The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved drones to be flown 30 miles outside visual range of operators at the Northern Plains unmanned aircraft systems test site for the next two years. ...
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) to develop and provide aviation weather forecasters with formal training on forecasting low-level...
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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently advised carriers to decide their own policy regarding whether to require two crewmembers in the cockpit at all times during flights. â€...
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Capacity is now regularly outpacing demand growth among air cargo, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as freight growth continues to lag. In June 2018, f...
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Global passenger traffic grew by 5.6 percent in May on a year-over-year basis, despite a global climate of increasing geopolitical tension, according to a recent report conducted by the Airports Counc...
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A coalition of eight aviation industry groups recently sent a letter about aviation noise to the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. House and Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently joined a coalition of aviation groups supporting federal authority over the National Airspace System. Earlier this month, the coalition se...
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While airport privatization is commonly prevalent in Europe and Australia, circumstances unique to the United States limit the usefulness of privatization in solving airport problems, the Eno Center f...
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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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