Tag Archive: FAA

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16/11/2015 Nicole Williams Blog

Aviation in High School is coming soon

Over the past few decades there has been a steady decline in aviation pilots and controllers, not to mention the other sects of the aviation industry.  These numbers are consistently falling and finally it looks like countries around the world are getting together to discuss a possible solution to increase the numbers of aviation professionals once…

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21/09/2015 Nicole Williams Blog

Drones in Aviation and our backyards

Drones, otherwise known as UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), are a huge topic right now all over the world. The technology of un-maned aircraft has taken long strides in the last decade and has put much of this machinery in the hands of the common man for personal and commercial use. If you look up you…

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15/09/2015 Nicole Williams Blog

AA sends the wrong plane to Hawaii

American Airlines has been feeling the heat this past week when they discovered they sent an A321 to Hawaii. No one has yet to say what the intended flight was because the real interest about this story is that particular airplane is not actually equipped to fly that route. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations,…

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23/06/2015 Nicole Williams Blog

Do Flight Simulators make a better Pilot?

It is common for airlines and schools to use flight simulators to train their future pilots. Flight simulators have even become popular is larger areas of the aviation industry, such as commercial training, NASA, and more. Even with the progress made through flight simulators the industry is currently seeing a decline in the purchase of…

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10/02/2015 Nicole Williams Blog

Alternative Fuels coming soon

One of the most trending topics right now is the possibility of alternative fuels for jets and other airplanes. Sustainable jet fuels can help address the issues that are present with petroleum based fuels such as cost, environmental effects, and energy security challenges. Currently the FAA is working towards enabling the the U.S. use of…

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