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November 13, 2009 - Aviation and Airport Development Updates

Steven Taber
November 13, 2009 18:24

A summary review of Aviation and Airport Development related news and information that was made public during the past week.  These were all first posted, in abbreviated form, on http://twitter.com/smtaber. Trisha Ton-Nu also contributed to this post. If you would like to receive this...

U.S. House Transportation Committee Introduce Aviation Safety BIll

Steven Taber
July 29, 2009 22:58

On Wednesday, July 29, 2009, the bipartisan leadership of both the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation introduced H.R. 3371, the "Aviation Safety Bill" designed to "enhance airline safety by setting new training and service standards...

House Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill; Senate Confirms Babbit as Administrator

Steven Taber
May 22, 2009 18:21

Both houses of the legislative branch of the U.S federal government were at work yesterday on FAA business.  The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 915, reauthorizing the FAA and the U.S. Senate confirmed Capt. Randy Babbitt as FAA Administrator for a five-year term. The U.S. House of...

U.S. Senate Committee Holds Hearing on FAA Reauthorization

Steven Taber
May 14, 2009 18:44

The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, on FAA Reauthorization in which it sought information about mplementing Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen), a satellite-based navigation and air traffic management system. NextGen will address the...

User Fees Continue To Be A Sticking Point To FAA Reauthorization

Steven Taber
May 10, 2009 13:41

There were two events this past Thursday, May 7, 2009, that may affect H.R. 915, the FAA Reauthorization bill, which is currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. First, in the Obama Administration’s budget stated in its budget that starting in 2011, the budget...