The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Aireon recently announced the successful test flight of the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. Aireon said the ...
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Airlines for America (A4A) on Tuesday presented two industry executives with its 2017 Engineering, Maintenance, and Material Council's (EMMC) Nuts and Bolts Award, which recognizes individuals who dem...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) research and development portfolio, stating that the agency was not fully co...
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In response to recent editorials by the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal calling for privatization of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) systems, U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and R...
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According to a new rule by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), general aviation pilots can begin their preparations to fly under BasicMed without holding a FAA medical certificate as long as th...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday accepted the city of St. Louis’ preliminary application to participate in the agency’s Airport Privatization Pilot Program, which allows airport...
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February marked the highest monthly total for full-time U.S. passenger airline employment since July 2005, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transpo...
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Senate Committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) recently criticized the fact United Airlines and Chicago O’Hare Airport failed...
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A safety framework based on global standards, cooperation and communication, and effective data usage needs to be fostered by aviation safety stakeholders to maintain safe skies, according to the Inte...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) recently introduced the House companion to the Fairness for Pilots Act, which gives pilots additional p...
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The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Safety Committee is currently encouraging members to respond to a survey attempting to address problems of runway incursions. The online quest...
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Legislation in Oklahoma to streamline regulation of construction near public-use airports was signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin last week. The Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act (APPPA)...
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Citing a lack of flight profitability, Emirates recently announced that it will reduce the number of flights to five of its 12 destinations in the United States, beginning in May. The Partnership ...
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According to new figures released by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 33 airline passengers and 11 crewmembers were seriously injured during bouts of in-flight turbulence in 2016 – mo...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released the April 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, which revealed that reporting carriers canceled 1.5 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in Fe...
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The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced it is beginning a review of the approval and oversight processes used to grant waivers to operators of unmanne...
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The National Association of Rail Passengers recently recognized U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) for their work in creating legislation enab...
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The Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) President and CEO Peter Dumont recently joined with other industry leaders, urging Congress to include full funding of the Federal Aviation Administration’...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently applauded President Donald Trump’s announcement of his support of the U.S. Export Import (Ex-Im) Bank and his intentions to nominate individuals t...
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In an attempt to improve the quality of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 airspace authorization requests, the FAA will release facility maps for the first set of unmanned aircraf...
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