ATM Modernization AOPA: Sequestration Cuts Disproportionately Impact General Aviation Operations The $85 billion automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration that went into effect last Friday will disproportionately impact the general aviation (GA) community, according…
Commercial McCaskill to Introduce Bill to Expand In-Flight Use of PEDs Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she will begin drafting legislation to expand the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) on commercial airline flights in the…
ATM Modernization FAA Issues Furlough Notices, Congress Reacts FAA sent furlough notices to the majority of its 47,000 employees on Tuesday to adjust its operating budget following the automatic federal spending cuts known…
Commercial Rockwell Collins: ‘Sequestration is a Major Setback' Rockwell Collins anticipated sequestration by adjusting infrastructure and reducing operating costs for its fiscal year 2013 budget, but the Iowa-based aerospace and defense manufacturer is…
ATM Modernization Huerta: Air Traffic Controllers Will Be Furloughed Under Sequestration FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told the House Subcommittee on Aviation on Wednesday his agency cannot avoid furloughing its employees under its $600 million in automatic…
ATM Modernization LaHood: Sequestration Could Close Over 100 Air Traffic Control Towers U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood shared more details about the potential impacts of the looming federal spending cuts known as sequestration Friday, saying that his…