The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded $37 million in grants to Idaho airports through the Airport Improvement Program and will be used for airport expansion and the rehabilitation...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently integrated a new Cargo-XML messaging standard into the World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) Cargo Targeting System, opening new communic...
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Airlines carried approximately 3.8 billion passengers on scheduled services throughout 2016, an increase of 7 percent over the prior year, according to recently-released industry performance statistic...
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Endeavor Air pilot leaders, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), unanimously endorsed an agreement last week to extend the current contract with the company. The en...
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NetJets Aviation, a private-business-jet charter and aircraft management company, recently sent a letter to Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,...
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Congress must move past the status quo and approve a long-term bill that reforms the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-P...
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The Port of Seattle recently entered into a three-month pilot partnership with the Washington State Food Truck Association (WSFTA) to schedule twice daily, seven-days-a-week service to the Seattle-Tac...
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UPS recently announced it has acquired three new full-flight simulators and plans to construct a new facility to house them located near the company’s Worldport international air hub in Louisville, ...
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More than 80 members of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently sent a letter to Congressional members asking them to push for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reform. “U.S. airc...
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Passenger facility charges (PFCs) — collected via airline tickets — should not be increased to help airports finance their capital improvement projects at the expense of American travelers who alr...
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Mike Willey, a pilot for more than 50 years, thinks that spinning off the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and making it into a separate, not-...
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A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would modernize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and authorize funding for the agency. The bill is sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Polish Air Navigation Service Provider (PANSA) and a variety of industry stakeholders recently entered into a partnership to develop a National ...
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SAE International and Airlines for America (A4A) recently presented an award in recognition of efforts for furthering the efficacy and science of nondestructive testing to a team of researchers from S...
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United Airlines announced an application put forward this week to the Department of Transportation, asking for more daily flights between Houston and Havana. At present, the Houston-to-Havana route...
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Alaska Air Cargo recently introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 cargo aircraft to its fleet, marking the first time an all-passenger aircraft has been converted to an all-freight aircraft. ...
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Lance Lyttle, the managing director of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), has been appointed to the board of directors for the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). ...
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In 2016, airlines worldwide carried around 3.8 billion passengers with 7.1 trillion revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) being logged, according to a recently-published report aimed at highlighting the...
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AAR, a global aftermarket solutions company, recently signed a five-year agreement with Air Canada to provide the airline with airframe maintenance for its fleet of 34 Boeing 767s. The contract goe...
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Qatar Airways recently announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four Extended Range 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion. The 747-8 Freighter has 16 percent more cargo volume than the ...
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