CommercialBoeing CEO Wants US-China to Reach Deal Boeing sees a big opportunity in the Chinese market as the aerospace industry grows in the next 20 years, and as one of the biggest manufacturing companies in America, it is involved…
ATM ModernizationAviation Industry Hoping Government Shutdown Over Before Serious Delays Occur The U.S. government has been partially shut down since December 22, furloughing workers in "non-critical" agencies including much of the FAA and Department of Homeland Security during the busiest travel time of…
RegulationDOT Selects 10 Participants for Nationwide Drone Integration Pilot Program U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Elaine Chao announced the 10 awardees of the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The program, which was announced by President Trump last year, will see the FAA working with…
MilitaryInternational Drone Sales to Increase Under New White House Policy The White House is implementing a new set of arms transfer policies focused on allowing direct sales between U.S. companies and foreign governments, which will expand the defense industrial base and, in…
CommercialTrump’s Tariffs on China Spread to Aerospace U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest salvo attempting to punish China for intellectual property theft saw the levying a 25% tariff on some 1,300 items, including a host of aircraft parts. The proposed…
MilitaryTrump's Budget Proposal Allocates $24B for DoD Aircraft U.S. President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal directs $716 billion toward national security, including $686 billion for the Department of Defense. Of that, $24 billion would be spent on new…
RegulationWhite House Drone Integration Program Calls for More Test Sites, Concept Evals The White House is creating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration pilot program, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said Wednesday. This would give the U.S. Transportation Department the power to enter into…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Associations Respond to White House ATC Privatization Initiative The topic of air traffic control (ATC) privatization has been controversial since it the beginning. Although U.S. President Donald Trump officially announced the White House’s ATC reform initiative June 5, that concept…
ATM ModernizationTrump Signs Initiative for ATC Privatization, Emphasizes Equipment Modernization U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House’s budget blueprint already outlined Trump’s intention for the privatization of national air traffic control (ATC). President Trump officially announced to the public his ATC reform…