AIA hosts Florida aerospace summit
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently held the two-day AIA Florida Aerospace and Defense Workforce/STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Summit in Palm Bay, Florida. ...
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Georgia Transportation Alliance backs Delta’s support of AIRR Act
The Georgia Transportation Alliance (GTA) has joined with Delta Air Lines in supporting the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act being considered by Congress, stati...
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FAA issues new guidance for electronic flight bag applications
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated its guidelines for design and use on hosting electronic flight bag (EFB) applications for portable and installed devices alike. Through the is...
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CBP says 11 more international airports join Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival program
Eleven additional international airports will take part in a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that enables conditionally approved global travelers to complete enrollment interviews upon arr...
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International Air Transport Association outlines aviation agenda for Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has identified safety, connectivity, revenue repatriation, air traffic control management and human capital as keys to leveraging aviation to realize...
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U.S. DOT publishes updated drug testing guidelines to include opioids
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published updated drug testing guidelines for federal transportation employees in safety-sensitive positions that include testing for four semi-syn...
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FAA opens comment period for metroplex environmental assessment
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently opened the comment period for its Draft Environmental Assessment associated with the Cleveland-Detroit Metroplex project. The project aims to make...
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Association responds to congressman’s retirement
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) recently responded to Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) decision to not seek re-election in 2018. LoBiondo has served 12 terms and is chairman of ...
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Council presents annual marketing awards
The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) recently presented this year’s Excellence in Airport Marketing, Communications, and Customer Service Awards at an ACI-NA conference in St. L...
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Camden County explores aeronautical growth potential through envisioned innovation and research park
An analysis released on Monday found that a spaceport innovation and research park envisioned for Camden County, Georgia, would attract new projects launched by outside aeronautical firms, spurring jo...
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Organization against repurposing Detroit airport
The Coleman A. Young International Airport Education Association was created earlier this year with the goal of educating the public on the importance of the Detroit airport, a facility city council w...
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NASAO supports changes to flight time requirements for ATP certification
As work continues on an FAA reauthorization bill in the Senate, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) advocated on Friday for changes to a rule requiring 1,500 hours of flight e...
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GAMA board of directors approves three new members
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) board of directors recently approved the addition of three new members. CiES, which manufactures electronic fuel sensors for aircraft, and ...
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September air freight growth slowing, still up 9.2 percent
In September, global air freight demand grew 9.2 percent compared to 2016. This is 4.4 percent higher than the five-year average growth, despite the fact that growth has slowed slightly with September...
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Missouri conservative activist calls proposed increases to passenger facility charges ill-advised
Passenger facility charges (PFCs) — paid by every flyer on every flight as part of the cost of an airline ticket — should not be increased, conservative activist and CNN political commentator Ed M...
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Port of South Louisiana opens first transient hangar, expands railroad operations
The Port of South Louisiana is making a series of infrastructure pushes currently, having just opened its first transient hangar at the Executive Regional Airport and currently working with Dow St. Ch...
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Mobile app offers commercial drone operators automated access to controlled airspace
Commercial drone operators can soon use the same mobile app used for flight planning and situational awareness to request automated authorization to fly in controlled airspaces surrounding airports, t...
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New Jersey Legislature supports bill to modernize national air traffic control system
Citizens for On Time Flights announced on Friday that 17 bipartisan members of the New Jersey State Legislature, as well as nine mayors and 10 business associations, expressed their support for reform...
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Thanksgiving travel forecasted to be 3 percent higher than 2016
Airline travel during the 12-day Thanksgiving travel period will reach 28.5 million passengers, 3 percent higher than last year, Airlines for America (A4A) forecasts, averaging 2.38 million passengers...
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Chinese government announces five-year plan for inflight internet
China appears to be pushing into the inflight internet industry alongside the United States, with an announcement this week revealing a five-year plan by the Chinese government that could see the serv...
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