Issue / Aircraft
Year-End Funding Bill Creates New Requirements for Aircraft Certification
Dec 22, 2020 | Paul LewisAs part of the massive omnibus funding bill passed by Congress yesterday, which contains the second round of COVID relief money,...
Time Running Out for Water Resources, Aviation Certification Bills in This Congress
Dec 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisSeveral key transportation and infrastructure bills are still unsettled, and time is rapidly running out for this Congress to...
FAA Clears 737 MAX for Return to Service as Congress Debates New Aircraft Certification Reform
Nov 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Aviation Administration this week approved the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after 20 months of being...
House Democrats Release Critical Report on 737 MAX As Senate Panel Postpones Certification Bill
Sep 18, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released a 238-page investigative report on the actions...
DOT IG Releases Timeline of 737 MAX Development
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter the second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in March 2019 led to the worldwide grounding of the new model airplane,...
St. Louis Pulls Bid to Privatize its Airport
Jan 24, 2020 | Robert PuentesIn the late 1990s, the St. Louis Lambert International Airport was the nation's 15th-largest, with more traffic than Seattle-Tacoma,...
House Hearing Cites Faulty FAA Risk Calculations on 737 MAX
Dec 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisAnother hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week looked more deeply at decisions made by the...
House T&I Approves Bill Regulating Overseas Aircraft Repair Facilities
Nov 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisOn November 20, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill (H.R. 5119) sponsored by the panel's chairman,...
Senate Committee Approves RRIF and NASA Bills, 3 Nominations
Nov 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a drama-free markup on November 13 and approved 20 bills by voice vote,...
Boeing CEO Faces Hostile Audiences on Capitol Hill
Nov 01, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the chief executive officer of Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg, spent two days this week testifying before a largely hostile...
Senators Press FAA Officials on MAX Certification Procedure and UAS Rules
Aug 01, 2019 | Romic AevazIn the wake of recent reporting in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal regarding the certification process for the Boeing 737...
Trends in International Travel Part 3: Aircraft, Polar Routes, and Flights to Asia
May 17, 2019 | Paul LewisEno conducted an analysis of the international market for air travel in November 2018 for the Japan International Transport Institute....