The Federal Aviation Administration is promptly implementing measures to improve air traffic controller training and safety reporting in response to the findings of the National Airspace System Safety Review Team report. Administrator Mike Whitaker emphasized that the aviation industry’s commitment …

Tori Emerson Barnes, Executive Vice President of U.S. Travel Association, recently issued the following declaration on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation sanction of Mike Whitaker to assists as the manager of the Federal Aviation Administration. The …

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the urgent need for the U.S. Senate to markup its version of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill and correct years of governmental failures: “While the Senate …

Years of underinvestment in the Federal Aviation Administration has led to an air travel system that is struggling under intense and growing demand—as a record-breaking season for summer travel approaches. According to a new U.S. Travel survey from Ipsos—the results …

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) system failure, which resulted in more than 3,000 flight delays and several hundred cancellations across the United States: “Today’s FAA catastrophic system …

Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching “Be ATC,” a recruiting campaign to hire the next generation of air traffic controllers. The application window will be open nationwide from June 24-27 for all eligible U.S. citizens. Air traffic controllers …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today dedicated the newly commissioned and environmentally sustainable air traffic control tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. “Aviation is an invaluable part of our American life and our national economy. The new, …

The FAA is offering 50 student internships at numerous air traffic facilities across the country. Interns will be fully immersed in teams working on mission-related projects and engaged in meaningful learning and development activities. Students can apply on USAJOBS through …

By now, most of you have heard that I will be stepping down as FAA Administrator as of March 31. As I expressed to FAA employees in an email sharing my decision, it’s time for me to go back to …

The Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need …