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DHS studies developing airport passenger self-screening lanes
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested industry feedback about the feasibility of developing passenger self-screening stations at US airports. → Read More
Analysts: Risks could affect Boeing’s 787 production target
Bernstein analysts see risk ahead for Boeing’s ability to maintain 787 production at 14/month in coming years. → Read More
US lawmakers want to eliminate cap on airport passenger facility fees
Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the federal cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC) that US airports use to finance infrastructure projects. → Read More
CEOs of US airlines, Qatar Airways meet with Trump on subsidy issue
CEOs of several major US carriers and Qatar Airways met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence July 18 to discuss accusations that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been unfairly subsidizing their respective state-sponsored airlines. → Read More
US House panel to consider aviation security legislation
US lawmakers will consider legislation July 17 addressing aspects of aviation security ranging from trusted traveler programs to screening of veterans and pregnant women. → Read More
US airports seek exemption from firefighting foam liabilities
US airport executives are requesting that airports be exempted from liabilities associated with their use of firefighting foams that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). → Read More
New US House bill targets ‘flag of convenience’ carriers
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers assembled on the lawn of the US Capitol July 10 alongside union officials representing pilots, flight attendants and technicians to announce legislation that would renew stalled efforts to target “flag of convenience” carriers. → Read More
New US House bill targets ‘flag of convenience’ carriers
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers assembled on the lawn of the US Capitol July 10 alongside union officials representing pilots, flight attendants and technicians to announce legislation that would renew stalled efforts to target “flag of convenience” carriers. → Read More
US Senate panel advances FAA nominee Dickson
The US Commerce Committee voted along party lines to advance Steve Dickson’s nomination to head the FAA, setting the stage for a showdown on the Senate floor over whistleblower allegations that surfaced recently regarding his tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations. → Read More
Key US Senate Democrat opposes FAA nominee Dickson
The leading Democrat on the US senate panel considering Steve Dickson’s nomination to head the FAA said she will vote against him when the Commerce Committee takes up his nomination June 10, citing a “lack of candor” regarding his involvement in a whistleblower lawsuit during his tenure as SVP-flight operations at Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. → Read More
New round of FAA airport funds includes $65 million to Chicago O’Hare
FAA has announced plans to award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants to hundreds of US airports, the second tranche of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding appropriated by Congress for FY2019. → Read More
US aircraft mechanics seek stronger oversight of foreign repair stations
Four unions representing US aviation safety inspectors and mechanics wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao urging the Department to implement three long-delayed Congressional directives intended to boost oversight of foreign repair stations that work on US aircraft. → Read More
US, Argentina update air transport agreement
The governments of the US and Argentina have signed a protocol modernizing the 1985 Air Transport Agreement between the two countries, paving the way for increased competition and service to more destinations in the US-Argentina market. → Read More
US legislators want to close TSA security gaps, improve covert testing
The chairmen of two US House committees overseeing aviation security have introduced legislation that would require TSA to implement an improved covert testing program to identify security gaps in its screening process. → Read More
US legislators want to close TSA security gaps, improve covert testing
The chairmen of two US House committees overseeing aviation security have introduced legislation that would require TSA to implement an improved covert testing program to identify security gaps in its screening process. → Read More
Dickson defends Delta tenure amid whistleblower allegations
Steve Dickson, the nominee to be the next permanent administrator of the FAA, is defending his decision not to disclose to federal lawmakers a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation that he was deposed in during his tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations. → Read More
US House approves $17.7 billion FAA spending package
The US House of Representatives on June 25 approved a spending package that would send $17.7 billion to the FAA, providing a 20% boost to aviation safety funding that House appropriators say will enable the agency to hire and train more inspectors, technicians and engineers. → Read More
TSA: Diversion of border personnel will not affect aviation security
The head of the TSA told US House lawmakers that the diversion of agency personnel to the US-Mexico border “will have no effect on aviation security whatsoever,” adding, “We have baseline aviation security that we do not go below.” → Read More
Border crisis, staffing shortage disrupt US Global Entry program
US Customs and Border Protection will cancel some Global Entry program interviews through the end of the fiscal year as CBP officers are diverted to respond to a surge in migrant arrivals at the southwestern US border. → Read More
US and non-US airlines avoid Iranian airspace after FAA ban
Passenger and Cargo airlines around the world are re-routing their flights into and over the Middle East after FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) banning US-based civil aircraft from flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, citing “inadvertent risk to US civil aviation operations and potential for miscalculation or misidentification.” → Read More