Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week a $14 billion plan to improve the state’s roads and bridges over the next decade, as well as $7 billion to improve its public transit system. Conge...
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Two Republican congressmen have formally requested a Full Committee hearing to receive testimony from former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials who oversaw the certification of the Boeing...
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New figures from the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) project that global demand for jet fuel to continue growing over the next 40 years, with consumption growing even faster in n...
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Growing demand requires increased collaboration from the aviation industry, Airports Council International (ACI) World Director General Angela Gittens told the fourth World Aviation Conference this we...
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A group of 11 Democratic senators recently urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision to ban U.S. commercial flights flying from the United States to nine Cuban cities. The letter was ...
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The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) recently released a whitepaper highlighting the challenges that growth in commercial space operations pose to the national airspace system, with an emph...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week that Runway Status Lights (RWSL), a new technology used to provide a direct warning to pilots about potential runway conflicts, is now ope...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently questioned Robert Sumwalt, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman, on aviation safety and automated systems in comm...
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In recent years, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken steps to improve various areas of aviation and surface transportation security required under the TSA Modernization Act; how...
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Legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week seeks greater aviation safety through enforcement of a series of...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced this week the American Aviator Act, which seeks grants for the extension of commercial flight training services for veterans. Th...
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The groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a general aviation airport in Sparta, Ky., that will serve the Interstate 71 corridor from Louisville to Cincinnati. “The Kentucky Department of ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will delay a requirement for installation of secondary cockpit barriers in favor of a full rulemaking process despite a Congressional order -- a stance that h...
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A group of business, organization and government leaders recently sent a letter to congressional members in support of modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and urging passage of bipartisan ...
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Bipartisan legislation introduced last week seeks to expand flight-training services and opportunities for veterans to become commercial airline pilots and ensure there are enough qualified pilots. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced $3.18 billion in airport improvement grants this week -- something Airlines for America claims should render updates to the Passenger Facility C...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. The board was established under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to provide independent advi...
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The operational rollout of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance -- Broadcast (ADS-B) system by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now complete, giving air traffic controllers a new tool for ...
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The new Williston Basin International Airport (XWA) opened last week, following a $114 million federal investment that saw it relocated onto undeveloped land in North Dakota. The move makes XWA the...
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An air carrier and operator certification was awarded to the unmanned aircraft system delivery company UPS Flight Forward by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week. The company was app...
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