Issues & Modes / Aviation
Guest Op-Ed: Annoyance and Drones: How Optimizing Flight Paths Can Reduce Potential Noise Impacts
Sep 18, 2020 | Eddie Duncan, INCE Bd. Cert,, Erica Wygonik, PhD, PE,, Kenneth Kaliski, PE, QEP, INCE Bd. Cert.Drones are cost effective and easy to operate. However, the same physical characteristics that make multicopter drones appealing, such...
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...
Substitute Version of FAA Certification Bill (Senate – Sept. 11, 2020)
Sep 18, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the amendment in the nature of a substitute for the Senate's FAA certification reform bill (S. 3969) circulated to Senate...
Some Transit Agencies, Airports Still Slow to Spend Emergency COVID Money
Sep 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisMass transit agencies across the country spent $2.3 billion of their CARES Act coronavirus funding in July, while airports spent $652...
July 7, 1958 Cabinet Meeting on Airline Finances
Sep 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a PDF file containing records of the July 7, 1958 Cabinet meeting at which the finances of U.S. airlines, and their need to get...
June 6, 1958 Cabinet Meeting on FAA Creation
Sep 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis PDF file contains records of the June 6, 1958 Cabinet meeting at which the decision was made to ask Congress to create a new...
Plan for Contact Tracing Air Travelers Stalls
Aug 28, 2020 | Robert PuentesLast week, news outlets reported that the White House put the brakes on a plan by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to require...
Eno Releases First Report on UAS Integration
Aug 28, 2020 | Paul LewisDrone technology is developing rapidly. While it might be a few years before you can fly in an Advanced Air Mobility vehicle (AAM) or...
Bridging the Gap: Sustaining UAS Progress While Pursuing a Permanent Regulatory Framework
Aug 24, 2020 | Paul Lewis and Ken DunlapUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) offer a stunning range of capabilities to connect people with goods and services that may normally be...
Webinar: Sustaining UAS Progress While Pursuing a Permanent Regulatory Framework
Sep 01, 2020 | Madeline GormanUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) can potentially offer a wide range of capabilities and connect people with goods and services. They can...
Airports, Some Transit Agencies Slow to Spend COVID Relief Money
Aug 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisNew data from the federal government shows that not all airports and transit agencies needed the federal coronavirus aid provided by...
Labor Unions Ask USDOT for Mandated Passenger Face Masks
Jul 31, 2020 | Brianne EbyOn July 27, Larry Willis, the President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), sent a letter on behalf of TTD’s 33...