Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation is closing Methow Valley State Airport temporarily to replace and rehabilitate the airport’s 22-year-old pavement runway. The airpor...
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The demand within global air freight markets rose by only 1.7 percent freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) in March compared to last year’s reports, marking the slowest pace of growth in 22 months, accor...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently adopted an airworthiness directive requiring initial and repetitive inspections of CFM56-7B engine fan blades on the concave and convex sides of the ...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) recently spoke to the House of Representatives against a proposal to eliminate federal funding for rural air service, after which the amendment to the Federal Aviation ...
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen recently said during a panel discussion that the industry needs to focus on modernizing air traffic control (ATC) by implementi...
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By an overwhelming majority, the U.S. House voted this week in favor of keeping Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs at risk of expiration in September. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 201...
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In a move hailed by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as helpful to the general aviation manufacturing industry and certification processes, the U.S. House advanced H.R. 4, a long-...
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Airports Council International-North America President and CEO Kevin M. Burke and American Association of Airport Executives President and CEO Todd Hauptli issued a joint statement on April 27 urging ...
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The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) recently issued its support for the House of Representatives’ passage last week of the $97 billion Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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The House of Representatives passed the five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 last week, the first long-term FAA reauthorization bill since 2012. The bill, H....
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) wrote a letter of concern to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, expressing doubts over a plan to eliminate hundreds of legacy nav-ai...
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Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) recently introduced a bill that would align the definition of a service animal under the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA) with the definition under the Americans with Disabiliti...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) laid out three priorities for the ground handling industry to meet future air travel needs this week, including improvements to global safety standar...
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Faulty decision-making was the cause of most of Idaho’s 22 general-aviation accidents in 2016, according to a report by Idaho’s Division of Aeronautics. The majority of the accidents, 73 percen...
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The Pittsburgh International Airport and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have built on a series of past partnerships with a new Aviation Innovation Lab, focusing on innovative projects for the airpor...
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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) recently said it supports the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) decision to reverse a vote to begin the process of privatizing securi...
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Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, recently sent a letter to Calvin Scovel III, U.S. Department of Transportation inspector genera...
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced last week a bill to enhance women’s place in the aviation industry. The bill is the result of bipartisan efforts between U.S. Reps. ...
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Members of the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security were none too pleased with the numbers they saw for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) unveiled a new app for iPad users that allows them to search airport maps, services, and contact information for approximately 50 public-use airports and...
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