Latest Federal Aviation Administration Stories
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) has been awarded a five-year (one base year and four one-year options) contract valued at $21 million that will make it the sole provider of printing technology for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Lexmark will utilize its proven track record in optimizing heavily distributed printing environments to bring greater efficiency, user productivity and cost reductions to more than 900 FAA...
NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today became the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified carrier in the United States to utilize the new satellite-based Special (Non-Public) Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) approaches to Runways 13L and 13R at its home base at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport with its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. These unique Special Performance-Based Navigation...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com Space just got a little closer as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NASA have signed a historic agreement to collaborate on guidelines for space travel. The two agencies have agreed to come up with standards and guidelines that provide a stable framework for the U.S. space industry. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Monday, commercial space travel providers will be required to obtain a license from the FAA for public safety....
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NASA have signed a historic agreement to coordinate standards for commercial space travel of government and non-government astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station (ISS). The two agencies will collaborate to expand efforts that provide a stable framework for the U.S. space industry, avoid conflicting requirements and multiple sets of standards, and...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Michael Huerta will participate in a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT today to discuss advancements in commercial spaceflight. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Reporters interested in participating in the teleconference should contact Joshua Buck at NASA at 202-358-1100 or jbuck@nasa.gov, or Hank...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Michael Huerta will participate in a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 18, to discuss advancements in commercial spaceflight. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Reporters interested in participating in the teleconference should contact Joshua Buck at NASA at 202-358-1100 or jbuck@nasa.gov, or...
DENVER, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jviation, Inc., an aviation-focused planning, engineering and construction management firm, has hired Donna Taylor as a Senior Consultant based in Seattle, Washington. As a Senior Consultant, Taylor will support Jviation's customers with their airport and community goals wherever those goals intersect on any technical, policy, regulatory, or political issue with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (Photo:...
REDMOND, Wash., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In its effort to empower personnel to work more efficiently and collaboratively, the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen to deploy a CSC cloud productivity solution based on Microsoft Office 365, encompassing email messaging, calendaring, instant messaging and webconferencing. As the contract prime, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will lead the cloud implementation, which will provide...
FORT WORTH, Texas and PAPEETE, Tahiti, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui, the international airline of Tahiti, today announced a bilateral codeshare agreement and applied for approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation. When approved, the codeshare agreement will allow American to place its code on Air Tahiti Nui flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Papeete Faa'a International Airport (PPT) and will allow Air Tahiti Nui to...
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mokulele Airlines has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the use of iPads (Electronic Flight Bags) replacing paper on the flight deck. The use of i-Pads replaces logbooks, manuals, charts and also displays satellite weather. The 1.5 pound iPad replaces about 15 pounds of paper on each of Mokulele's Caravans saving an estimated 1,400 gallons of fuel per year. The FAA has granted Mokulele approval to be the...
