Press Release: FAA official Nolen to serve as acting FAA Administrator
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has named Billy Nolen to serve as acting FAA Administrator after FAA... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airlines for America
US airlines to passengers: acknowledge your health before flying
As COVID-19 infection rates skyrocket in the United States, major US airlines are voluntarily implementing temporary health acknowledgment p... Continue Reading
US airlines seek to honor disability rights while enforcing mask use
Accessibility advocate Justin Yarbrough is a huge proponent of passengers wearing masks, as required, when flying US commercial airlines ami... Continue Reading
Hot or not? Major US airlines want TSA to make the call
In addition to masks, sanitizing stations and plexiglass barriers, temperature screenings will likely be the new normal at North American ai... Continue Reading
US airlines require passengers and employees to wear face masks
Aligning with best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US airlines are requiring that customer-facing emplo... Continue Reading
Boeing proves ally in push to freeze footprint for one narrowbody lav
Regulatory efforts to improve the flying experience for passengers with reduced mobility have become not even a compromise but a fight for U... Continue Reading
TSA reviews crew security program but immediate policy change halted
After reports that screening procedures for pilots and cabin crew enrolled in the Known Crewmember (KCM) program had changed suddenly over t... Continue Reading
US airlines seek to convince Trump to uphold CORSIA commitment
US airlines are urging the Trump administration to uphold President Obama’s commitment to participate in the voluntary phase of ICAO&#... Continue Reading
Cabin Air Safety Act aimed at cleaning the air in the air
It’s not all that unusual these days to hear stories of “fume events” or incidents where unusual “odors in the cabin” have caused flights to... Continue Reading
Why being a pilot proved to be Carol Hallett’s winning ticket
Carol Hallett says that every job opportunity she’s had in her nearly 60-year career has been because of one thing: being a pilot. She has h... Continue Reading
GEE focuses on marrying ops analytics with real-time aircraft data
Just over a year ago, Global Eagle Entertainment made an aircraft operations big data play with the acquisition of ops data powerhouse masFl... Continue Reading
Press Release: A4A, GEE dashboard details flight ops at US airports
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today launched a new interactive data dashboard d... Continue Reading
Travelers are big losers as TSA taxes rise
A looming increase in passenger security taxes for US travelers could create formidable challenges for the country’s low-fare carriers as th... Continue Reading
Update: Norwegian faces end-of-year dilemma
Low-cost carrier Norwegian’s seemingly unstoppable ascent has hit turbulence on its United States routes. In a filing earlier this week, the... Continue Reading
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