WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced more than $332 million for 171 grants across 32 states to modernize airports through the Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program. In total, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $25 billion over five years for airport and air traffic control infrastructure improvements. 

WASHINGTON— The FAA is helping to develop the next generation of aviation professionals through two grants aimed at creating a more diverse pool of pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.  

There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the FAA in the United States and there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones lawfully in the sky on any given day. With the technology landscape evolving, we expect that number to increase over time.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $20.5 million for 25 grants across 14 states and Puerto Rico to modernize airports under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, part of the $25 billion total included in the law over a period of five years for airport and air traffic control infrastructure improvements. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) signed a Declaration of Intent to continue to foster and enrich its partnership to support safe and secure civil aviation activities. Leaders from the FAA and EASA discussed the renewed commitment at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 80th Anniversary of Chicago Convention.  
 

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing an $89,500 civil penalty against SnackMagic of Long Island City, New York, for allegedly violating the hazardous materials regulations. 

The FAA alleges the company offered three shipments containing hazardous materials to DHL Express for transport by air.  The waybills stated the shipments contained T-shirts in various sizes, but they in fact contained a total of 99 hazardous lithium-ion power bank batteries.