A Johns Hopkins study has set a new record for medical drone transport, transporting human blood samples across 161 miles of desert over a three-hour flight--without temperature control failure. Re...
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Boeing and Malaysia Airlines recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 16 airplanes, including eight 787-9 Dreamliners, converting an existing Malaysia Airlines order of Boeing 737 MAX a...
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Due to the rise of laser incidents that have distracted pilots in recent years, BAE Systems announced the development of “laserproof” cockpits that utilizes new technology, which selectively prev...
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Frontier Airlines pilots voted unanimously last week to strike if contract talks do not result in a new collective bargaining agreement. The pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Associat...
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The average airline passenger in coach seating is being taken for a ride by wealthy corporate and private jet owners, say members of Flyers for Fairness, a recently formed group of U.S. transportation...
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Department of Transportation Inspector General Calvin Scovel III recently released two critical reports of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program. The first report said the F...
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United Airlines recently announced it will begin daily, non-stop service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Sydney on Jan. 18, pending government approval. The flight woul...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing the Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) incrementally and has taken actions to address challenges to its implementation, accor...
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Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.8 percent compared to the same point in 2016, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) global passenger traffic results for ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced the adoption of Federal Aviation Regulations Part 23, which is designed to increase the installation of safety-enhancing technologies at a ...
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The demand for commercial aircraft in China will reach 7,240 airplanes valued at approximately $1.1 trillion by 2036, according to Boeing's annual China Current Market Outlook. This year’s outloo...
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Delta recently named Henry Kuykendall as its senior vice president of Airport Operations, Northeast and promoted Stephanie Baldwin to vice president of Airport Operations for the John F. Kennedy Inter...
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Aircraft brokers Par Avion President Janine Iannarelli and jetAVIVA COO Robin Eissler have partnered to coordinate relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey victims. Patient Airlift Service and Sky Hope ...
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The three Port Authority of New York and New Jersey airports had nearly 63.6 million passengers during the first half of the year, a 2.4 percent increase from 2016 and putting the airports on pace to ...
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The runway must be cleared by Sept. 30 for takeoff of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization — but even a civil approach appears daunting at this point. FAA reauthorization fac...
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United Airlines recently announced it will give up to three million bonus miles to MileagePlus members who donate to Hurricane Harvey relief charities. The charities are the American Red Cross, Am...
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Southwest Airlines recently promoted Ryan Martinez from senior director of the Financial Planning & Analysis Corporate Team to Managing Director Investor Relations, which will go into effect on Sept. ...
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Following a string of small aircraft crashes throughout the country, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently sent a public letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael P....
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Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) expects to earn FAA-type certification and production certificate for the new Graflite V8 engine by the end of 2017, according to a recent announcement from SAE Int...
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Two of Capitol Hill’s prominent aviation-related labor unions have found more than one thing to support in the House proposal that aims to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Spe...
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