General aviation in the United States contributed $246.8 billion in economic output and supported a total of 1.28 million jobs in 2018, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study. The industry c...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials recently announced that 287 airports in 41 states will receive $520.5 million in airport infrastructure grants as a means of enhancing air travel. “Th...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued a safety alert emphasizing the importance of properly managing low-altitude engine failures. The alert follows five crashes in which ...
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As public spending on infrastructure declines, America will underinvest in its infrastructure by an estimated more than $2 trillion between 2016-2025, a new report from the American Society of Civil E...
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Seven U.S. senators have urged the Department of Transportation to ensure strong safety standards precede any new autonomous vehicle regulations or legislation. In a letter to Secretary of Transpor...
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Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) officials are attributing anticipated record high passenger numbers this summer to new American Airlines (AA) flights and additional seats offered by carriers in ...
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A new International Air Transport Association (IATA) report maintains 2019 represented the first year of declining freight volumes since 2012 and the weakest performance since the 2009 global financia...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently decided to continue 24-hour Air Traffic Control operations at West Virginia’s Huntington Tri-State Airport. The FAA had proposed in October cut...
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Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) recently called for an investigation into the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) following a report detailing safety warnings regarding Haw...
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The industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) is espousing the benefits of the recent approval and publication of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specification enabling environmentally ...
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The United States and the Bahamas signed a bilateral air-transport agreement Monday in Nassau consistent with the U.S. Open Skies international aviation policy. The agreement supports the U.S.-Cari...
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After passing a Final Environmental Assessment, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for the Denver Metroplex project. T...
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An update to the Airport Council International’s (ACI) Passenger Facilitation Performance Metrics Handbook identifies key metrics that could help improve communication between airports, airlines, an...
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Trade association Airports Council International (ACI) and the Aviation ISAC (A-ISAC), a non-profit association facilitating threat-intelligence sharing, recently entered into an agreement that enable...
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Airlines for America (A4A) supports a proposed rule change regarding emotional-support animals (ESAs). The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes limiting the definition of "service animal" to ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen Raytheon Company to aid the process of enhancing Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) functionality while reducing operational c...
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The West Virginia Aeronautics Commission (WVAC) recently awarded $388,203 in grant funding to airports statewide. The funding opens up access to more than $6 million in additional funding from the...
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Responding to the controversy surrounding the 737 MAX 8, a federal advisory panel has cleared the plane’s safety approval process while making recommendations for ways to improve it. The MAX bec...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts at integrating drones into the national airspace and found that its efforts at data collec...
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North America’s first demonstration of an autonomous air taxi took flight this week in North Carolina, showing off the viability of a new chapter in air travel in the state where it all began. Th...
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