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Wicker Demands Answers from Administration on FAA Salary Bonuses
Office of the Senator Roger Wicker, U.S Government has issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta demanding an explanation regarding bonuses awarded to FAA employees earlier this year in advance of sequestration budget cuts. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that...
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  • Wicker Demands Answers from Administration on FAA Salary Bonuses

    U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta demanding an explanation...

    News • May 22nd, 2013

  • Act Allows FAA to End Furloughs and Keep Control Towers
    Act Allows FAA to End Furloughs and Keep Control Towers

    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that DOT has determined that the recently enacted Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 will allow the FAA to transfer sufficient funds to end employee furloughs and keep the 149 low activity contract...

    Press Release • May 13th, 2013

  • Harkin Announces Nearly $1.2 Million to Improve Iowa Airports; Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) News Release

    Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that six airports across the state will receive a total of $1,182,330 for various projects and enhancements from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration...

    News • May 10th, 2013

  • FAA: Air Traffic Control Resumes Full Operations
    FAA: Air Traffic Control Resumes Full Operations

    The FAA said Saturday it has suspended all employee furloughs and traffic facilities will begin returning to regular staffing levels over the next 24 hours.

    News • April 29th, 2013

  • Obama Weighing Sequester Flexibility
    Obama Weighing Sequester Flexibility

    Pressure increased after at least 5,800 flights were delayed in a three-day span beginning Sunday when FAA furloughs took effect.

    News • April 25th, 2013

  • FAA Takes Heat Over Controller Cuts
    FAA Takes Heat Over Controller Cuts

    A top House Republican accused the FAA of a "shocking lapse of management" in giving the airlines just "hours" notice before furloughing air traffic controllers, leaving the industry struggling to adjust to major flight delays.

    News • April 25th, 2013

  • FAA Ruling; UPS may be fined $4M

    The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $4 million fine against UPS for allegedly maintaining four cargo planes improperly.

    News • April 25th, 2013

  • ACI-NA Endorses Bipartisan Bill to End FAA Furloughs

    Today, ACI-NA President Greg Principato issued the following statement in support of the Dependable Air Service Act, a bill to allow the transfer of funds between Department of Transportation accounts to end controller furloughs at FAA.

    News • April 25th, 2013

  • Airlines for America Attempts to Halt FAA Furloughs to Protect Passengers and Shippers
    Airlines for America Attempts to Halt FAA Furloughs to Protect Passengers and Shippers

    Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for U.S. airlines, filed legal action to prevent the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from furloughing air traffic controllers and from implementing widespread ground stops that the...

    News • April 24th, 2013

  • Washington: Obama Budget Proposes Changes for Transportation Funding
    Washington: Obama Budget Proposes Changes for Transportation Funding

    The budget proposes to cut the federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program funding from $3.35 billion to $2.9 billion. The administration, however, also calls for increasing the Passenger Facility Charge fee cap from $4.50 to $8.00.

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • FAA's 149 Tower Closures Still a Go; Cost-Saving Effort Lands at Nation's Smallest Airports
    FAA's 149 Tower Closures Still a Go; Cost-Saving Effort Lands at Nation's Smallest Airports

    The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with plans to close 149 small air-traffic control towers across the nation as part of mandated spending cuts. "We don't have the money to keep them open," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told the...

    News • April 17th, 2013

  • FAA: Challenges Remain in Key Areas

    AA plans to continue analyzing data reactively to understand the causes of accidents and incidents, and to augment this approach through implementation of a safety management system (SMS).

    News • April 17th, 2013

  • FAA Orders Faulty Boeing 737 Part Replacement

    The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive Monday requiring replacement of defective attachment pins in the horizontal tails of more than 1,000 Boeing 737s flying in the U.S.

    News • April 16th, 2013

  • FAA says FMS Systems Immune to Hacking with Android App

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has dismissed claims by an IT consultant that it is possible, theoretically, to hack into an airplane's computer system and effectively to remotely hijack it using an Android app.

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Senators Cross Political Aisles to Save Towers

    Political parties work to save control towers from closure

    News • April 11th, 2013

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