A total of 36 state departments of transportation (DOTs) have certified drone pilots on staff, according to an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) survey held t...
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As part of an amendment to the U.S.-Japan aviation agreement, and in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed four U.S. airlines to make d...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide 127 airports nationwide with $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants. The funding is provided by the Consolidate...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is currently considering Delta Air Lines’ Captain Steve Dickson as the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration -- a nom...
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Two West Virginia airports recently received $18 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for runway improvements and rehabilitation. The funding is part of a $1.3 trillion omnibus...
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Rural airports in Bowling Green, Memphis, and Tarkio, Mo., all will benefit from federal Airport Improvement Program grants meant to improve runway rehabilitation and apron construction. The money,...
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation was recently awarded a $30 million grant through the Airport Improvement Program. The funds will be used to complete reconstruction of Runway 16-34, extend and ...
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The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport celebrated its busiest day ever in the airport’s history Sunday with a 29 percent increase in passenger travel. The Sunday after the Kentucky Der...
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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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