Business & GA

Solar-Powered Airplane Ready for Coast-to-Coast U.S. Flight

Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, founders of the Solar Impulse project, on Thursday announced a schedule for their coast-to-coast U.S. flight with their aircraft powered exclusively by solar energy. Piccard…

ATM Modernization

FAA to Close 149 Air Traffic Towers

FAA on Friday announced its decision to close 149 contract air traffic control towers as part of its reduced operating budget under the recently enacted automatic across-the-board government spending cuts known as…

Commercial

Senate Judiciary Hearing Focuses on Domestic UAS Regulation

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday focused on the regulatory oversight of state and local unmanned aircraft programs, with senators expressing concerns over privacy issues. (AeroVironment's Qube UAS, used for public…

ATM Modernization

Congress Passes Funding Bill, FAA Budget Cuts Remain

Congress approved legislation Thursday to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, avoiding some of the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, though leaving the more than $600 million…

ATM Modernization

IATA Criticizes New EU Performance Scheme

The European Single Sky Committee is facing criticism from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after adopting so-called performance and charging schemes for 2015-2019, which several European aviation organizations say would slow…