Decision to Shoot Down Balloons Puts Spotlight on Hobbyists
They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting. read more >
They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting. read more >
Airlines have been pushing the FAA to modernize the air-traffic control system for years. They argue that a faster and complete rollout of a so-called NextGen plan to modernize the national airspace system will benefit the traveling public by making flights more efficient and reliable. read more >
While the White House initially said that there is no evidence of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden said "we don't know" and told reporters that he's directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption. read more >
Widespread delays and cancellations have been reported as demand picks up. read more >
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic essentially halted passenger air travel, Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock is seeing travelers return to the skies — though traffic is not normal yet. read more >
Reports to the Federal Aviation Administration of unruly airline passengers soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, though the numbers now appear to be on the decline. read more >
Cyrus Sigari, chairman of the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility, says the council will look at loosening regulations to support more testing and deployment of autonomous technologies. read more >
Arkansas employers find themselves caught between federal mandates and a new state law. read more >
Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal grants to help them recover from the pandemic, which caused a steep drop in air travel and a loss of revenue that airports expect from airlines and passengers. read more >
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $1.4 million in federal grants to airports and airfields in Arkansas to offset costs and maintain jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
The city of Little Rock spent $540,000 to buy 100 acres of east Pulaski County north of the Arkansas River to relocate a piece of antiquated flight technology. read more >
Ozarka lays the groundwork for growing its commercial pilot program, touted as the nation’s best bargain for students to gain their wings. read more >
C.J. Lotspeich took a low-tech approach to find her way to Arkansas and Ozarka College after serving five years in the Navy as an aviation machinist working on jet engines. read more >
No shovels have turned dirt yet at the Texarkana Regional Airport, but that should change in a big way during the next 60 days. Highlighted by a two-story, 37,000-SF terminal, construction activity is expected to be the new normal for months to come. read more >
The airport code is HOT, and these days it’s both an identifier and a description: Traffic, revenue and optimism are climbing at Hot Springs Memorial Field. read more >
As remote-control commercial drones fill more roles in agriculture, construction, engineering and real estate, they have found a special place in advertising. read more >
The sponsor of a northern Arkansas festival during which live turkeys are dropped from an airplane says it will no longer promote the event. read more >
Arkansas Business reviewed proxy documents from 17 publicly traded companies based in Arkansas to report on those that offer executives the perk of using the company jet for personal trips. read more >
“Sully” might have never become America’s best-known pilot, let alone a Tom Hanks movie hero, if the Airbus he flew in January 2009 had been equipped with an engine shield like the one a Pine Bluff company is developing now. read more >
No one was injured after the brakes reportedly failed on a small aircraft that landed near midnight at Clinton National Airport. read more >
