Latest Federal Aviation Administration Stories
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 business-jet aircraft received a type certificate today from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification verifies the airworthiness of the aircraft's design. Gulfstream expects to deliver the first fully outfitted G650 business jets to customers before year-end. The company has received more than 200 orders for the aircraft. "The G650 is a...
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PASSUR(®) Aerospace, Inc. (OTC: PSSR), a business intelligence software and solutions company, announced today that Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has contracted for PASSUR( )OPSnet(TM) Field Condition Report (FCR), providing airport users access to timely, accurate, and complete airport condition information on a standardized and automated platform. "Airports are undertaking new roles and responsibilities - such as...
FORT WORTH, Texas and PAPEETE, Tahiti, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui, the international airline of Tahiti, received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation on a bilateral codeshare agreement. The new codeshare agreement allows American to place its code on Air Tahiti Nui flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Papeete Faa'a International Airport (PPT) and allows Air Tahiti Nui to place its code on American flights...
GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The Accident On 28 May 2012, at 1605 Eastern Daylight Time, near Warrenton, Virginia, a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza was in a shallow climb headed southbound when it collided with a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, which was in level flight headed in a southeasterly direction. As a result of the collision, the Bonanza broke up in flight and the pilot and flight instructor were fatally injured in the crash. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of...
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for the Advancement of NextGen (NAANG) has surpassed 1,000 members, signaling the unprecedented support for improvements in air traffic systems among travel and tourism industry and business leaders. In announcements across the country, officials highlighted that already the benefits of NextGen are being realized today, and there is a need to press forward the implementation of NextGen to ensure the nation's busiest...
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission today announced that it is joining an important nationwide initiative called the National Alliance to Advance NextGen (NAANG). Created by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to call attention to the need for rapid upgrading of the nation's air traffic system, NAANG is made up of over 1,000 organizations of all kinds that use or rely on air travel and are concerned about the adverse...
PHOENIX, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has unveiled the latest updates to its IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar, which include new capabilities to detect turbulence, hail and lightning, up to 10 minutes in advance of approaching storm cells in the flight path of the aircraft. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO) Previously, pilots could not readily anticipate which storms in their flight path had either hail or lightning, or which storms...
Budget cuts would close air traffic control towers, reduce passenger and cargo capacity and cost 132,000 American jobs ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today by the Aerospace Industries Association and Econsult Corporation estimates that budget cuts to Federal Aviation Administration operations as a result of sequestration could cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs, sap $80 billion a year from the nation's gross domestic product and strip almost...
Union Says Captain Wrongfully Terminated For Exercising FAA-Mandated Authority Over Flight Safety WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Teamsters Airline Division expressed strong support today for an ABX Air pilot who was wrongfully terminated for his refusal to operate an aircraft according to a flight plan that was prohibited by FAA-approved procedures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tauri Group, LLC announces the release of a forecast of demand for suborbital reusable vehicles (SRVs). SRVs are a new class of rocket-powered vehicles designed to cross the threshold of space, carrying cargo or people. The report, "Suborbital Reusable Vehicles: A Ten-Year Forecast of Market Demand," analyzes emerging SRV markets and identifies drivers of growth. Space Florida (Florida's spaceport authority and aerospace...
