The general aviation industry delivered 995 airplanes at a value of $9 billion during the first half of 2017, according to recently-published second quarter general aviation airplane shipment and bill...
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Reforming air traffic control (ATC) is a top priority for U.S. House Republicans when they return to Capitol Hill from their August recess and they’re expected to include it in a reauthorization bil...
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The Airborne Wireless Network (ABWN) has successfully created an airborne wireless network for the first time, using two Boeing 767s and a mobile system to establish proof of concept for the heretofor...
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Azul, Brazil’s largest airline by the number of cities served, recently announced it is adding two routes beginning in December, the peak of the Brazilian flying season. The first route will fl...
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Protonex Technology Corp., a power solution company, has successfully completed a test flight of its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell pr...
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Alaska Airlines recently named Kate Geldaker as the company’s new director of government affairs, which went into effect on Aug. 10. In her new role, Geldaker will represent the airline before a...
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Due to the slow pace of contract talks, officials at Frontier Airlines recently indicated they will ask the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), who represents the airlines’ employees, to give the th...
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William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston became the latest to incorporate facial recognition biometric exit technology for select flights this week, building a pilot program launched at Harts...
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Having failed for six years to negotiate a contract, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, AFL-CIO, which is representing Allegiant Air’s flight attendants, has requested the help of its med...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael P. Huerta, speaking at the Asia-Pacific Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference, recently told aviation leaders the FAA and Asian age...
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), along with other industry allies, co-signed letters asking Congress to increase aviation infrastructure funding. The letters are part of a push fo...
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Alaska Airlines’ board of directors recently selected Andrea “Andy” Schneider as vice president of people and Shane Tackett as the company’s senior vice president of revenue management and e-c...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a change to its Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) authorization process. RVSM is the global standard for the separation between a...
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The Springfield Airport Authority in Illinois recently received a grant worth $3.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide needed maintenance to the Abraham Lincoln Capital A...
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U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced a bill that would restrict drones from flying near aircraft. The Drone Operator Safety Act was included in the S...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install Data Communications (Data Comm) technology at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Data Comm allows air-traffic controllers to send text-...
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The first half of 2017 is the strongest first half since 2010 for global air freight, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Compared to 2016, freight ton kilometers, th...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently changed the organization structural of its Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) as part of the FAA’s Blueprint for AIR Transformation. “The ...
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The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced a $60 billion funding bill for transportation, and housing and urban development, which was applauded by the General Aviation Manufacturers A...
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Plane owners that attempt to mask their ownership through trustees could soon be forced to disclose their identities under the AIrcraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2017, which was recently introduce...
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