Last fall, the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP) was automated, becoming the Computerized Convective Forecast Product, allowing the Aviation Weather Center to expand CCFP coverage to 24 hours a day, year round. As a result, a new collaborative product was needed, and after years of work the Collaborative Aviation Weather Statement (CAWS) has been implemented. CAWS can highlight specific, smaller areas of concern. Air traffic managers will be able to make more accurate decisions regarding traffic management initiatives, and CAWS will help to reduce weather related delays throughout the national airspace system, said John Kosak, a specialist with NBAA’s Air Traffic Services, who advised Members to make CAWS a part of their flight-planning routine. .
The April 8 solar eclipse over a swath of the central and Northeastern U.S. may bring unique challenges to business aviation operators flying in those areas.
Super Bowl LVIII will take place Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Game time will be at 3:30 p.m. (PST). The following information has been gathered by NBAA air Traffic Services to assist business aircraft operators planning trips into and out of the Las Vegas metropolitan area during the published timeframes.
Although business aviation is not a cause of aviation system delays, weather and other factors can pose unexpected travel challenges. If business aviation is in your planning this holiday season, it's best to prepare for potential delays.
The need to ensure America’s aviation system remains the gold standard will remain front and center as a new FAA administrator gets to work, according to two veteran agency executives as part of a Nov. 2, 2023, discussion.