Posted on February 14th, 2019
Contact: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, March 13, 2013 – As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to finalize a plan for closing nearly 170 air traffic control towers and other facilities, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday wrote the FAA to outline the business aviation community’s significant…
Posted on February 8th, 2019
While general air travel began to reveal indications of recovery in 2012, increased by solid development in rotorcraft and the agricultural turboprop airplane segment, the slow financial rehabilitation and financial unpredictabilities continued to afflict business jet and multi-engine piston deliveries. Nevertheless, “We see growth in company air travel demand over the long term driven by an…
Posted on February 3rd, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $7.7 million in contracts to eight companies to help advance alternative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable sources for commercial jet fuel. The FAA funds are being distributed by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe Center. “These new green aviation fuels will use energy sources right here at home,” said…
Posted on February 2nd, 2019
A Challenger 604 from CSI Aviation Services was used for a simulated hijacking last month as part of an exercise between the U.S. and Russia. The twinjet was crossing the Bering Sea when the simulated hijacking occurred. As planned, the aircraft did not respond to communications, resulting in the FAA and TSA notifying the U.S.…
Posted on February 1st, 2019
With the automatic U.S. budget cuts known as sequestration all but ready to start tomorrow, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta clarified why they will have such a deep effect on his agency. In testimony yesterday before the House Aviation Subcommittee, Huerta also lamented that the monetary “predictability” the one-year-old FAA reauthorization provided his agency has been…
Posted on January 30th, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $4 million civil penalty against United Parcel Service (UPS) of Louisville, Ky., for allegedly maintaining four cargo aircraft improperly and then operating them when they were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges that UPS failed to follow…
Posted on January 26th, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration will likely loosen restrictions on personal electronic devices during flight by the end of the year, sources say. Travelers would be able to use tablets and other devices in “airplane mode” instead of powering them off, according to sources. However, the use of cellphones will still be prohibited. The New York…
