A group of 11 Republican U.S. senators recently sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to express concern tha...
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Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) recently released its study summarizing the economic benefits to the national economy made by the country’s 493 commercial airports. The st...
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Airlines for America (A4A) supports the recent open skies air-service agreement reached between the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. The agreement ensures transatlantic rou...
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Reps. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and Steve Knight (R-CA), vice chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, praised the recent passage of Women in Aero...
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Throughout the five-day Thanksgiving holiday, Delta flew more than 2.3 million customers worldwide on 23,114 flights. Sunday was the busiest travel day with approximately 646,000 people flying on 5...
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Boeing and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer SparkCognition recently announced they will launch a joint company called SkyGrid to advance urban aerial mobility. The goal of SkyGrid i...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently established the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force as a subcommittee of the newly reformed Aviation Consumer Prot...
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A record 30.6 million passengers are forecasted to travel on U.S. airlines during the 12-day Thanksgiving air travel period, according to industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A). If ...
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Dr. Hassan Shahidi will become the Flight Safety Foundation’s president and CEO in January, the foundation recently announced. Shahidi is an aviation safety and air traffic management leader and ...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently for the new 2.5 million-square-foot Multi Modal Facility (MMF) serving O’Hare International Airport. The ground transportation center will improve con...
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This Thanksgiving, 54.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, AAA forecasts, reflecting a 4.8 percent jump from last year and the highest travel volume since 2005. AAA defi...
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Modernization projects on Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Plattsburgh International Airport have been completed, according to a recent announcement by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The Elmira ...
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Airlines for America officials maintain recently released Department of Labor statistics point to the airline industry as a contributor to the nation's job and wage growth. “Airlines connect the ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraging Latin America and Caribbean governments to explore avenues to enhance the economic and social benefits of aviation. During the rece...
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A collection of six aviation associations jointly released a series of best business practices this week, which they encourage fixed base operators (FBOs) to pursue for the benefit of all. FBOs are...
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Bongani Maseko, Airports Council International (ACI) world chairman, recently called for the aviation industry and governments worldwide to adequately prepare for growth in air service demand. Spea...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation, one of 10 organizations selected by Presidential memorandum to test how drones can fly safely, has begun testing of the Integration Pilot Program this week alo...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) maintains if current air transit trends continue, passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. The estimate stems from the IATA’s late...
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended requiring improved cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) on all new and existing aircraft that currently must be equipped with two-ho...
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Blockchain, a common data file or ledger for transaction history that cannot be altered, has the potential to change how business aviation companies manage their data, AeroChain founder and CEO Anthon...
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