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June 9, 2008
ICAO Launches Carbon Offset Standard
The International Civil Aviation Organization launched a new carbon offset standard on Thursday governing how much passengers should pay to offset their emissions footprint. The standard immediately came under fire in Europe when an official at...
June 9, 2008
Commentary: Are Controllers Really Having VLJ Problems? No
USA Today’s Alan Levin reported last week that controllers are charging that the slowness of Very Light Jets causes problems with the pacing of aircraft. However, the controllers who were complaining, top officials at two National Air Traffic...
June 2, 2008
Analysis: Hassle Factor a Marketing Blueprint for Air Taxis
If the air taxi industry could capture the disgruntled airline passenger, which may already be happening to some extent, it could also capture some of the $9 billion it cost airlines as the hassle factor drove passengers to avoid 41 million trips in the past...
May 26, 2008
FAA Adopts New Taxi Instructions
Under new FAA procedures that take effect this week, air traffic controllers must provide specific taxi routes to pilots, instead of simply clearing operators to proceed to the runway through a series of taxi instructions. The procedures call for controllers...
May 26, 2008
FAA Names Senior VP to Oversee Modernization Efforts
Vicki Cox was named senior vice president of NextGen and Operations Planning for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Cox, who previously served as a vice president in the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization, will lead the effort to transform the...
May 12, 2008
Industry Blasts Feds on FAA Bill, Congestion Pricing
Industry was shocked as the Senate failed to pass a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill last week, effectively killing chances for a bill this year, despite continuing efforts to bring it to a Senate vote again. Most chalked it up to an...
May 12, 2008
GA Taking on Emissions
National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne testified yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation at the hearing "Aviation and the Environment: Emissions" highlighting NATA’s...
May 12, 2008
Eclipse Gains Indian, Australian Certification
Eclipse Aviation’s Eclipse 500 received certification from both India and Australia paving the way for customers in both regions. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India granted the first foreign country Eclipse 500 certification on April...
May 5, 2008
Reauthorization Faces White House Veto
The rejection of user fees in the FAA reauthorization bill, celebrated by both regional airlines and the general/business aviation communities, may earn the much needed legislation a veto when the bill reaches the White House. A policy statement from the...
April 28, 2008
Fed Watch -- Reauthorization, AIP Increases
Senate to Hold Reauthorization Vote Senate Finance and Commerce committees reached a deal which increases in general aviation contributions to the Aviation Trust Fund, clearing the way for a vote on FAA reauthorization this week. But the deal calls for the...
April 14, 2008
NATA Outlines Its Environmental Issues
While the entire industry struggles with reducing fuel consumption and the consequent reduction in emissions, the National Air Transport Association outlined additional issues facing its members including de-icing fluids, airport issues and gasoline lead...
April 7, 2008
Congestion Pricing Won’t Fly
The National Air Transportation Association joined a growing chorus opposing congestion pricing schemes proposed recently by the Department of Transportation. Adding to the strong opposition voiced by the Regional Airline Association (RAA) recently, airlines...
April 7, 2008
Congress Focuses on Emissions
In recounting aviation’s environmental record before House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, it was clear aviation is the least of the world’s emissions problems given the fact that worldwide it only accounts for three...
March 31, 2008
IG Agrees Biz Av Underpaying
A report by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) on National Airspace System (NAS) usage concluded business jets are not fully paying for their proportional use of air traffic control services and contribute to air traffic congestion...
March 24, 2008
RAS VLJ Conference This Week
Britain’s Royal Aeronautical Society is hosting a Very Light Jet conference this week – March 26 and 27 in London. The conference will focus on the advent of Very Light Jet operations in Europe. The growth of the corporate, air taxi and private...
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