Somewhere in the first few weeks of ground school, every student pilot in India runs into the same wall of new vocabulary: Class A, Class C, Class G, controlled zones, terminal areas, restricted zones. Understanding airspace classification in India is one of those subjects that feels abstract on a whiteboard and then suddenly becomes very

A broad cross-section of aviation and drone industry organizations submitted comments following the FAA’s reopening of the comment period on its proposal to normalize beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft operations. Responses to the proposed Part 108 rulemaking focused largely on electronic conspicuity, right-of-way and detect-and-avoid responsibilities, with commenters generally supporting drone integration

The aviation education community is mourning the deaths of nationally known CFI Ron Timmermans and his wife, Barbara, who were killed in an aircraft accident on February 11. According to the FAA, the Timmermans were flying over East Texas in their Beechcraft A36 when they declared an emergency shortly before 5:20 p.m. CST, reporting oil

The Federal Aviation Administration will require U.S. commercial airlines to certify that pilot hiring is based on merit, a step announced Friday by Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to be issued through a mandatory operations specification. The agency said carriers that do not provide certification could face a federal investigation. Airlines will certify their hiring

Global GSA Group and Alaska Airlines have signed a General Sales & Service Agent (GSSA) partnership ahead of the airline’s late April launch of direct Italy-US flights from Rome-Fiumicino to its Seattle hub. Global GSA Group will secure and develop the airline’s cargo business out of Italy, which seeks to position Seattle as a key

Network Airline Management (NAM) has completed its largest-ever Valentine’s peak operation, transporting 3,100 tonnes of freshly cut flowers from Nairobi to Liège in the run-up to February 14. The UK-based cargo carrier operated a total of 31 dedicated flights during the two-week peak period, comprising 16 scheduled services and a record 15 additional rotations. Each