Tuesday, December 29th, 2020

• FAA Issues Restrictions on UAS Operations at DOD Facilities

Monday, December 28th, 2020

• Press Release – U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Two Much-Anticipated Drone Rules to Advance Safety and Innovation in the United States
• Press Release – FAA Statement on EPA Airplane Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

• U.S. Department of Transportation Names Newest FAA Management Advisory Council Members

Monday, December 21st, 2020

• AASHTO Summary of the Covid Relief and FY 2021 Appropriations Package
• Updated Runway to Recovery Framework Released

Friday, December 18th, 2020

• Fact Sheet – Cabin Air Quality

Thursday, December 17th, 2020

• Kansas, FAA sign deal for supersonic flight corridor
• Fact Sheet – The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

• AASHTO Comments On The Nomination Of Pete Buttigieg As U.S. Transportation Secretary
• Fact Sheet – Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

• John Eagerton Announces Retirement as Alabama Aeronautics Bureau Chief, Replacement Selected

Friday, December 11th, 2020

• AASHTO Council on Aviation Appointments New Vice-Chair Anthony McCloskey

Monday, December 7th, 2020

• Could 5G Pose A Risk To Planes Around Airports?

Friday, December 4th, 2020

• Letter Voices Concern Over Forthcoming Drone Rules

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

• NETT Council Establishes Two New Working Groups

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020

• Texas Law Regulating Drones Must Face Constitutional Challenge
• U.S. Senators say pandemic relief plan would give airlines $17 billion over four months

Friday, November 27th, 2020

• NCDOT to continue ‘groundbreaking drone work’

Monday, November 23rd, 2020

• FAA Moving Forward to Enable Safe Integration of Drones
• Lawmakers request new GAO studies on pandemic’s effect on the aviation industry

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

• FAA Surveys Airlines and Airports on Runway to Recovery Recommendations
• TRB 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Aviation Matrix
• NASA Transfers the Advanced Acoustic Model (AAM) to the U.S. DOT Volpe Center

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020

• Fact Sheet – Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR)

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

• FAA and NASA Complete Drone Demonstrations

Monday, November 16th, 2020

• Drones Are Still a New Technology, but the Research is Spreading Its Wings

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

• Biden 2020: Reaction from around the aviation industry
• Ohio Department of Transportation Makes a Good Case for Their Drone Program’s Return on Investment

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

• USDOT FY20/21 Annual Modal Research Plan (AMRP)

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

• Groundbreaking Drone Work to Continue at NCDOT

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

• Transportation Department Rolls Out New Program to Further Drive Drone Integration
• Federal Funds Available for Converting Airports from Military to Civil and Joint-use Airports

Friday, October 30th, 2020

• U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Successful Completion of Drone Pilot Program, Announces New Program Called BEYOND

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

• Fact Sheet – Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

Monday, October 26th, 2020

• FAA Launches Drone Safety Week

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

• Experts: For Drones to Work in the Air, Get Buy-In on the Ground

Friday, October 16th, 2020

• How Should States, Local Areas Prepare for Drone Deliveries?

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

• FAA presses on anti-UAS testing

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

• National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) – Current Airports

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020

• Fact Sheet – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations (Part 107)
• Utah DOT Virtual Peer Exchange Final Report: Construction Zones & Drones

Monday, October 5th, 2020

• NCDOT Awarded First-Ever Waiver for Drone Bridge Inspections

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

• Industry to DOT: “Hold Fast” to Date for Release of Remote ID Rule

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

• Press Release – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $335 Million in Infrastructure Grants to America’s Airports
• Access to Controlled Airspaces Advances Drone and Overall Aviation Safety

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

• US Department of Transportation’s Safety Institute (TSI) and NATA Collaborate to Advance Aviation Safety with New NATA Air Transport Safety Manager Certification

Monday, September 21st, 2020

• FAA Investing in Future Aviation Workforce with Grants

Thursday, September 17th, 2020

• NASAO’s Virtual Conference Concludes Successfully

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

• U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure

Friday, September 11th, 2020

• Show Me the Data! A Look at Data Sharing and Analysis in Aviation Safety

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

• FAA to Test and Evaluate Unmanned Aircraft Detection & Mitigation Equipment at Airports
• FCC Urged To Reserve Spectrum For Drone Operations

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020

• Sustaining UAS Progress While Pursuing a Regulatory Framework

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

• U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces More Than $1.2 Billion in Infrastructure Grants to America’s Airports

Friday, August 21st, 2020

• Federal Agencies Issue Joint Advisory On Drone Technology
• Meet The Air Up There, a Podcast for People Who Are Curious About Aviation

Wednesday, August 19th, 2020

• FAA Continues Drone Integration Initiatives

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

• Fact Sheet – Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and Performance-Based Navigation

Friday, August 14th, 2020

• Aviation manufacturing industry calls for help to protect jobs

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

• Virginia to Launch Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight Information Exchange

Friday, August 7th, 2020

• U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $3.3 Million in Seven Drone Grants to Universities

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

• FAA to Host Virtual International Rotorcraft Safety Conference October 27-29

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

• TRB: New Standing Committee on New Users of Shared Airspace

Monday, July 27th, 2020

• Drones, Still a New Technology But Research is Spreading Its Wings

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

• NASAO’s 89th Annual Conference & Exposition Moves Virtual September 14-16

Monday, July 20th, 2020

• ACRP Insight Event – Introduction to Blockchain and Airport Operations in a COVID-19 Environment

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

• Breaking Down the FAA’s V1.0 ConOps for Urban Air Mobility
• FAA UAS Symposium Episode II August 18-19

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

• U.S. DoD Invests in Drone Companies Through CARES Act

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020

• U.S. regulator, Boeing complete 737 MAX certification test flights (Reuters)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

• $800 Million in grants going to 347 airports in 46 states and 4 territories (Nexstar)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

• DJI Drone Rescue Map Tracks Life-saving Success Stories

Monday, June 29th, 2020

• Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2020 Numbers (USDOT)

Friday, June 26th, 2020

• Aviation workers’ unions ask Congress for another $32 billion in payroll aid amid COVID-19 resurgence (The Hill)
• FAA Amends SFAR 118 to Further Extend COVID-19 Relief (FAA)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

• FAA Executive Director Discusses Drones (Drones in America podcast)
• DOT secretary: Improvements being made in airline refund system (USA Today commentary)

Friday, June 19th, 2020

• April 2020 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data (USDOT)

Thursday, June 18th, 2020

• FAA Administrator Dickson Testifies before Senate on Boeing 737 MAX (FAA)

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

• Senate bill aims to improve aircraft certification after 737 MAX crashes (Reuters)
• Senators introduce bill to incentivize more efficient airport construction (KAVU-TV)

Monday, June 15th, 2020

• FAA warns of erratic takeoffs by near-empty jets (Bloomberg)
• Honeywell Forms Business Unit Dedicated to UAS and UAM (State Aviation Journal)
• Western North Dakota likely to get tower for long drone flights (Bismarck Tribune)

Friday, June 5th, 2020

• DOT Statement on Adjustment to Service Obligations (USDOT)

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

• Key Senate Republican proposes FAA oversight changes after 737 Max crashes (Washington Post)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

• US hospital incorporates drone transportation as part of COVID-19 response (HealthCareBusiness News)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

• Report Says Contract Towers Are Safe, Cost Less Than FAA Facilities (Flying)

Monday, May 18th, 2020

• Video: Aeronautical Response to the COVID-19 Crisis (AASHTO Journal)
• U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Appoints Industry Leaders to Women in Aviation Advisory Board (FAA)

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

• Lawmakers seeking pandemic aviation working group (Transportation Today)

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

• DOT eases airport service mandates for struggling airlines 
• DOT warns airlines – again – to issue refunds for canceled flights after receiving 25,000 complaints (USA Today)

Monday, May 11th, 2020

• FAA Initiates More Drone-Related Developments 
• FAA establishes spaceport office to support growing number of launch sites (SpaceNews)

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

• FAA Responds to NTSB’s “Most Wanted” Safety Recommendations (Flying)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020

• FAA Drone Training Initiative Announced: Providing the Skills the Industry Needs (DroneLife)

Monday, May 4th, 2020

• USDOT Reveals COVID-19 Plan for EAS Program
• USDOT Report Says Blockchain Can Bolster Drone Operations

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

• FAA Provides Resources for Airports Seeking CARE Act Grants (AOPA)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Notice Regarding Essential Air Service Program, Given the Impact of COVID-19 (USDOT)

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

• USDOT Explores Blockchain For Drones, Air Traffic Management (Ledger Insights)

Friday, April 24th, 2020

• Georgia DOT FAQ for CARES Act

Monday, April 20th, 2020

• FAA not rushing to deploy COVID-19 drones (DroneDJ)

Friday, April 17th, 2020

• FAA issues guidance for cargo in passenger cabin (FreightWaves)

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

• Virus Relief Grants to U.S. Airports Announced by Government (Bloomberg)

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

• AASHTO Joins Aviation Industry Letter Regarding Aviation Trust Fund Stability Issue from the CARES Act

Tuesday, April 7th, 2020

• Indiana Department of Transportation Selects Woolpert to Integrate UAS into Operations

Monday, April 6th, 2020

• Federal Aviation Administration: CARES Act Airport Grants – Frequently Asked Questions
• Federal Aviation Administration: Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

• View the CARES ACT Bill

Monday, March 30th, 2020

• AASHTO Knowledge Portal:  Place for Members to Share Knowledge on Transportation Challenges and Best Practices.

Friday, March 27th, 2020

• AASHTO Legislative Alert: Senate Passes $2T COVID-19 Emergency Legislation
• Stimulus Package Includes $100 Million for GA Airports (AOPA)
• FAA Projections Show Strong U.S. Air Travel Demand (FAA)
• The art of opening an airport terminal (Airport Technology)
• Local Government Inaction Creates Turbulence for Nascent Drone-Related Industries (Governing column)
• Airlines owe you a refund when they cancel a flight. So why is United balking during coronavirus crisis?(USA Today)
• January 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data (Preliminary) (USDOT)