When the pilot of a Cessna 208 became incapacitated while flying from the Bahamas to Florida, a passenger with no flying experience kept cool, contacted air traffic control, and followed controllers' guidance to a safe landing. A Florida aerospace school operated by the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo team in Lakeland will have a new executive director June 1, although Eric Crump is a familiar face. A May 10 statement from the FAA cast doubt on ambitious timelines for bringing a new generation of electric vertical-lift aircraft into service. The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved legislation to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act (H.R. 3482) on April 28. Nearly 200 organizations across all aviation and aerospace sectors expressed support for the creation of the NCAA in a letter to the committee.
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