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Shuster & LoBiondo Statements from Hearing on FAA Controller Staffing

FAA Head of Labor Relations Resigns | Fox Business

FAA Head of Labor Relations Resigns | Fox Business

FAA Head of Labor Relations Resigns | Fox Business

- Area 1 includes Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Area 1 locations are numbered 0101 through 0140. - Area 2 includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South...

Title FAA Contract Tower Program Announcement Type Award Date Posted 04/07/2015 Date Closed 04/30/2015 Solicitation / Contract # DTFAWA-14-R-16268 Contact Name / Organization Donald Richardson / AAQ-230 Set-Aside n/a NAICS Code 488111 -- Air Traffic Control Classification Code R --...

Title FAA Contract Tower Program Announcement Type Public Announcement - Pre-SIR Date Posted 01/08/2014 Date / Time Closed 01/22/2014 / 05:00 PM (local) Solicitation / Contract # 15565 Region Issuing Office WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC) Details Set-Aside n/a NAICS Code 488111...

Assuming all option years are executed, contacts good to September 30, 2017: Base year: Dec 2013 - Sep 2014 (10 months) 1st option: Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 (12 months) 2nd option: Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 (12 months) 3rd option: Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 (12 months) Original contact was for 5 years (1...

System failure causes frustrated fliers | WAVY.com | Norfolk Weather Observation Scan from Nov 16-17 2013-11-17 07:46 METAR KORF 171246Z 1/2SM RMK AO2 RVRNO PNO $ = 2013-11-17 06:51 METAR KORF 171151Z AUTO 10SM RMK AO2 SLPNO 6//// 7//// PWINO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO PNO $ = 2013-11-17 05:51 METAR...

Special Criteria ( SPECI ) is as follows: 3.12. Criteria for SPECI Observations. The observer must take, record, and disseminate a SPECI observation when any of the following is observed to occur: a. Wind Shift. Wind direction changes by 45 degrees or more in less than 15 minutes, and the wind...

And now a new posting reverses earlier post: Hello Everyone, Please continue to request certifications through the NWS until we (FAA) notify you that FAA new procedures are in place. Contract Weather Team Federal Aviation Administration

As posted on FAA Contract Weather Observers Facebook page yesterday - October 22, 2013: As of October 1, 2013 the FAA Contract Weather Observer Program assumed responsibility for weather certification. Previously the National Weather Service had this responsibility.

FAA Furloughs, Tower Closures, ATC Privatization Back On The Table - AVweb flash Article

Sequestration at FAA August 15, 2013 This afternoon, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta hosted a meeting of a dozen aviation industry stakeholders to discuss initial planning for the next round of sequestration, slated to kick-in in early 2014 unless Congress acts. AAAE Gov President Todd...

As a side note, recall the power point presentation of March 5, 2013: ... "Regardless of sequester status, FAA COO has decided to transition all remaining 109 CWO (contract weather observing) sites to LAWRS (limited aviation weather reporting stations) by 7/31/13" ... NATCO statement: NATCA...