Memorandum Date: June 18, 2018 Subject: INFORMATION: Audit Announcement | FAA’s Oversight of Aircraft Evacuation Procedures | Project No. 18A3006A000 Federal Aviation Administration From: Matthew E. Hampton Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits To: Director, Audit and Evaluation, FAA The effective evacuation of civil aircraft is a critical component of saving lives in the event of an incident. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards for evacuating pass

Travelers at DFW International Airport soon could be more comfortable while they wait to fly. The airport plans to install specialized glass that controls the heat and glare entering through tarmac-facing windows in terminals. The airport has approved a $25.5 million contract with California-based technology company View Inc. to install 500,000 square feet of the glass, which the company describes as "intelligent." View has already deployed its specialized glass near Gate A28

WASHINGTON — A top federal lawmaker is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to study engine safety in the aftermath of last week's fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines flight. The call came a day before it was revealed that the engine's manufacturer was considering updated inspection guidelines in the weeks ahead of the accident that would have included the engine that failed on Southwest Flight 1380. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House transportation comm

WASHINGTON — Minimum standards for ever-shrinking airplane seat sizes. A ban on airlines bumping ticketed passengers who have already boarded an aircraft. A prohibition on in-flight voice calls, including those made over Wi-Fi. Those are just a few changes air travelers might notice if a Federal Aviation Administration re authorization bill recently approved in the House ends up becoming law. The must-pass legislation, which won overwhelming bipartisan support, is still a way

Two Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are pushing Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on aviation oversight following the recent fatality on a Southwest Airlines flight. House Transportation Committee ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Aviation Subcommittee ranking member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) wrote a letter to Chao and refer to both the death on the Southwest flight and a recent CBS “60 Minutes” story about mechanical problems on low-

HNTB survey identifies trends emerging within past year including significantly increased use of ride-sharing services as well as a more positive experience at airports Use of ride-sharing services among air travelers for the trip to and from airports has tripled within the past year to 42 percent compared to14 percent in the past one-to-three years Among those who travelled by air within the past year, 26 percent feel their airport experience has improved versus 13 percent o

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao released the following statement regarding today’s incident on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380: "The Department extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the airline passenger who was fatally injured today. The Department's priority is to work with the NTSB, which will lead the investigation, to determine the cause and the steps necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public. I commend t

The build-out of the third phase of its solar farm is expected to allow the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to become 100 percent energy self-sufficient. The achievement, according to officials, would make the airport the nation's first to be self-sufficient via solar power. That's a feat worth writing home about, especially because lower energy costs help, in turn, keep down landing fees and other charges. Some airports, according to John Naylor, the airport's vice presiden

The bill to reauthorize federal aviation programs could host non-aviation legislation, including corrections to the 2017 tax act and the Senate’s self-driving car bill. The Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bills (H.R. 4, S. 1405) include language protecting airline passengers, and address drone access to airspace, among other items. Many FAA programs are funded through the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, which is paid for through taxes on items such as domestic

What We Looked At The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that between 2017 and 2021, there will be a need for approximately $32.5 billion in airport projects eligible for funding from the Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for safety, security, and airfield projects. Federal law requires airports to use revenues for airport capital and operating costs, and allows no expenditures unrelated to the airports. However, the law allows airport sponsors—an airport