These Are the SpaceX Engineers Working Inside the FAA
(wired.com)
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED.
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED.
A SpaceX team is being brought in to overhaul FAA's air traffic control system
(theverge.com)
A team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX is visiting the Air Traffic Control Command Center in Virginia Monday to help overhaul the system in the wake of last month’s deadly air disaster in Washington, DC, US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced.
A team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX is visiting the Air Traffic Control Command Center in Virginia Monday to help overhaul the system in the wake of last month’s deadly air disaster in Washington, DC, US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced.
Trump begins firings of FAA ATC staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
(apnews.com)
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Show HN: Air traffic control radio and chill music for focus
(chillyatc.com)
Blend live Air Traffic Control with ambient music for perfect focus ✨
Blend live Air Traffic Control with ambient music for perfect focus ✨
How X-Plane Works
(x-plane.com)
X-Plane works by reading in the geometric shape of any aircraft and then figuring out how that aircraft will fly.
X-Plane works by reading in the geometric shape of any aircraft and then figuring out how that aircraft will fly.
Show HN: Skies-adsb 2.0 – my 3D plane-tracking web app
(github.com/llopisdon)
skies-adsb transforms your browser into a real-time 3D air traffic display. Using ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR receiver, you can explore local air traffic, surrounding airspace, and geography with customizable 3D maps.
skies-adsb transforms your browser into a real-time 3D air traffic display. Using ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR receiver, you can explore local air traffic, surrounding airspace, and geography with customizable 3D maps.
Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009)
(engineering.mit.edu)
In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to…
In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to…
World first: Plane hooks a skydiver out of the air
(newatlas.com)
Last November, a skydiver jumped out of a helicopter, glided down into the Grand Canyon wearing a wingsuit, turned around to face the sky, and hooked up to a plane flying above him so it could tow him up and away into the air.
Last November, a skydiver jumped out of a helicopter, glided down into the Grand Canyon wearing a wingsuit, turned around to face the sky, and hooked up to a plane flying above him so it could tow him up and away into the air.
Unmanned Aerial System designed to carry 300 kg for up to 300 km
(aiaa.org)
Pipistrel, a division of Textron eAviation, announced that its new NUUVA V300 hybrid-electric unmanned VTOL aircraft successfully completed its first flight on January 31, 2025, in Gorizia, northeastern Italy, next to the Slovenian border.
Pipistrel, a division of Textron eAviation, announced that its new NUUVA V300 hybrid-electric unmanned VTOL aircraft successfully completed its first flight on January 31, 2025, in Gorizia, northeastern Italy, next to the Slovenian border.
'Work force is missing': Air traffic controllers in peril nationwide
(sfgate.com)
As many air travelers remain jittery about flying following the Jan. 29 midair crash of an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., Elon Musk and his band of twenty-something DOGE techies are coming to the rescue.
As many air travelers remain jittery about flying following the Jan. 29 midair crash of an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., Elon Musk and his band of twenty-something DOGE techies are coming to the rescue.
Alaska plane vanishes mid-air sparking desperate search
(dailymail.co.uk)
An urgent search is underway for a small aircraft that vanished off the coast of Alaska last night with ten people onboard.
An urgent search is underway for a small aircraft that vanished off the coast of Alaska last night with ten people onboard.
The FAA’s Hiring Scandal
(tracingwoodgrains.com)
After my story on the FAA’s hiring scandal went viral, many of the people impacted and involved in bringing it to light reached out to me to share their stories in detail.
After my story on the FAA’s hiring scandal went viral, many of the people impacted and involved in bringing it to light reached out to me to share their stories in detail.
Tiny vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force
(newatlas.com)
A surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few microvanes to the rear fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane can result in fuel savings in the tens of millions of dollars.
A surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few microvanes to the rear fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane can result in fuel savings in the tens of millions of dollars.
The FAA's Real Air Traffic Control Crisis Runs Much Deeper
(viewfromthewing.com)
After last night’s horrific collision of an American Eagle jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, there’s been a rush to pushing pet agendas.
After last night’s horrific collision of an American Eagle jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, there’s been a rush to pushing pet agendas.
Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, data shows
(cbsnews.com)
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
US Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
(nytimes.com)
More than 90 percent of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities operate below the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommended staffing levels, according to an analysis of staffing data from the union representing controllers obtained by The New York Times.
More than 90 percent of the country’s 313 air traffic control facilities operate below the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommended staffing levels, according to an analysis of staffing data from the union representing controllers obtained by The New York Times.
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft
(latimes.com)
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service, federal prosecutors said Friday.
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Reagan National Airport Black Hawk-CRJ Crash
(greenspun.com)
Friends have been asking me about this evening’s crash between a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter and a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) that was on final approach to DCA (Reagan National).
Friends have been asking me about this evening’s crash between a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter and a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) that was on final approach to DCA (Reagan National).
Staffing Was 'Not Normal' at Reagan Airport Tower, According to FAA Report
(nytimes.com)
Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.
Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader becau Elon Musk pushed him out
(theverge.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.