FAA Announces $8.25 Million in Grants to Modernize Wyoming Airport

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $8.25 million for Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport in Rock Springs to modernize the airport terminal and upgrade the heating and cooling system.    

Money from these grants will be used to continue the ongoing terminal rehabilitation project, which will upgrade the existing 46-year-old commercial terminal building and expand the building footprint by an...

FAA Seeks Input on Improving Medical Process

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Announce Texas A&M Will Lead the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today announced that Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) will be the managing entity to establish and operate the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT).

“Texas is the perfect place for our new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies. Under Senator Cruz’s leadership, the state has already established itself as a leader...

Rotorcraft Safety Roundtable Media Readout

FAA Accelerates Critical Technology Upgrade

FAA Issues Grounding Order for New York Helicopter Charter Inc. and Begins Comprehensive Review of Company's Operations

FAA Drone Detection Testing

The FAA will conduct drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, between April 14-25. 

The FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research (ASSURE) will conduct the testing. The Delaware River Bay Authority Police and other local first responders will also participate. 

The FAA will operate several large drones and more than 100 commercial off-the-shelf drones during the two-week period. Testing will take place over the...

New York’s Vaughn College Joins Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Program 

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Vaughn College in New York to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program.  

This is the fifth school the FAA has authorized to provide the same thorough curriculum and advanced training technology offered at the agency’s Air Traffic Controller...

Go-Arounds Explained

FAA Moves to Protect Aircraft Owners’ Private Information

WASHINGTON – As required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented Section 803 Data Privacy, that allows private aircraft owners to request to keep certain ownership information, like their name and address, private and not publicly available on FAA websites. 

Private aircraft owners and operators...