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News & articles from International Airport Review covering the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the national aviation authority of the United States

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U.S. bill fails to address problem of funding for large hub airports

1 May 2018 | By International Airport Review

A bill governing how money is dispensed for aviation in the United States has earned criticism as it makes its way to the Senate.

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America’s Federal Aviation Administration gives $117 million contract to boost ATC system

4 April 2018 | By International Airport Review

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded at $117 million contract to leading science and tech firm Leidos to enhance its air traffic control system.

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The evolving challenge of noise

5 March 2018 | By Melinda Pagliarello | Director of Environmental Affairs | ACI-NA

For International Airport Review, Melinda Pagliarello, Director of Environmental Affairs at Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), takes a look at the most recent challenges in airport noise, the research and approaches being used to address it, and explores the future challenges that will keep everybody talking about airport…

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Tech advancements and FAA programme allows drones to fly closer to Cincinnati airport

21 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

Technology and a Federal programme has shrunk Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's five-mile drone exclusion zone.

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US and Canada test out satellite navigation technology fast replacing radar

19 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

The US' Federal Aviation Authority and Canada's air navigation service provider have conducted further trials of an ADS-B system as both prepare to roll out the technology nation wide.

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USA and EU agree to expand collaboration on aviation safety

22 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

The American Government aviation body and its European counterpart have extended their already-existing agreements to boost safety and air traffic management.

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US airports press Congress to modernise nation’s infrastructure

4 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

A letter has been sent to Capitol Hill urging senators to improve aviation infrastructure across the USA.

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Overcoming the hurdles of building a modern terminal

4 December 2017 | By Chris Spann - Programme Manager at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport

The City of New Orleans has been recovering from Hurricane Katrina since 2005 and the North Terminal Project at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is one of the most visible symbols of the rebuild and investment in infrastructure of this ‘World-Class City’. While the pre-Katrina population has not quite…

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Addressing the needs of everyone

29 November 2017 | By Peter F. Dumont

New entrants into the US National Airspace System (NAS) are about more than unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). In addition to traditional drones, rockets and balloons (such as Google’s Project Loon) are competing for airspace at both low and high altitudes. Integrating these new entrants into the NAS is no easy…

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US Department of Transportation announces $185m in infrastructure grants

1 August 2017 | By International Airport Review

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $185.8 million in airport infrastructure grants to 62 airports in 32 states across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

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Elwell appointed FAA Deputy Administrator

29 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

Dan Elwell was sworn in this week as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator.

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The privatisation of the FAA: Does it go far enough?

22 June 2017 | By David McMillan, International Airport Review

David McMillan, the former DG of Eurocontrol, Chair of the ATM Policy Institute, argues that Trump's proposed privatisation of the ATM network is a good but improvable decision.

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Is President Trump about to corporatise ATM?

7 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has started a process to separate the air traffic control elements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and to then corporatise that entity.

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Federal regulation for tortoise management

17 February 2017 | By Daniel McSwain | General Manager | Act Global

In this article, Orlando looks at the use of synthetic aviation turf as wildlife mitigation tool using information from FAA funded study.

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FAA bring in new airport runway requirements for winter safety

3 November 2016 | By International Airport Review

Airports across the US and Michigan will henceforth have to adhere to new requirements on reporting runway conditions this winter...

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