FAA Says Expected Increase Of Air Traffic To Boost Need For NextGen

March 10, 2010

The Federal Aviation Administration predicts the number of U.S. air passengers will rise by 2.5 percent per year starting in 2011, increasing the need for its Next Generation Air Transportation System.

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FAA OKs Higher Jet Weights At Scottsdale Airport

March 10, 2010

FAA approves higher jet weights at Scottsdale Airport; no takers yet.

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Slow Rebound In Air Travel But The Future May Be Crowded

March 10, 2010

“Without NextGen, we won't be able to handle the increased demand for service that this forecast anticipates,'' said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. The FAA's tally on 2009 showed passengers paid 8.6% less to fly each mile on domestic

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Plane Wreckage Taken To Georgia For Inspection

March 10, 2010

The investigation of Saturday’s fatal plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico will continue in Georgia. Atlanta Air Recovery on Monday pulled the wreckage of the North American AT-6 Texan up from about 65 feet of water about a half-mile off Topsail Hill

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Small Fare Hikes More Crowding

March 10, 2010

It means that to prevent aviation gridlock, the FAA must successfully complete its ambitious transformation of the nation's air-traffic system, dubbed NextGen, to a satellite-based system that replaces the current ground-based radar,

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Air Traffic Controllers FAA Talks Dispute Future Airspace Safety

March 10, 2010

Regardless of the negotiations and political posturing by both the FAA and NATCA it would serve them both well to stay on point during deliberations in order to remain on the key issues, keeping in mind the welfare of the flying public

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FAA TO PROBE SOUTHWEST AGAIN

March 10, 2010

The FAA has launched an investigation into possible violations of safety directives by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, the 3rd time the agency had looked into the carrier's safety practices in 2 years. The investigation is a repeat of the probe 2

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Forecast Links NextGen And National Economic Growt

March 10, 2010

“This forecast makes a very strong business case for NextGen,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. “Without NextGen, we won't be able to handle the increased demand for service that this forecast anticipates.”

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Kid In JFK Control Tower Gives Pilots Directions FAA

March 10, 2010

Listen: Kid In JFK Control Tower Gives Pilots Directions; FAA Investigating. 8:20. March 3, 2010. comments. By Mark Memmott. A child was allowed to give directions to pilots from the control tower at New York's JFK International Airport

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FedEx Labor Issue Still Knots FAA Reauthorization Bill

March 10, 2010

WASHINGTON — An FAA reauthorization bill pending in the Senate may be subject to a cloture vote of 60 senators to overcome a hold Sen. Bob Corker , R-Tenn., has on the measure of special interest to FedEx. Without using the word “hold,” it appears Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., has also intervened. His spokesman, [...]

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