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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Investment and growth in airports globally has spiked as the economy recovers, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World’s Airport Economics Report. Global passenger traffic has inc...
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A bipartisan coalition of 19 U.S. senators recently sent a letter to their colleagues, asking them to not add more traffic to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, overburdening the facility. ...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently released data scores for more than 2,100 transportation-improvement projects. The scores are part of the evaluation process and are...
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Regional airline Great Lakes Aviation recently ceased operations after 40 years and has begun implementing employee layoffs. The airline operated domestic scheduled and charter services with small tur...
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