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Waste a lot of time in training breaking bad habits pilots acquire while trying to quickly get to 1500 hours. A university of north dakota study highlights these concerns comparing pilots hired before the rule with those hired after. The results showed pilots hired after the rule had a significantly higher number of total flight hours but were more likely to need additional training. And less likely to successfully complete training than those hired before the rule. Far from wishing to weaken th...

House continue to strongly support the faa Contract Tower Program on a bipartisan basis and request you to comment on the record about any recommendation recommendations faa may have for reauthorization bill to insure that this program is enhanced and protected. Thank you. Madam chair. Thank you, senator wicker. I think certainly after our hearing last week, its important, many members of the committee share the support for the Contract Tower Program so i look forward to the answer to senator wi...

Okay. You projected what you thought might be the most likely Coalition Government which could come in 2024. But i didnt understand clearly who the participants were. There are essentially four players in the political space at the moment. Theres the African National congress which has about 40 of the vote of potential vote, 60 of the actual vote. Theyre player number one. The Second Player is the largely liberal or classically liberal these things arent always clear opposition in south africa. ...

An air traffic control tower for Bend Municipal Airport is in the works, with construction set to begin this summer.

Small airports could benefit from FAA approval of non-Federal air traffic control displays

Senator Ted Cruz has attached an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill which would protect "endangered" lawmakers at U.S. airports.

UPDATE: MURFREESBORO, TN - In response to the increasing number of incoming and outgoing flights, the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is taking proactive steps to enhance safety in the vicinity of its runways. Airport officials are focusing on the acquisition of properties within the designated "Runway Protection Zone" to bolster public safety, ensuring the well-being of both pilots and citizens in the airport's vicinity. One of the key measures involves the strategic purchase of ...

During this first week of January 2024 many CAT followers and readers from across the globe are returning to their workplaces from well-earned, end-of-year holidays. As the broad civil aviation training enterprise never rests – here’s an opportunity to obtain an update on community developments that gained our attention since mid-December.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division presented Murfreesboro Municipal Airport with the 2022 Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region General Aviation Airport Safety Award, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, during a special award ceremony at the airport attended by the City Council, City administrators and Airport staff. The FAA formally recognized the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Oct. 17, 2023, during the FAA Southern Region meeting in A...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council gave approval Thursday, September 21, 2023, for the Municipal Airport to submit application to participate in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Contract Tower Program. If approved by the FAA, an air traffic control tower could be operational in three to five years. As Murfreesboro grows, maintenance and improvement of the City’s Airport is an economic growth and development priority. A new terminal c...