time, an Aero Commander 500-B airplane, N444CA, was destroyed when it was involved in...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 7, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
NBAA Marks Passing Of General Aviation Industry Standard-Bearer John J. Sheehan III, 85, a decorated United States naval aviator, aviation safety consultant, and author whose career spanned more than four decades of service to his country and to the field of aviation,...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 7, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Budget Request Includes $52 Million for the Screening Partnership Program President Donald Trump’s recently-submitted budget request for fiscal year 2027 dedicates $52 million to expanding the Transportation Security Administration’s Screening Partnership...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 7, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Free Flights Gave Young People A Taste Of Flight In A General Aviation Aircraft The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Chapter 534 took 24 young people to the sky with nine experienced EAA pilots for their Young Eagles Rally flight the day before Easter....
