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Obama transportation transition team in place
President-elect Barack Obama’s Department of Transportation transition team will be developing policy documents and information on positions of interest to the new administration, which will be important as selections are made for secretary of the departments of transportation and homeland security and for FAA administrator. AOPA will keep you up to date on the transition and what the key cabinet selections mean to GA.
Lockheed to focus on ‘flight service experience’
For most of 2008, Lockheed has met its performance standards for briefers to answer phone calls within 20 seconds and radio calls within five seconds, and file flight plans within three minutes. In addition, the flight service provider has indicated that it is emphasizing the quality of the briefings and expanding briefers’ knowledge base.
On Capitol Hill
- Congress deferred the user fee debate until 2009.
- D.C. insiders explain what election results could mean for GA.
- FAA funding, aviation safety, air traffic control modernization, and GA security are on AOPA’s list of concerns for the new administration.
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Van Nuys Noise reduction plan flawed, AOPA warns
A plan to set restrictions on the types of aircraft using Van Nuys Municipal will only shift operations from one community to another, AOPA told Los Angeles World Airports, which operates several airports in Southern California.
Protecting airports good for economy
General aviation brings business to the communities where it is welcomed, but those economic benefits dry up without well-maintained airports.
Major win promises millions for embattled airport
A 50-year “development lease” by Airport Property Ventures could turn California’s Oceanside Airport into a thriving facility for decades to come. The company has promised to spend $21 million on airport improvements over the next 25 years.
Executive order focuses on NextGen
President Bush has issued an executive order in support of efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system and reduce air traffic congestion through the Next Generation Air Transportation System, commonly called NextGen.
AOPA raises top member security concern with DHS secretary
AOPA members don’t mind letting Customs and Border Protection officials know when they are planning a border-crossing flight, but they need reasonable options in order to comply, AOPA Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Andy Cebula told Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Airspace restrictions for UAS a concern
Creating large restricted areas to segregate unmanned aircraft systems from other air traffic will have negative operational and economic consequences, and it is not the best way to ensure safety.
WAAS approaches outnumber ILS, more promised
The FAA has announced that LPV (localizer performance with vertical navigation) approaches now outnumber ILS approaches at airports around the United States, and the agency has committed to publishing 500 such approaches each year until all qualified runways are served.
