Industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) supports the Trump Administration’s plan for air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure outlined in the administration’s 2018 budget proposal. ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently launched the industry’s first virtual reality (VR) training platform, RampVR, recently in Bangkok, Thailand. The platform, introduced a...
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U.S. investment firm Blackstone recently unveiled a plan to launch a $40 billion investment vehicle aimed at rebuilding the nation’s aging infrastructure, to be anchored by a $20 billion contributio...
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Global air travel on U.S. airlines is forecasted to reach 2.54 million passengers daily, between June 1 and August 31, according to Airlines for America (A4A), a four percent increase from 2016. To...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently approved the updated version of the United States ...
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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently held a hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the nation’s air-traffic control system. The hearing, The Ne...
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Airlines for America (A4A), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) signed a memorandum of understanding to promoted safety and quality assurance in av...
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Minnesota’s eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives -- from both the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) and Republican parties -- recently released a letter sent to Transportation Secretary El...
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Business leaders and government officials from Waco, Texas, and surrounding communities met with Congressional members earlier this month to discuss issues affecting the aerospace and aviation industr...
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The Flight Safety Foundation has scheduled four webinars on the progress of its Global Safety Information Project (GSIP), through which the foundation is looking to examine how it gathers, analyzes, s...
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A bipartisan group recently called for infrastructure reform and robust government funding at an event kicking off the fifth annual Infrastructure Week. The event, held at Philadelphia Internationa...
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday to discuss its top priority: reforming the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The hearing, Th...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) recently elected its board of directors and policy review committee members at its 89th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition held in Long Beach, ...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta told the FAA Drone Advisory Committee that he is unclear what aspects of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) local and state governments ...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has developed a fatigue-management survey that will be used to develop best practices regarding fatigue and crew duty issues in business aviation. ...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently urged the Senate to confirm Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative. The AIA works with the U.S. Trade Representative and the Executive Of...
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Information-technology and avionics company Rockwell Collins has completed nine months of test flights on an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which could be used with railway lines. The UAS performs...
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Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA) and a state congressional delegation recently released 15 call-to-action letters, also signed by members of the business community, against two Middle Eastern nations. Qat...
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Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. recently announced a joint cooperation agreement between the two airlines, which will allow the airlines to serve new destinations and expand comp...
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Air passenger traffic grew 6.8 percent globally in March compared to 2016, the International Air Traffic Association (IATA) said, while demand grew 6.4 percent, down slightly from February. Capacit...
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