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Monday, January 19, 2009
House Includes Aviation Spending in Stimulus Package
It is little wonder that aviation groups differed on their take of the House stimulus package with Air Transport Association expressing disappointment and the American Association of Airport Executives applauding the bill which was $500 million short of the $4 billion industry request. Very simply, the... [read more]
January 5, 2009
Aviation Stimulus Creates 800K Jobs
Investing $30 billion on transportation infrastructure would create 834,000 jobs, according to the National Air Transportation Association. In a letter to Congress, President James Coyne said modernizing the air traffic control system increases capacity and...
December 22, 2008
LaHood Tapped for DOT Post
Retiring Republican Representative Ray LaHood (Ill.), who served on the House aviation subcommittee, was is nominated Friday by President-elect Barack Obama to be Secretary of Transportation. LaHood ends his 13-year tenure in Congress at the end of the month...
December 22, 2008
CPI Report Outlines Transportation’s Failures
Could it be somehow symbolic that the announcement for President-Elect Obama’s choice for secretary of transportation was dead last in filling out his cabinet? And, could the two-year failure of the reauthorization legislation be reflective of a lack of...
November 10, 2008
Foundation Updates Progress of Runway Safety Initiative
The importance of reducing the risk of runway excursion accidents was highlighted at the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) 61st International Air Safety Symposium in Honolulu last Thursday. More than 300 attendees heard FSF Foundation Fellow Dr. Earl Weener...
November 10, 2008
FAA Passes Milestone, Users Want More
At a time when air taxi and general aviation operators have more WAAS approaches as number one on their wish lists, the Federal Aviation Administration said it passed a key milestone in its ground to satellite transition, having published 1,333 Localizer...
November 3, 2008
FAA Forms Runway Safety Council
In its continuing bid to prove it is doing something to improve runway safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) convened the Runway Safety Council, a joint government-industry body that will take a deeper, systemic approach to improving runway...
November 3, 2008
Panelists Weigh Election Impact
When asked during last week’s RAA meeting in Washington how a new administration would impact airlines, Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen quipped, “Well, it couldn’t get any worse than what we have now.” Regardless of...
October 27, 2008
Air Taxis Struggle with Key Problems
Orlando, Fla. – Although air taxis are benefiting by strong demand they are stuggling with financing, and a hostile operating environment, according to a panel assembled at the recent National Business Aviation Association meeting. SATSair CEO Steve...
October 20, 2008
Honeywell Forecasts Record Deliveries, Despite Slump
Orlando, Fla -- Deliveries of business jets in the Very Light Jet segment will continue to build momentum off a base of around 250 units in 2008, according to Honeywell Aerospace, which released its latest forecast on the eve of the NBAA show. For VLJs...
October 20, 2008
FAA Expands Runway Status Lights Nationwide
Sensis Corp was awarded a $131 million, three-year contract to install runway status lights at 22 major U.S. airports. The award from the Federal Aviation Administration includes two one-year options to install the lights at additional airports, for a total...
October 20, 2008
New Systems at Four Major Airports
Air traffic control towers located in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis, and Minneapolis-St. Paul are now using automated radar processing and display systems deployed as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Area Modernization Replacement (TAMR)...
October 6, 2008
VLJs set to make impact in Europe
Barcelona would be a great place for a VLJ assembly line, according to said José Mariano López, managing director, Barcelona Aeronautics & Space Association (BAIE) welcoming some 80-plus delegates to the second annual European VLJ Conference...
September 29, 2008
DayJet Demise Will Not Impact ADS-B Tests
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials say the recent demise of DayJet will have "no impact" on the five-year, phased implementation of Next Generation (NextGen) technologies, including Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)...
September 15, 2008
DayJet Offers Weekend Service
After successfully building its network and on the eve of its first birthday, DayJet is now operating seven days a week, offering weekend service for the first time...
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