28-Mar-2025
Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Duckworth, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report on the midair collision of PSA Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that occurred in January, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,... Read more
23-Jan-2025Source: ANRA Technologies
ANRA Technologies, a global leader in autonomous aircraft traffic and fleet management, and Future Flight Global, an innovator in advanced air transportation, have announced a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the essential digital backbone for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This partnership focuses on creating the infrastructure necessary to support and scale electric and... Read more
24-Oct-2024Source: NBAA
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the 2024 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40, which celebrates emerging leaders who are spearheading innovation within the industry. “The 2024 class of Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 is an elite group of young aviation professionals who are shaping the future of our industry,” said NBAA President... Read more
19-Apr-2024Source: Archer
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today key strategic hires to bolster its government relations efforts and a Washington D.C. office opening. Former FAA Administrator and current Archer executive, Billy Nolen, is now Archer’s Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer leading Archer’s government affairs efforts and Melissa... Read more
10-Aug-2021Source: Joby Aero
Joby Aero Inc. (“Joby”), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it was opening a new office in Washington, DC to support the collaborative work it is doing with the aviation community and policymakers to bring quiet, zero-emissions aviation to life. Equipped with a state-of-the-art flight simulator, visitors to the... Read more
14-Jan-2021Source: GAO
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data for 2017 through 2019, over 50 helicopter operators conducted approximately 88,000 helicopter flights within 30 miles of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (D.C. area), though limited data on noise from these flights exist. According to operators, these flights supported various missions (see table below). While the number of... Read more
30-Jun-2015Source: FAA
As the July 4 holiday approaches, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reminding residents and visitors to Washington, D.C. that the city and surrounding communities are a “No Drone Zone.” The prohibition against flying any type of unmanned aircraft, or “drone,” without specific approval includes the District of Columbia and cities and towns within a... Read more
14-Jan-2014Source: HAI
HAI President Matt Zuccaro, NBAA President Ed Bolen, Eastern Region Helicopter Council (ERHC) Vice President Jeff Smith, and Don Scimonelli, the C.O.O. of Washington D.C.’s South Capitol Street Heliport (09W), recently met the Delegate to the United States Congress representing the District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, to discuss a renewed effort to reopen the... Read more
5-Aug-2013Source: Eleanor Holmes Norton
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer an amendment to the fiscal year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which is on the House floor now, that would prevent the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from enforcing its rule that prohibits commercial and most other helicopter operations in the District of... Read more
15-Oct-2012Source: Sikorsky
Associated Aircraft Group (AAG®), the East Coast’s largest executive Sikorsky S-76®helicopter services provider, has been granted access into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by the Transportation Security Administration under the DCA Access Security Program (DASSP). Located just three miles from downtown Washington, D.C., Reagan National Airport offers unparalleled convenience for travelers flying to and from... Read more
19-Oct-2011
Mechanical issues led to the landing near 11th and Gallatin streets. Both radios went out during a routine exercise... Read more
11-Nov-2010Source: Congresswoman Norton
WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released her letter to Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole requesting that the TSA re-open the South Capitol Street Heliport (SCSH), the only publicly accessible heliport in the city, which TSA shut down to public access in 2005, after permitting the heliport... Read more
11-Mar-2010
Registration is N520PG (LN090) or N911PG (LN091)... Read more
