Issue / Aircraft
Webinar: Eyes in the Skies: How The Ukrainian Crisis Affects Aviation
Apr 01, 2022 | Madeline GormanThe war in Ukraine has touched almost every corner of the world in almost as many ways. From parts availability to rising oil prices,...
Subcommittee Hearing Examines Community Concerns Regarding Aviation Noise
Mar 18, 2022 | Romic AevazThis week, the House Transportation’s subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled “Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in...
Communication Breakdown: T&I Hearing Shows Differing Perspectives Between FAA and FCC on 5G and Aviation Safety
Feb 04, 2022 | Katie DonahueReminiscent of a certain Led Zeppelin song, all witnesses and Representatives agreed on the utter lack of communication and...
Looking to the Skies: A Centennial Institute Session Recap
Dec 03, 2021 | Jonathan HammondIf there was one word to describe the state of the U.S. aviation industry in 2019, it was “soaring.” Airlines in the United States...
House Panel Grills FAA Chief Over Implementation of Congressional Directives
Oct 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the House Aviation Subcommittee got an update from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the status of...
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...