ASME – August 12, 2019 – Flying Green with Hybrid-Electric Planes By Carlos M. González Monday, August 12, 2019 Faradair Aerospace is a British startup looking to change the landscape of hybrid-powered flight. The company recently unveiled new design plans for an 18-seat biofuel-powered hybrid plane for passenger and cargo transport. “When we released the … Continued
America’s Love Affair With Flying Is Growing Faster Than the Economy By Justin Bachman Monday, August 12, 2019 Americans love to fly and it shows. U.S. airlines carried a record 889 million passengers in 2018, a 20 percent increase from five years earlier, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics records that date to 2002. That … Continued
U.S. DOT – Stephen M. Dickson Sworn in as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Monday, August 12, 2019 WASHINGTON – Stephen M. Dickson was sworn in today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao as the 18th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An aviation industry professional with nearly 40 years of experience, … Continued
Santa Cruz Sentinel – August 9, 2019 – Opinion/Guest Commentary – Making our voices heard over jet noise Guest Commentary Making our voices heard over jet noise By John Leopold August 9, 2019 at 5:00 am Santa Cruz County is on the verge of a victory for democracy in dealing with a federal agency that … Continued
FAA should have conducted review before moving flight path | Opinion / Guest Commentary| By Bruce Mcpherson | August 2, 2019 at 5:00 am The Federal Aviation Administration announced during a June meeting of the Santa Cruz-Santa Clara County Roundtable – established in 2018 to address regional impacts of jet noise – that officials … Continued
Reuters – July 19th, 2019 – Airbus mimics nature with ‘Bird of Prey’ concept plane Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Tom Brown RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) on Friday unveiled a concept aircraft with splayed wingtips and a fanned tail inspired by the feathers of an eagle as it experiments with “biomimicry” … Continued
Press Release – Transportation Secretary Names FAA NextGen Advisory Committee Chair Posted on July 25, 2019 Contact: Marcia Alexander-Adams Phone: 202-267-3488; Email: marcia.adams@faa.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that Russell “Chip” Childs was appointed Chair of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC). Childs is President … Continued
Atlanta Journal Constitution – July 24th, 2019 – Senators Approve Former Delta Exec to Lead FAA July 24, 2019 By Tamar Hallerman and Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday narrowly confirmed Atlantan Steve Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after the former Delta Air Lines executive weathered criticism about his … Continued
Baltimore Sun Associated Press | Jul 10, 2019 | 11:17 AM The Federal Aviation Administration is going to reconsider its position challenging Maryland over new flight patterns and the noise they bring residents near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. In September, the FAA wrote a letter to the state declining to respond to a petition … Continued
Chicago Tribune – July 3, 2019 The FAA’s O’Hare jet noise study has taken more than 4 years. ‘I believe something has gone wrong,’ says Rep. Quigley. By Mary Wisniewski U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley wants to know why the Federal Aviation Administration is taking more than four years to finish a study on the impact … Continued
