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FAA launches study of general aviation airports

29 June 2011 | By FAA

The FAA is taking a top-down look at the current general aviation airport system in the U.S...

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Fueling greener aviation – Statement by FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt

10 June 2011 | By FAA

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt released the a statement on the ASTM technical committee approval of an aviation biofuel standard...

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FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt breaks ground on new Las Vegas air traffic control facility

31 May 2011 | By FAA

Randy Babbitt helped break ground for a new, $99 million air traffic control tower...

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FAA Dedicates New Air Traffic Control Tower for Long Island MacArthur Airport

20 May 2011 | By FAA

New airport traffic control tower for Long Island MacArthur Airport to replace the one that has served the airport since 1963...

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FAA Revises Proposal to Enhance Air Carrier Training Programs

11 May 2011 | By FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a substantial and wide-ranging overhaul of air carrier crew training...

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SELEX Systems Integration Inc awarded FAA contract for DME

29 April 2011 | By SELEX Systems Integration Inc (SELEX)

SELEX has been awarded a contract from the FAA to supply Model 1118A/1119A Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)...

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FAA announces additional actions as part of air traffic control review

29 April 2011 | By FAA

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced additional management changes and other actions today...

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FAA announces changes to controller scheduling

17 April 2011 | By FAA

Ray LaHood and Randy Babbitt announced changes to air traffic controller scheduling practices that will allow controllers more time for rest between shifts...

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The FAA announces additional staffing at 27 control towers

13 April 2011 | By FAA

The FAA will place an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the country...

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NextGen implementation will benefit airports

11 April 2011 | By Dr. Michael C. Romanowski, Director, NextGen Integration and Implementation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Implementation of the United States’ Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is a highly orchestrated initiative, requiring close collaboration with the aviation community. By leveraging a strategy of incremental implementation with our stakeholders, NextGen capabilities are already emerging, providing benefits to airports, aircraft operators and the travelling public today. These…

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An alternative way of thinking

11 April 2011 | By Mark Rumizen, Aviation Fuels Specialist in the Aircraft Certification Division, Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)

In the early afternoon of 7 January, 2009, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 airliner lifted off the tarmac of Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport with a blend of biofuel and conventional petroleum-derived fuel feeding one of its two CFM International jet engines...

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FAA operates from new air traffic control system command center

11 April 2011 | By FAA

The FAA announced today that the new David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center, located in Warrenton, VA, is fully operational...

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Raytheon to Modernise Largest FAA Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities

7 April 2011 | By CANSO

STARS is strategic key enabler for Next Generation Air Traffic System...

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FAA Installs 150th Alaska Weather Camera

25 March 2011 | By Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

In an ongoing effort to improve aviation safety in Alaska, the FAA has turned on its 150th weather camera in Talkeetna...

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FAA Celebrates Improvements at Asheville Regional Airport Paid for with Recovery Act Dollars

10 March 2011 | By FAA

The FAA today celebrated the completion of terminal improvements at North Carolina’s Asheville Regional Airport...

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