According to a report released Wednesday by Airports Council International, U.S. airports currently face a backlog of more than $115 billion in infrastructure projects due to underfunding. Additi...
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U.S Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Garret Graves (R-LA), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Aviation, urged Treasury Secretary Ja...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced bipartisan legislation Friday that would prevent Congress from raiding passenger security fees for other pur...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently chose five airports to evaluate technologies and systems aimed at detecting and mitigating potential safety risks posed by unmanned aircraft. At ...
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The 2021 report card on America’s infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) reflects slight progress in terms of policies and investment, lifting the infrastructure GPA to ...
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Leaders of the civilian aviation industry told Congress Tuesday that key ingredients of last year’s COVID-19 relief package were critical to keeping the industry afloat and urged the U.S. Senate to ...
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A group of four U.S. representatives recently sent a letter to Eugene Louis Dodaro, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) comptroller general, asking for a review of the Federal Aviation Adminis...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) applauded the introduction of legislation designed to coordinate the federal government’s response to advanced air mobility. On Friday, U.S....
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Reps. Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently introduced a bill they said would eliminate financial disincentives making it difficult for federal contract towers to hire trained and ret...
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U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) has reintroduced the Notice to Airmen Improvement Act, a measure he said would improve aviation safety through enhanced pilot safety notifications. Stauber introduced ...
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The Texas section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card earlier this month, giving the state a “C” for an overall grade. Examining...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FY2021 Airport Improvement Program grants would provide $76 million for improvements to three internatio...
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The industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) said its member passenger carriers are supporting the implementation of a voluntary international contact tracing program. “The implemen...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced that it will implement the Las Vegas Metroplex project this month. The initiative would begin on Feb. 25, with the FAA using satellite navig...
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said 31 airports throughout Maine would receive $9.7 million to aid in easing financial pressure faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Like other airports around the worl...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it would be making nearly $2 billion in federal grants available for airports affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are part of ...
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Georgia Power and Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company (AATC) personnel said an approximately $100 million Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport infrastructure investment would ensure power sy...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced a measure they said is designed to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers ami...
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Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) personnel said the more than 3.48 million tons of air cargo that landed at the airport last year established a new record. The number represented a...
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United Airlines reached an agreement Wednesday with air mobility company Archer Aviation to accelerate advanced, short-haul electric aircraft production. "Part of how United will combat global warm...
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