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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
Waiver of Fines for Sequester-Related Tarmac Delays Sought

Two major trade groups representing U.S. airlines have asked the Department of Transportation for a temporary reprieve from huge fines for passenger delays just days after federal budget cuts reduced the nation's air traffic controller staffing.

News • April 24th, 2013
Nation's Rules in Plane Cabins Ease This Week

TSA's new security rules went into effect this week. Pocketknives? Hockey sticks? No problem!

News • April 22nd, 2013
Assembly Directs Brown to Engage in Drone Test Site Bid

The state Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to direct Gov. Jerry Brown to attempt to consolidate two California efforts, including one led by Ventura County, to become one of the nation's six test sites for the development of unmanned aerial...

News • April 19th, 2013
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
NBAA Joins In Launching 'Farm To Fly' 2.0

Initiative builds on efforts to develop a biofuel for jets that requires no major aircraft engine modifications.

News • April 19th, 2013
DHS: Travelers Will Face Security Squeeze Again

A day after the attack on the Boston Marathon, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced she is stepping up security at transportation hubs nationwide "out of an abundance of caution," using "measures both seen and unseen."

News • April 17th, 2013
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
A4A Opposes Unprecedented Tax Hike on Airline Passengers in White House Budget Proposal

A4A cautions that if the White House proposal to enact higher aviation taxes and fees is enacted, it will increase the cost of air travel, cost jobs, limit air service options to small and medium communities and ultimately harm the U.S. economy.

News • April 12th, 2013
Ohio May Win Drone Test Bid

Companies wanting to develop unmanned aircraft systems are "sitting there waiting" for six areas of the country to get the OK to test-fly drones, the vice president of a Fortune 500 defense company told Ohio lawmakers Tuesday.

News • April 11th, 2013
AOPA Warns User Fee Proposal Could Cripple General Aviation

The White House on Wednesday released a budget proposal that includes a $100 per-flight user fee--a charge the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) warns could be disastrous for general aviation.

News • April 11th, 2013
Thompson Introduces Bill to Reform TSA's Contract Screener Program

Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455).

News • April 11th, 2013
Senators Cross Political Aisles to Save Towers

Political parties work to save control towers from closure

News • April 11th, 2013
NATA Disappointed in President's Budget Proposal

Urges Congress to Oppose Provisions Detrimental to General Aviation Businesses and Jobs

Press Release • April 11th, 2013
FAA Puts Budget Cuts on Hold

Control towers at 149 smaller-sized airports received a reprieve Friday when the FAA announced funding cuts would be postponed until mid-June

News • April 8th, 2013

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