Issues & Modes / Aviation
GAO Catalogs Aviation Workforce Woes
May 19, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Government Accountability Office this week issued a new report detailing the workforce challenges that the U.S. aviation...
Aviation Subcommittee Tackles Workforce Training, Shortages, and Diversity
Apr 21, 2023 | Michaela BonevaOn Wednesday, April 19, the Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to discuss...
Editorial: Phil Washington and Changing the Rules As We Go
Mar 31, 2023 | Jeff DavisLast weekend, Phil Washington, the longtime mass transit executive and current head of the Denver Airport, pulled his name from...
House Committee Discusses Future of Flight
Mar 31, 2023 | Garett ShrodeOn Thursday, March 30, the Subcommittee on Aviation under the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met to discuss the evolution...
Phil Washington Withdraws Name from FAA Nomination
Mar 26, 2023 | Jeff DavisOn March 24, Phil Washington asked President Biden to withdraw his name from nomination to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation...
House Committee Investigates Future of Advanced Air Mobility
Mar 24, 2023 | Michaela BonevaOn Thursday, March 23, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee met to discuss advanced air mobility (AAM) and the future of...
A Fright for Sore Flie(r)s: Senators Tackle Consumer Protection in Latest Hearing
Mar 24, 2023 | Jonathan HammondAlthough airlines seem to be soaring after suffering a brutal couple of years (thanks, COVID-19), their passengers just aren’t as...
House Prepares to Take Off with FAA Reauthorization
Mar 24, 2023 | Philip PlotchIn 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five-year reauthorization bill into law in a private...
One Vote Short, Committee Delays Vote on FAA Nominee
Mar 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee abruptly postponed a vote on the nomination of Phil Washington to run the...
FAA Nominee to Get Vote in Committee Next Week
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation has scheduled a vote on the nomination of Phil Washington to head the Federal Aviation...
House Committee Takes Off with FAA R&D Plans
Mar 10, 2023 | Garett ShrodeOn Thursday, March 9, the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics under the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee met to discuss...
USDOT Attorney Argues FAA Nominee Does Not Need “Civilian” Waiver to Serve
Mar 10, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation wrote to Congress yesterday to argue that a 65-year-old law does not...