Some of those manufacturers, however, may be overseas. At the same time, newer and better products were introduced to the U.S. market by Honeywell, Meggitt and Jeppesen, among others. Other companies like Diamond and OMF received great news in the form of type certificates awarded by the FAA and still more presented updates to their various ongoing programs. Plus, the FAA is intensively training its staff in strategies to reduce delays. The FAA also will offer almost three times as many high- altitude air routes and add more holding pattern options.
Summer is right around the corner.
Pack a bag. Since everyone flies these days, not just us pilots, everyone seems to have an opinion about how to fix the national airspace system. The New York Times chimed in Monday with an editorial promoting congestion pricing and a new user-fee structure. Such planes are slow and hard to handle, so they should pay big if they want to land at busy airports, in the Times' view. USA Today on Tuesday published a 12-page special section on business travel, and concluded that despite FAA and airline efforts, this summer's gridlock will be even worse than last year's.