The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after the crew of a JetBlue flight reported striking what they believed was a drone while approaching New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 29. According to the FAA, the pilot of JetBlue Flight 948, an Airbus A321 arriving from Las Vegas, reported the encounter at approximately 3,000 feet while … [Read more...] about FAA Investigating Reported Drone Encounter on JetBlue Flight Approaching JFK
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Beyond the Numbers: What 300 World Cup Drone Seizures Really Tell Us
The headline is hard to miss: more than 300 drones have been seized near FIFA World Cup venues since the tournament began on June 11. For many readers, that number suggests an escalating drone security problem. But a closer look tells a more nuanced story. The growing seizure count may say less about an increase in dangerous drone activity than it does about how far airspace … [Read more...] about Beyond the Numbers: What 300 World Cup Drone Seizures Really Tell Us
FAA Moves from Planning to Building for Advanced Air Mobility
New research facility signals shift from policy development to operational readiness The Federal Aviation Administration is taking another step toward integrating advanced air mobility (AAM) into the National Airspace System (NAS), breaking ground this week on a dedicated research facility designed to study how the next generation of vertical flight aircraft will safely … [Read more...] about FAA Moves from Planning to Building for Advanced Air Mobility
Flytrex and Wing Report Zero Airspace Conflicts for Multi-Operator Drone Delivery
Flytrex says automated UTM coordination with Wing has deconflicted 100% of operations in Dallas–Fort Worth shared airspace, with zero conflicts. Flytrex has announced that multi-operator drone delivery in Dallas–Fort Worth has scaled to thousands of automatically deconflicted flights per month, less than a year after the company and Wing became the first U.S. commercial drone … [Read more...] about Flytrex and Wing Report Zero Airspace Conflicts for Multi-Operator Drone Delivery
FAA Modernizes Airspace Management as Demand Grows Across Aviation Sectors
New FAA planning platform aims to improve management of an increasingly complex National Airspace System The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Air Space Intelligence (ASI) to support a major modernization effort designed to improve how the National Airspace System (NAS) handles growing demand from airlines, cargo operators, and emerging aviation sectors. The June … [Read more...] about FAA Modernizes Airspace Management as Demand Grows Across Aviation Sectors
