Air Traffic Control
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Alaska Air Group CEO Bill Ayer will step down May 15 and will be replaced by company veteran and current president Brad Tilden
Currently chairman of the company, Ayer will remain in that position and participate on the NextGen Advisory Committee to work toward modernizing the nation's air traffic control system.
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The U.S. Congress passed a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
… should not extend its emission trading scheme to non-EU airlines," for funding accelerated development of NextGen air traffic control and for "holding the line on federal aviation taxes and fees paid by airlines and their customers."
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The Global Business Travel Association named Patricia Higginbotham and Hema Shah to executive posts
… regulatory priorities," including opposition to "taxes that unfairly target business travelers" and support for the NextGen air traffic control modernization program, according to GBTA. Shah will serve as vice president of corporate strategy, tasked with providing …
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Interview: Loews Hotels' Jonathan Tisch
… in very rough shape, it really points to why we need to have this conversation. Will you be focusing on the NextGen air traffic control system overhaul as well? Absolutely. This discussion needs to focus on roads, bridges and on the aviation system …
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Chewing (And Trimming) The Fat: Buyers Leverage Multifaceted Traveler Communications Programs
… board ... a lot of things,' said Sitto. 'I used to send out mass emails to people, communicating, for example, an air traffic control strike in Europe or a quake in Asia, and I would get several hundred out-of-office emails back, which was frustrating …
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Ryanair To Levy New Charge To Cover Flight Disruptions
… parties that caused them. "However, the airlines have no right of recovery for governments (when they close airspace), ATC unions (when they repeatedly walk off the job) or airports (who can’t even clear snow off their runways),” the spokesman …
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The European Commission approved for aviation navigation a satellite-based GPS augmentation system that improves the accuracy of signals across Europe
The European Commission approved for aviation navigation a satellite-based GPS augmentation system that improves the accuracy of signals across Europe bit.ly/dEHHkr . The EGNOS system "enables precision approaches and renders air navigation safer" and reduces "delays, diversions and cancellations
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it formally signed with the European Union an agreement to collaborate on research to create a seamless air traffic service to aircraft...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it formally signed with the European Union an agreement to collaborate on research to create a "seamless air traffic service to aircraft flying between the United States and Europe." bit.ly/fEUjwT Signed in Budapest, the agreement calls for both sides
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Senate Approves FAA Reauthorization Bill, Awaits House Vote
The U.S. Senate by an 87-8 vote last week approved a $34.5 billion, two-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee previously approved a four-year, $59.7 billion FAA bill that now awaits a vote by the
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A GAO report released Thursday suggested Congress could tax bag fees and other ancillary airline services to help offset an expected $25 billion shortfall in FAA's Airport and Airway...
, which supports airport infrastructure and air traffic control . "If Congress determines that the benefit of added revenue to the Trust Fund warrants taxation of optional airline service fees …
