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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At a recent meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta highlighted the importance of public-privat...
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Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) is applauding the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s recent passage of the FY2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Relat...
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The Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Transportation funding bill. The bill includes a measure to increase local Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) ...
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In a move designed to increase airport security, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that it would start requiring carry-on electronics larger than a cell phone to be ...
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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) recently introduced a transportation bill that is being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. The bill provides $60 billi...
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According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the average domestic air fare decreased to a total of $352 during the first...
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The U.S. Senate recently introduced the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act, which would increase Airport Improvement Program...
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The U.S. House Budget Committee recently advanced its Build a Better America budget resolution. Included in the budget is a mandatory $200 billion in cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2027. ...
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The U.S. State Department’s Office of Aviation recently awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a maximum value of $111 million to Arista Aviation Services LLC to p...
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The effort to cut down on mishandled baggage for flyers has now become industry standard, with the launch of a joint International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America (A4A) campa...
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Georgia Tech recently dedicated an aerospace manufacturing facility built with a $3 million grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation. The facility, the Delta Air Lines Advanced Manufacturing Pilot...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently fined three carriers for violating airline consumer protections rules. American Airlines was fined $250,000 for failure to process refunds in a ...
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Delta SkyMiles members enrolled in CLEAR, a program that expedites the pre-check process, can use their fingerprints as their boarding pass at Reagan Washington National Airport. The biometric boar...
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Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) recently filed three amendments to the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act, commonly called the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reautho...
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The Aerospace Industries Association recently criticized the nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) to lead the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States. Garrett was nominated for th...
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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) scored a victory this week following the House Appropriations Committee’s approval of a $16.6 billion budget for the Federal Aviation Administratio...
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport recently received the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Airport Innovation Accelerator award for its work deploying cutting-edge technologies a...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring entry-level air traffic controllers, but it will take years of hiring to end the staffing crisis, the National Air Traffic Controls Association (NAT...
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Retired Lieutenant General David F. Melcher, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), recently informed the organization that his tenure will end effective Dec. 31, 2017 in ord...
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