Posted on February 25th, 2019
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stressed Sunday that the Obama administration was not exaggerating the effects of looming sequestration. LaHood, a former GOP congressman, had said at a White House briefing on Friday that the $85 billion in automatic cuts set to start going into effect on March 1 would require furloughs at the Federal Aviation…
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 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…
