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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that as of September 30, 2021, it had received 6,723 laser strike reports from pilots in the United States. This is very close to the 6,852 reports received in all of 2020. Of the reports in 2021, Texas reported ...
Fourteen Louisiana airports recently received a combined $14 million in grant funds through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The tranche of grants for Louisiana was contained within the larger $845 million fourth-round disbursements announced by the FAA in July. One of the key revisions ...
In an August 31, 2021 press release, the Will Rogers World Airport (WRWA) Public Information and Marketing department issued an alert regarding scams involving online pet delivery services promising safe transport of pets during a move or travel. The airport, located in Oklahoma City, OK, ...
The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced it has proposed penalties totaling $1.23 million against five companies for illegal charter flights conducted in multiple states between 2018 and 2020. With these civil penalties, the FAA continues to actively enforce its regulations governing charter operations. The FAA ...
ADVERTORIAL – A property consisting of two hangar-office buildings on an 11.2-acre leasehold at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) in St. Louis, Missouri, will be sold at auction on Friday, August 20, 2021, at 12:00 PM CDT. The auction will be conducted both onsite ...
As we discussed previously (HN, September 2019), the National Air Transport Association (NATA) has advocated for revisions to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements for aircraft hangar fire protection systems to a risk-based approach. Existing standards are based on physical characteristics such as hangar ...
Beginning in August 2021, the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) will offer its first collegiate-level professional pilot program in the Wichita area. The two-year Part 141 training program will accommodate up to 15 students per year and provide an Associates of ...