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Amazon announces the FAA has extended Prime Air permissions that allows it to operate its drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), allowing the company to serve more customers via drone and effectively expand and scale its drone delivery operations. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration names Billy Nolen to serve as acting FAA Administrator after FAA Administrator Steve Dickson departs at the end of March. Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims will also take on an expanded role during this interim period, focusing on the FAA’s workforce and the nation’s airports.

Constant Aviation announces that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recognized it as having a single, corporate-wide safety management system (SMS), making it only the second maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) so designated. Achieving FAA-accepted Corporate SMS status means that Constant is operating under a single safety system company-wide, which generally reduces safety risk and ranks it as a leader in business-aviation maintenance safety.

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO, Ed Bolen, issues the following statement in response to the announcement that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, Stephen Dickson, who has served in his role since July 2019, will retire, effective March 31.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) marks the passing of Langhorne Bond, who served as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 1977-1981. Bond died Jan. 29 at the age of 84.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards $5 million in grants to develop a diverse talent pool of aviation maintenance technicians. The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grants were awarded to organizations that will teach technical skills and prepare participants to pursue aviation maintenance careers.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and several other industry groups urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take action regarding Santa Clara County’s rushed decision to ban the sale of 100LL as of Jan. 1, 2022.

FAA administrator, Steve Dickson, signs an order (https://www.faa.gov/news/media/attachments/Order2150.3C_CHG%204.pdf) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is temporarily waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S. airports to help airlines that cancel flights due to the Coronavirus.

Under normal circumstances, airlines can lose their slots at congested airports if they don’t use them at least 80 percent of the time.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announces that the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) has established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board.