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2026-05-12Citing national security needs, the FCCand FAA take steps on UAS regulation
A legal alert from Holland & Knight discussing parallel regulatory actions by the FCC and FAA addressing drone security concerns. The FCC released a Public Notice seeking comment on reforms to enable American drone operations and counter-UAS technology, while the FAA published a long-awaited NPRM implementing Section 2209 of the FAA Extension Act to establish -
2026-05-12Citing national security needs, the fcc and FAA take steps on uas regulation
A legal alert from Holland & Knight discussing parallel regulatory actions by the FCC and FAA addressing drone security concerns. The FCC released a Public Notice seeking comment on reforms to enable American drone operations and counter-UAS technology, while the FAA published a long-awaited NPRM implementing Section 2209 of the FAA Extension Act to establish -
2026-05-11The MD-11 cargo planes like the one in last fall’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air
Plumes of smoke rise from the area of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry, File) This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows UPS plane crash scene, Nov. 6, 2025 in Louisville, Ky. (NTSB via AP, File) This photo -
2026-04-30United Airlines cuts summer O’Hare flights at behest of FAA
A United Airlines jet taxis at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) By Talia Soglin | tasoglin@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: April 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM CDT | UPDATED: April 30, 2026 at 5:18 PM CDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… United Airlines plans to cut more -
2026-04-27Government watchdog urges FAA to address Boeing Max engine issue
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Southwest Airlines flies over Ritzville, Washington, on July 16, 2021. (Travis Ness/The Seattle Times/TNS) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times The Federal Aviation Administration should do more to address safety risks from an engine feature on Boeing’s 737 Max that has twice filled planes with smoke, a government watchdog -
Day-Night Average Sound Level Calculation
Chart depicting Day-Night Level (DNL) methodology with hourly LEQ values and nighttime penalty weighting, showing how individual aircraft events accumulate into 24-hour average noise exposure. Illustrates the regulatory metric used to assess airport noise impacts on communities. -
SEL Sound Exposure Level and Energy Metrics
Technical diagram illustrating Sound Exposure Level (SEL), maximum sound level (Lmax), and sound energy distribution over time with 10dB reference intervals. Explains measurement methodology used to quantify instantaneous noise events from aircraft operations. -
2026-04-13It’s not a Game. It’s a Career.
Level Up: April 17th Historically, the FAA’s approach to recruiting and retaining Air Traffic Controllers has been to say the least, a slightly schizophrenic. On the one hand, the physical and mental requirements are more challenging than most government or military positions. By government standards, the compensation, and particularly the retirement benefits are very good. -
2026-04-11
To Fill Air Traffic Controller Shortage, F.A.A. Turns to Gamers
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport.Credit…Kent Nishimura for The New York Times. Avid players of video games have emerged as a target demographic for recruiters at a range of federal agencies, including the military and the Department of Homeland Security. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington April 10, 2026 See more of -
2026-03-23
2 pilots dead after Air Canada plane collides with truck at LaGuardia Airport
Two dead in LaGuardia Airport collision March 23, 2026, 1:13 AM EDT / Updated March 23, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT By Jonathan Dienst, Jay Blackman, Josh Cradduck, Tom Costello and Corky Siemaszko New York’s LaGuardia Airport reopened Monday, 14 hours after two pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured when an arriving plane collided with a