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By  Alexander Mitchell On April 30, 2025, multiple major US-based airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend cuts to minimum flight requirements at highly congested airports in the New York City area. The organization of airline industry representatives has requested that these cuts be made through October 2027, with the group citing severe

Parallel planning studies will have impacts for everyone living under the flight path The Vision 2045 Airport Plan will evaluate how KCIA can evolve and adapt to meet future aviation demand and become a world-class airport. This airport planning process will result in an airport plan that will serve airport users and surrounding community members

Within the past few days, the FAA and U.S. DOT took several significant steps toward aligning federal grant programs with the Trump administration’s policy priorities and objectives, especially as set forth in a series of Executive Orders issued early in this administration. The following documents are of considerable importance to airport sponsors and their compliance

Thursday, April 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued a reminder to all recipients of federal transportation funding that they must comply with federal laws. Non-compliance may lead to enforcement actions. “Federal grants come with a clear obligation to adhere to federal laws,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy.

By Christina Wong, Eric ffitch and Jessica Spiegel April 23, 2025 11:29 AM In 1988, Washington voters took a historic step by passing Initiative 97, a measure designed to address pollution in their communities. Its approach was simple: tax the wholesale value of hazardous substances and use the revenue to fund cleanup projects in the

By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter When Lance Lyttle was named Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s managing director in 2015, a Port of Seattle leader described him as someone who could “change the oil while the plane is in flight.” The port leader used the metaphor to describe how Lyttle would need to build capacity in

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said. There were no reports of any injuries during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport, Delta said in a statement.

By  OLIVIA DIAZ Updated 4:04 PM PDT, April 10, 2025 The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The wing tip of an aircraft heading to Charleston, South Carolina, struck a

Mike Schuler In a dramatic development at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting in London, the Trump administration has announced the United States’ withdrawal from crucial maritime decarbonization negotiations taking place this week. The US government delivered a strongly worded message to IMO delegations, explicitly rejecting any measures that would impose