The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) recently signed on South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport as a business partner. “We are excited about the opportunity to join o...
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At least 10 percent of jet fuel on hand at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) will be sourced from local, sustainable resources within 10 years, and the threshold will increase to 50 p...
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Performance Measures for State Aviation Agencies, an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) project, recently held its first meeting and elected aviation officials to its panel. The elected of...
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The FAA recently issued new guidelines for the appropriate size, surface, and location of service animal relief areas (SARA) at civil airports with 10,000 or more enplanements. FAA consulted servi...
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The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 577 voted recently to ratify a five-year contract with Allegiant Air after six years of negotiations, making the contract is a first for the airlineâ...
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In 2015, U.S. air carriers were involved in 30 accidents, two less than 2014, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) annual accident summary. None of the accidents were ...
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Under new legislation introduced Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be directed to establish an advisory panel tasked with promoting organizations and programs that encourage wom...
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After reviewing alert data from fiscal years 2014 to 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued recommendations on Tuesday to help pilots avoid incursions and collisions in the first two-t...
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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee recently submitted a report on technologies available to identify and track drones. The committee is charter...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued new airspace restrictions for drones near seven Department of Energy (DoE) facilities on Monday in response to reports of unauthorized flights near the...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently expressed its support for the final version of the Congressional tax bill. “We are pleased with the final tax legislation that emerged f...
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This Christmas season, 107.3 million Americans are expected to travel from Dec. 23 to Jan.1, according to AAA. The majority of travelers, 97.4 million, are expected to drive, a 3 percent increase ...
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A recent collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and a recreational drone in New York occurred because the drone was intentionally being flown outside of the operator’s visual range, according to a...
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Tax reform, trade policy and anticipated interest rate hikes each could impact the transportation infrastructure sector in the coming year, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2018 transportation infras...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Administration recently signed an amendment to the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement in Brussels. The agreement promotes...
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President Donald Trump and Congress reauthorized this week the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ability to demand registration of drones by their owners and operators and earned the praise of...
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On-time arrival rates for U.S. air carriers were down slightly in October, but fewer domestic flights were canceled and there were more tarmac delays of three hours or more, according to a U.S. Depart...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 201...
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Alaska Airlines announced on Friday that it will only accept smart bags equipped with lithium batteries or lithium battery power banks as carry-on baggage in early 2018, mirroring recent moves by Amer...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners recently voted to approve $496 million for the Terminal A Redevelopment Program at Newark Liberty International Airport. The $2....
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