A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would increase security outside of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened areas. The Secure Airport Public Spaces Act would allow airpor...
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The executive board of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has come out unanimously opposed to a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill which cal...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it is seeking public comment on the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulation in regards to the transportation of service animals. U...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced contract awards to flight schools under the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative. Twenty-five proposals were received. Four contract...
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This Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, more than 41.5 million Americans plan to travel, according to AAA. This is almost 5 percent higher than last year and the most travelers in more ...
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The need to safeguard against the potential misuse of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, was discussed at Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security hearing held last week. John Ho...
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The bipartisan Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill was recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives with the goal of encouraging people to pursue careers in aviation and pr...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) in October 2016 to evaluate wet runway conditions and distribute the information to pilots....
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently selected 10 participants to serve in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, which will partner private sector members wit...
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New York will be making available $20 million in funding through the Airport Capital Grant Program, which will be used for projects that modernize operations, enhance airport safety, and increase gene...
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Airlines set a new record this past year, reaching $7.5 billion between baggage and ticket fees collected in 2017 and prompting the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) to press for a loc...
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Laurence G. Hanscom Field, an airport located in Bedford, Massachusetts, recently won the 2017-2018 Balchen/Post Award in the large general aviation category for outstanding efforts for dealing with w...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued an update on its investigation of the April 17 fatal engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380. The engine fan blade failed, ...
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The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance is looking to create the first U.S. drone testing airspace in New York, and to do so, they recently announced a partnership with Raythe...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied a request made in August 2017 by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and 13 other aviation groups to include surface weather observat...
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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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