In its third round of U.S. airport infrastructure grants, FAA has released an additional $770.8 million in funding, bringing the total airport improvement program (AIP) awards announced year-to-date to $2.1 billion. A total of $3.2 billion in AIP allotments will be distributed this year.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Wisconsin) said she was “90% sure” Congress would pass legislation reauthorizing FAA before the Sept. 30 deadline when the agency’s current authority expires, and said the Senate could take up the bill following next week’s recess during a speech at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Air Safety Forum here.
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU), its aerospace research universities are joining forces to create a national aviation consortium to provide a single point of engagement with the global aerospace industry.
This year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracted about 601,000 attendees, about 2% above last year’s record, along with 867 exhibitors, 976 media representatives and 40,000 campers in 12,300 campsites.
WASHINGTON—Ramping up its opposition to proposed research into single-pilot cargo aircraft, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) released results of an on-line survey July 31 showing that most respondents oppose removing pilots from airline flight decks.
Embraer recorded a 29% drop in revenue during the second quarter due to declines in executive and commercial aviation deliveries and a significant decline in defense and security revenue, it says.
The EAA AirVenture event spotlighted emerging technologies that will affect not just general aviation but also the future development of urban transportation.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has continued its fight to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport across two separate but related fronts.
Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are co-sponsoring legislation that will help sustain and support the general aviation community.
General Dynamics expects some impact on initial deliveries of the Gulfstream G500 business jet after nacelle supplier Nordam Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says the issue is “manageable and solvable.”
The next 20 years will bring demand for 790,000 pilots—about twice the size of the current workforce, according to Boeing’s 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook.
