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Recent News About U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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A go-around is an essential safety procedure during which an aircraft aborts its landing approach and reenters the landing queue.
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As dictated by the recent FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated a move to enable private aircraft owners to safeguard their personal information.
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On July 14, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on the topic of “Protecting the Homeland from Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” according to the Department of Justice.
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A general aviation airport in Kentucky is getting almost $300,000 to improve its facilities and further sustainability plans, courtesy of President Joseph Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Buttigieg: FAA appoints Billy Nolen as acting administrator due to 'extensive expertise in aviation'
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Billy Nolen will serve as the acting Federal Aviation Administrator following the departure of current administrator Steve Dickson.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration updated its visual aviation charts for the state of Alaska to include two new mountain passes.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites the aviation industry and the public to comment on a planned update to guidance for evaluating noise and land use around airports.
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Descent procedures that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put in place across the country in the 2021 will save millions of gallons of fuel and reduce CO2 and other emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5 million to educate the next generation of pilots and other aviation professionals.
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The Federal Aviation Administration will require operators of Boeing 787s to take additional precautions when landing on wet or snowy runways at airports where 5G C-band service is deployed.
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The holiday season is here and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to make sure your laser-light displays are aimed at your house, not at the sky. Each year, we receive reports from pilots who are distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $120,000 civil penalty against Braille Battery, Inc., of Sarasota, Fla., for alleged hazardous materials violations.