Transportation in United States
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FRANCE, 2017/09/16
At the same time as it comes to the aviation industry, new technologies and manufacturing techniques have been mounting a silent revolution in the new generation of commercial twin-aisle aircraft: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. Both these aircraft contain around 50% of CFRP composites, as opposed to their previous iterations where aluminium alloys had dominated.
This explains why, at the same time as Boeing and Airbus introduced these two crafts several years ago, most experts thought that the next generation of planes would be made out of composites, a trend that would again expand to include smaller jets – but as turns out, they were wrong.
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UNITED STATES, 2017/09/11
The United States government has granted Kenya Airways a permit to operate direct flights to America.
According to an order issued by the Department of Transportation, the permit became effective on September 5.
The Department of Transportation had in June recommended that KQ, as the airline is commonly known, be granted the permit if there were no public objections.
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ISRAEL, 2016/09/06
Israel’s Space Communication said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk’s SpaceX next a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at SpaceX’s Florida launch site.
Company officials said Spacecom as well could collect $205 million from Israel Aerospace Industries, which built the satellite.
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CUBA, 2016/09/04
The initial regular direct commercial flight from the United States arrived in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, marking an significant new step in thawing ties between the former Cold War foes.
The JetBlue flight touched down at 10:57 a.m. local time at the Abel Santamaria International airport, carrying 150 passengers, inclunding numerous airline executives and US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
JetBlue will presently fly three times a week to Santa Clara until Oct. 29 before scheduling a daily flight.
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UNITED STATES, 2016/05/15
The union representing Transportation Security Officers at our country's airports is calling on Congress to pass emergency legislation funding the hiring of 6,000 additional full-time screeners to alleviate long airport security lines.
"These additional TSOs will at least begin to address the shortage of TSOs needed to reduce the delays passengers are facing in airports across the country," American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. wrote in a letter sent to Home and Senate leaders on May 12.
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UNITED STATES, 2016/01/08
Alaska Airlines has been named the No. 1 on-time major North American carrier for the sixth year in a row.
FlightStats Inc., which compiles on-time performance data on millions of flights each year, bestowed the honor on Alaska Airlines today. No other major North American airline has received the prestigious award additional times since the Portland-based company launched its on-time performance awards program in 2009.
"Flight Stats is once again proud to announce that Alaska Airlines has ranked #1 in on-time performance part major airlines in North America," said Jeff Kennedy, executive chairman and co-founder of FlightStats, Inc. "This is the sixth consecutive year that Alaska has taken the top spot, which is a reflection of the airline's commitment to operational excellence and outstanding customer service."
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UNITED STATES, 2016/01/08
Boeing delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 additional than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial year.
"The Boeing team has worked hard to achieve strong performance," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner. "Our team did a fantastic job achieving higher deliveries and getting our products to our customers as quickly and efficiently as possible. This will continue to be our focus."
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UNITED STATES, 2015/08/30
The routes add to the value that the Delta-Virgin Atlantic joint venture provides customers through premier service with the benefits of an aligned route network offering more frequencies, competitive fares and harmonized service. The Department of Transportation’s 2013 grant of anti-trust immunity to the Delta-Virgin joint venture makes this new service possible.
Delta and Virgin Atlantic Airways will offer customers another way to hop across the pond with the introduction of Delta’s nonstop service from New York-JFK to Edinburgh and Salt Lake City to London beginning in May 2016.
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UNITED STATES, 2015/06/25
The United States Coast Guard has announced that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from The Gambia.
Conditions of entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving from nations that have been found to have deficient port anti-terrorism measures in place.
This notice was issued on 22 June 2015, in the Federal Register, the Daily Journal of the United States Government.
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UNITED STATES, 2014/11/19
Baltia Air Lines (BLTA) announced today that its Boeing 747 has met the FAA aircraft conformity requirements.
Aircraft conformity is a Phase III requirement of the Air Carrier Certification process assuring that the aircraft has met regulatory requirements and is ready for flight operations.
