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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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) praised U.S. Congress for passing Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus, which continues funding for general aviation manufacturers. “We appreciate the st...
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ABT Clearinghouse, a web-based system that manages transportation network companies’ (TNC) operations and revenue, has successfully processed 1.1 million trips at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Intern...
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U.S. airlines are not only listening to customer concerns, they are taking steps to improve service, the trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) recently told the Senate Commerce Committee. ...
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The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) recently urged the Canadian House of Commons for stricter, up-to-date fatigue rules for pilots. The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastruc...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently released a report highlighting the importance of the domestic space program to the U.S. economy. The report, “Engine for Growth: Analysis and ...
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U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently sent letters to the CEOs of major airlines, urging for a living wage, benefits and workplace protections for subcontractors. Subco...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award to Alfonso “Al” Denson, president and CEO of the Birmingham Airport Authority in Birmingham, ...
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Global demand for air freight, measured in freight ton kilometers, increased 14 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This mark...
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