The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) recently signed an agreement to recognize each other’s regulatory systems on aviation products with re...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is leaning on Congress to alter the caps attached to the budget control act (BCA) and to enact sweeping tax reform. Calling the two items significant to t...
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The Port of Seattle recently announced that it will increase trip fees by $1, starting Nov. 1, for transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber, Lyft and Wingz serving the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced it has entered into agreements with Alaska Airlines/Virgin America and Spirit Airlines to expand the availability of airport kiosks acces...
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The Board of Commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently approved extending funding by more than $3.8 million over two years for the Council for Airport Opportunity (CAO)....
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Following the release of JetBlue Airways’ third-quarter earnings statement that reported $293 million in earnings, JetBlue pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA...
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Approximately 7.8 billion passengers will travel by air in 2036, almost doubling contemporary passenger air travel, according to a recent report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently expanded its TSA Pre-Check program to five more carriers – All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Contour Aviation, Finnair and Korean ...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, with a directive from President Donald Trump, recently launched the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to test drones in partnershi...
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A passenger survey by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has determined that modern passengers seek automation, real-time updates and basically, greater efficiency in the airport syste...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently selected Patricia Chasse Hiatt as its new Deputy Director of Airport Safety and Standards. Prior to her new role, Hiatt served in various policy,...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) recently named Peter Neffenger senior adviser. Neffenger is the former administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Prio...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) publicly congratulated its long-time partner, Daon, last week for its role in developing digital authentication technology that Visa will use to h...
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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) recently marked the 56th founding anniversary of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) by celebratin...
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In support of a motion by Frontier Airlines pilots to strike if negotiations break down, the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) executive board has approved a $2 million grant. The g...
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The total number of fully certified professional air traffic controllers is the lowest it has been in three decades, but a national air traffic controller organization asserts that landmark legislatio...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) updated their long-standing aviation safety agreement last month. The agreement, called Technical Implemen...
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A boat christening ceremony held on Wednesday in Boston marked the addition of a 150-passenger catamaran ferry, named the Champion, to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) fleet. ...
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Four Oregon congressmen recently sent a letter to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) urging the agency to maintain security equipment at Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport in Klam...
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Approval from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has given the Verizon-owned Skyward company the ability to grant commercial drone operators instant access to airports such as Cincinnati Internation...
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