Cleared Direct Sep 14, 2026Solar Proton Events, Polar Route Rerouting, and the FAA Guidance That Classifies Flight Crews as Radiation WorkersFAA formally classifies pilots and flight attendants as radiation workers - here's what Solar Cycle 25's peak means for polar route operations.Vector
Cleared Direct Sep 7, 2026Cosmic Radiation at Cruise Altitude, the FAA's CARI Dose Calculator, and the Space Weather Risk That Follows Every Polar RoutePilots at cruise altitude absorb 100–200× the sea-level cosmic radiation dose - the FAA's free CARI-7A tool quantifies it, and polar routes change the math significantly.Vector
ATIS Aug 11, 2026NASA's WB-57 Flies to Iceland to Chase the Shadow of the August Twelfth Solar EclipseNASA's 1950s-era WB-57F jet reached Iceland to chase the August 12 solar eclipse and study the sun's corona from above 60,000 feet.Tower