Despite the imminent release of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Implementation Plan – delayed by final touches to the President’s 2014 budget – the … More ››

The US President has appointed Mike Whitaker the next deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the agency’s first Chief NextGen Officer. The … More ››

Bloomberg reports that a $438 million replacement of US air-traffic computers, a component of the $42 billion shift to satellite-based navigation, is going over budget … More ››

Lockheed Martin CEO and President Marillyn A. Hewson called upon the aviation industry to coalesce around a common set of principles to ensure sequestration does … More ››

The budget debacle that saw more than 100 towers threatened with closure last month must be permanently resolved if US aviation is not to face … More ››

A new NextGen software tool called Automated Terminal Proximity Alert (ATPA) technology is allowing controllers to reduce the number of go-arounds around busy airports. During … More ››

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has found sufficient funds to keep 149 ‘low activity’ contract towers due to close in June open for the remainder … More ››

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has presented the agency’s trimmed-down 2014 budget with its chief assuring lawmakers that passengers will only be inconvenienced, not … More ››

In light of the Boeing 787 grounding, are plans to speed the certification of next-generation products and practices flawed? People who make aircraft rarely crow … More ››

Federal investigators will today launch their probe into the extent to which regulators allowed Boeing to carry out crucial safety testing of the 787 lithium-ion … More ››