As part of the FAA’s ongoing commitment to address aircraft noise, the agency is asking for public comment on its Noise Policy Review (NPR). The agency published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) today to solicit comments and will hold virtual webinars. The NPR will look at these key items and more based on input received […]
Legislation
FAA Announces First-Year Airport Funding Amounts from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $2.89 billion made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 3,075 airports around the nation. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a […]
Need an IFR Clearance by Phone?
As part of the Flight Service modernization initiative, the FAA is streamlining the process for pilots to obtain IFR clearances directly from certain Terminal facilities. This new process will eliminate the need for Flight Service to relay clearances. It will increase efficiency and reduce the risk of potential errors. In the April 27 edition of […]
FAA Evaluates Drone Detection Systems at DFW
This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its partners are conducting detection research on unmanned aircraft (UAS) – popularly called drones – at Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport. The DFW evaluation is the latest in a series of detection system evaluations that began in February 2016. Previous evaluations took place at Atlantic City International […]
FAA Awards $10.2 Million in Environmental Grant to Airports
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently awarded $10.2 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to six airports around the country to reduce emissions and improve air quality through the FAA’s Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) program. VALE is designed to reduce all sources of airport ground emissions in areas of marginal air quality. The […]
FAA Announces Plans for Industry Working Group to Study Portable Electronics Usage
Given the widespread consumer use of portable electronic devices (PEDs), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a government-industry group to study the current PED policies and procedures aircraft operators use to determine when these devices can be used safely during flight. Current FAA regulations require an aircraft operator to determine that radio frequency interference […]
BTS Releases January 2012 Airline Traffic Data; System Traffic Up 1.1 Percent from January 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 54.3 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2012, 1.3 percent more domestic passengers and 0.4 percent fewer international passengers than in January 2011. These changes resulted in a systemwide increase of 1.1 percent in passengers from January […]
FAA Rescinds Certification of Potomac AWOS
In the on-again off-again saga of, is it certified or is it not, the FAA has apparently, de-certified Potomac Aviation Technology Corporation’s (PATC) AWOS A and A/V. Although a request to the FAA for verification and comment wasn’t received prior to our publishing deadline, it appears the FAA released a letter to PATC in late […]
“Safety is on My Plate”
Remarks prepared for J. Randolph Babbitt to the Regional Airline Association on November 10th. Washington D.C. – Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me, Roger [Cohen]. You’ve asked me to share what’s on my plate or what’s on my mind, and today, there’s no doubt that the answer to both of those questions is […]
“Safety is the Common Thread”
Remarks by J. Randolph Babbitt prepared for NATA Roundtable on November 9, 2009. Washington D.C. – Good afternoon, and thank you, Jim [Coyne], for inviting me. I appreciate the opportunity to come speak to you today. Candidly, I’ve got some real concerns about safety, and we need to discuss these in an open forum. […]
