FAA’s Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) offers a good case study on how Trump’s Executive Order on regulatory freezing will effect FAA’s existing, tortuous rule-making process.
ASTM President Katharine Morgan with her Trump Administration insight and ASTM-FAA relationship should be a catalyst for thought within and without the FAA.
Here is what was happening in the positions who execute the aviation policy of the Trump Administration. What does this all mean?
Donald Trump’s plan for his first 100 days in office included his “American Energy & Infrastructure Act,” which would “spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years.” The next 100 days hold the potential for great advantage and great harm to aviation infrastructure. This is a call for experienced professionals to proffer practical and realistic ideas.
With typical fanfare, President-elect Trump “tweeted” the above message to the US’s #1 aerospace company. This is one style of dealing with such a purchase and it might be informative to recall a past similar transaction.
President-elect Trump nominates Secretary Elaine L. Chao for Secretary of Transportation. Here are some Hill and Industry thoughts on her amazing career.
A 50 page “toolkit” was issued by the US DoT, OIG soon after the election. The President-elect may not have much OIG experience or knowledge, but the aviation experts on his Transition Team do. That raises the obvious question: WHY?
Every four years, Washington’s lobbyists respond to the Presidential election. Here’s what the aviation associations have to say.