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FAA Supersonic Proposal Draws Environmentalist Ire by Kerry Lynch - April 14, 2020, 11:02 AM While comments on the FAA’s proposal to establish noise standards for supersonic aircraft are not due until July 13, the notice of proposed rulemaking is already drawing opposition from environmentalists. The agency announced the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in late March and officially...

SFO Postpones $1 Billion Terminal 3 West Project Airport remains open, project to renovate remainder of Terminal 3 postponed. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Apr 8th, 2020 The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to postpone a project to renovate the remaining section of Terminal 3, where United Airlines operates. The $1B Terminal 3...

Commercial Flights Plummet in the Coronavirus Outbreak - The Toll on Travel Published April 1, 2020 By Reade Levinson, Michael Ovaska & Basile Simon Additional reporting by Tracy Rucinski in Chicago, Laurence Frost in Paris & Jamie Freed in Sydney Editing by Jon McClure, Blake Morrison & Janet Roberts Sources: FlightAware.com & Airports Council International-Europe. The most difficult times imaginable As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all...

FAA - Fact Sheet – Supersonic Flight March 30, 2020 Contact: Henry J. Price Background The Supersonic Transport (SST) Concorde aircraft was introduced in the early 1970s. At that time, many in the aviation community thought that the time had arrived for regular supersonic air travel for passengers. However, the Concorde was retired nearly two...

FAA Proposes Noise Standards for Supersonic Aircraft by Kerry Lynch - April 1, 2020, 10:11 AM In a move that brings the reintroduction to civil supersonic flight closer to reality, the U.S. FAA is proposing new noise standards for certification of supersonic aircraft. Announced on Monday, the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would address a key stumbling...

NASA reveals what the final X-57 all-electric X-plane will look like By David Szondy March 26, 2020 NASA has released three concept art images showing its X-57 Maxwell all-electric X-plane in its final configuration. The first manned X-plane from NASA in two decades, the X-57 is shown in its Modification iV (Mod IV) form, which includes...

The FAA’s New Flight Paths Around The Denver Metro Kick In Thursday, But Not Without Criticism By Nathaniel Minor March 25, 2020 Air traffic over the Denver area — what remains after coronavirus-caused cancellations anyway — will change significantly Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration’s controversial Denver Metroplex Project, which redrew flight paths in and out of Denver International...