In a survey conducted by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) this week, 81 percent of Americans expressed opposition to removing pilots from cockpits on safety grounds. ALPA condu...
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Boeing recently announced plans to open a Boeing Aerospace and Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Mass., that will design, build, and fly autonomous aircraft and develop enabling technologies. Next-gen...
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In an executive order this week, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal suspended his state’s sales tax on jet fuel, a move immediately cheered by Airlines for America (A4A). A4A, the industry organization re...
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More than 100,000 drone enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since its small drone rule went into effect on Aug. 29, 2016. The rule ap...
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Five Oregon airports recently received $14.3 million in federal Transportation Department grants for aviation training and facility improvements. “In this day and age, high-quality, reliable airp...
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Fairbanks International Airport recently received a $750,000 grant to improve air service from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). Fu...
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With the busy summer travel season underway, data recently released by Eurocontrol showed that flight delays in Europe this year have more than doubled compared to 2017 reports. So far in 2018, air...
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As of this month, LATAM Airlines now runs four non-stop flights per week from Boston to São Paulo, Brazil, following the routes inaugural flight on July 2. The flight was commemorated with a flag-...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced last week that $9.925 million in grants would be issued to 16 communities under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. Those comm...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the number of reported serious runway incursions in fiscal year 2017 declined to eight from 19 in the previous fiscal year. Serious runway incursions ...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Dallas Love Field Pilots Association recently announced their partnership with Dallas Love Field and city officials to alleviate the impact of...
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is renewing its call for mandatory installation of lightweight flight recording systems in aircraft not currently required to carry flight recorders. ...
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A complaint from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) garnered an official response from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, leading them to find Key West International A...
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Hundreds of representatives from both governmental and private interests assembled in Washington last week for a conference based around the potential of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to fill essentia...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued last week a final policy for the cancellation of numerous standard instrument approach procedures (IAPs) and updated its protocols. These procedure...
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Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, recently accepted an invitation to serve on the NextGen Advisory Committee. The committee, established in 2010, provides i...
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Frontier Airlines could soon suffer a significant operational meltdown due to the airline’s plan to increase aircraft utilization to a level that has not been sustained by any other narrowbody fleet...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently appointed Timothy McClees vice president for legislative affairs. The position is responsible for AIA’s advocacy work with Congress members and...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently urged stakeholders in the Caribbean to work to maximize the benefits of aviation connectivity. Approximately half of the tourists who vis...
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Southwest Airlines Co. and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) recently reached a tentative agreement to update work rules and improve employee compensation. The agreement also include...
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