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FAA clears airlines to remove passenger seats for cargo

13 July 2020

Boxes stored in cabin where passenger seats normally go.

The Federal Aviation Administration late Friday gave U.S. airlines permission to remove passenger seats and transport cargo on the floor of the cabin in aircraft being deployed on cargo-only flights.

The exemption to existing regulations governing aircraft operations lasts for one year. The FAA also extended until July 10, 2021, its prior ruling that airlines could fly with cargo strapped into the seats through the end of this year.

The FAA’s response may be too late to benefit passenger airlines...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/faa-clears-airlines-to-remove-passenger-seats-for-cargo

Senate bill targets FAA certification process used for 737 MAX

17 June 2020

A blue and white 737 MAX next to a hangar at a Boeing facility.

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate Tuesday would reform the way the Federal Aviation Administration certifies aircraft after investigations found problems with how the Boeing 737 MAX was deemed airworthy before it suffered two mass-casualty crashes.

The Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020 would address a number of issues related to the manufacture of commercial aircraft, most notably incorporating human factors in assessments of pilot responses to cockpit alerts and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/senate-bill-targets-faa-certification-process-used-for-737-max

Breaking: FAA approves cargo to ride in passenger seats

24 May 202021 May 2020

U.S. airlines will soon fly temporary freighters with cargo, instead of passengers, in the seats.

Since domestic passenger carriers began operating some aircraft in cargo-only mode two months ago, they have been largely restricted to loading freight in the lower hold where baggage and shipments normally ride. On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an exemption allowing airlines to carry cargo on seats.

Airlines had requested a two year break from existing regulations, but the FAA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-faa-approves-cargo-to-ride-in-passenger-seats

Commentary: Commoditizing and shipping air bubbles

24 May 20206 May 2020

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

A funny paradox says that there is a particular restaurant that is so busy nobody bothers to go there anymore. Well, after the siege of sheltering at home is lifted in various cities and states, perhaps hungry patrons will start to revisit these once busy restaurants. Some see wisdom in crowds and others wish to be “far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.”...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/commentary-commoditizing-and-shipping-air-bubbles

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