Upgrades in the Works for Farnborough Airshow Venue

The Farnborough International airshow facilities will soon see almost $39 million in upgrades, the show organizer announced last week at the Paris Air Show. These upgrades will be accomplished in two phases–the first of which includes building a permanent Chalet Row A and the latter involving erecting a permanent Hall 1. According to show organizer Farnborough…

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Feds delay policy to allow small knives on planes

Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs. A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would have allowed passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners will be delayed, federal officials said Monday. The delay is necessary…

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Airlines can’t hire ex-FAA inspectors for 2 years

By JOAN LOWY – Associated Press | AP – Fri, Aug 19, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Safety inspectors will be barred for two years after leaving the Federal Aviation Administration from going to work for an airline they oversaw under a new rule intended to prevent ethics abuses. The FAA said Friday the rule responds…

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President signs FAA reauthorization into law

Five years of negotiations in Congress came to an end last week as President Barack Obama signed H.R. 658, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, into law. The bill, which keeps the fuel tax at existing levels and does not include user fees, provides $63.4bn to fund the Federal Aviation Administration through 2015,…

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FAA awards $2 million environmental grant to San Diego International

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $2 million grant to San Diego International Airport to reduce the use of conventional fuels at the airport to improve air quality. “We are committed to helping airports around the country make the necessary infrastructure investments that will reduce fuel costs and help protect the environment,” said…

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238 FAA Airport Tower Closures Appear Inevitable

Even Harrison Ford advocating for general aviation this week did not change the FAA‘s plans to close the towers at up to 238 U.S. airports in an effort to trim costs required under the budget sequester. The FAA planned to announce a finalized closure list on Monday, but the agency delayed its release until today…

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Inside the World’s Best First Class Lounges

Nobody wants their flight to be delayed. But there’s one group of travellers  who respond to that “we apologise for any inconvenience caused” announcement  with a nonchalant shrug, maybe even a smile. Those are the travellers ensconced in the first class lounge where that extra  hour can mean time for a second course of restaurant-grade…

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