Aviation

Issues & Modes / Aviation

Aviation is part of the lifeblood of modern economies, moving people and goods around the nation and the globe. The American economy literally could not function without it and a tremendous collaborative effort of industry and government maintains the safest airspace in the world. But challenges remain as congestion and delays hinder airports and high-altitude traffic is guided by inefficient and old point-to-point, ground-based radar technology. At the same time, qualified workers needed to meet the global demands for air travel have grown increasingly scarce and new technologies like drones are challenging airline safety and security.

GAO Catalogs Aviation Workforce Woes

The 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

On 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

Last 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

On 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

On 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

On 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

Although 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

In 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

The 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

The 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

On 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

The General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation wrote to Congress yesterday to argue that a 65-year-old law does not...

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