The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is asking Congress to modernize the U.S. tax code and update the federal cap on local airport user fees. The request stems from new U.S. Depar...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently awarded $5 million in grants to 41 projects through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP), which funds the planning, construction or reh...
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Looking for ways to subdue the rise of unauthorized drone appearances at airports, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Airports Council International-North America ...
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In a letter issued this week, U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) requested the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issue a rule that allows remote identification of drones an...
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A Pennsylvania House bill aims to change the structure of the governing boards at airport authorities in certain counties. The legislation would require all appointees, except the gubernatorial ap...
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In its most recent Aerospace Forecast report, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts strong growth over the next 20 years, including increased use of drones and commercial space launch and...
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Lori Bassani, national president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), recently sent a letter to Dan Elwell, acting Federal Aviation Administration administrator, urging the age...
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The Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is adding a program that detects gunshots for its new Automated People Mover Facility, interfacing it with the facility’s video, access control, notification, and criti...
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As backlash over the crashes of two Boeing MAX aircraft continues, former Flight Safety Foundation Board Chairman Kenneth Hylander and current member Gretch Haskins were appointed to a special committ...
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep Air Traffic Control Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (ATC TRACON) open at two New York...
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Alphabet Inc's Wing Aviation unit recently became the first drone-delivery company to receive a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air-carrier certification. The company plans to begin commerci...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate would protect passengers’ privacy by prohibiting airlines from having cameras or microphones embedded in in-flight entertainment systems on a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it is accepting applications through July 15 for a grant program. The grants are through the Better Utilizing Investments to Levera...
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The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) began tearing down its Terminal 3 this week as the official beginning of construction for the $1.86 billion Delta Sky Way project, which aims to modernize a...
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The Safety is Not for Sale Act, introduced last week in the Senate, would require airline carriers to adopt additional safety features and require aircraft manufacturers offer or provide all non-requ...
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The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) recently released a statement in support of the Safety Is Not for Sale Act that has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would require aircr...
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Work began Monday on the reconstruction of Runway 13L-13R at John F. Kennedy International Airport and will be closed while workers repave. Construction workers will use concrete instead of asphal...
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Mesa Airlines, SkyWest -- a regional carrier for United Airlines -- and Envoy Air -- a regional carrier for American Airlines, notified Columbia Regional Airport (COU) in Columbia, Mo. Saturday eveni...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is constantly working to identify screening issues, but while covert tests have improved, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) attests that oper...
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) recently completed the installation of 2,980 solar panels at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The panels were installed over a th...
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