FAA chief calls for conversation on agency’s funding model The FAA Administrator has given a lot of speeches. The text, as approved by the Office of the Secretary, tends to be mundane and often not…
United signs NextGen datacom equipage deal According to AirTrafficManagement.net, United Airlines signed an agreement with Harris Corporation, announced at the Air Traffic Control Association convention, which will equip its fleet with digital avionics. The report…
Article: ACI/AAAE Joint Statement As often noted here, the world of Washington Aviation trade associations is painted in shades of gray (non-prurient) . Nuances are the primary palate of the participants. Why one organization takes…
Recently reconfirmed as Vice Chairman of the NTSB, Christopher A. Hart brings passion for aviation safety, extraordinary insights based on his experiences as a pilot, an aeronautical engineer (bachelors and masters degrees from Princeton), father…
For Immediate Release April 1, 2013 Contact: Laura J. Brown Phone: (888) 267-6466 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) today decided that this Sequestration Challenge has opened its eyes and decided that the…
By Robert W. Poole Jr. After all the hype about shutting down control towers and furloughing air traffic controllers, airlines and airports have good cause to be concerned about what air travel will be like…