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• CONTINUED : High cost of upgrading
GPS is already used in many parts of the aviation world. Many European countries, China and even Mongolia have established some GPS networks or plan to do so soon. At least one major U.S. carrier, Southwest Airlines, says it's investing $175 million ...
• GPS could save airlines billions in fuel costs
I think the public deserves that same level of effort for our national airspace system," Robert Sturgell, the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in a recent interview. Straight ahead The planned satellite-driven network ...
• Feds go forward with NYC airport experiment
It is simply shocking that the DOT is unabashedly continuing this ideological battle despite the staunch opposition from the entire aviation community and the independent finding that the DOT lacks the power under the law to implement the proposal in ...
• FAA faulted for laxness on repair outsourcing
WASHINGTON - Nine U.S. airlines outsourced more than 70 percent of their major aircraft maintenance last year, and federal aviation officials' oversight of repair facilities is lagging, according to a government report. One-fourth of the outsourced ...
• How airlines have betrayed us
Complaints about these bait-and-switch fares are becoming increasingly common, but Delta's site gets more than its fair share, according to Phoenix-based aviation consultant Roy Rosales. “Delta's site seems like the worst,” he says. “After ...