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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently began an environmental impact statement (EIS) for associated projects at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Caroli...
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U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) recently voiced concerns about the Trump Administration’s apparent decision to seek privatization of the air traffic control (ATC) system in the United States. Abr...
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The number of airline passengers globally reflected strong growth for the second straight month in February, despite uncertainty created by the Trump Administration’s imposition of two travel bans f...
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Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union, recently urged elected officials in a letter to not allow for the increasing or ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released the February global passenger traffic results, showing a second month of strong growth of passenger demand in 2017. “The stro...
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Boeing recently unveiled concepts for the deep space gateway and transport systems, helping NASA achieve extensive human space exploration from the moon to Mars. NASA’s Space Launch System, a pr...
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, recently introduced the Fairness for Pilots Act, which b...
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