Mary Kirby

4 days ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will meet with airlines serving Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on 14 May to thrash out a plan for reducing flights for “several weeks” to address air traffic control (ATC) problems, as the facility grapples with radar outages, communications failures and staffing shortages which have sparked massive disruption in recent weeks. “In the next several weeks, we’re going to have this reduced capacity at Newark.

6 days ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

I’ll admit it. I’ve got a bad habit of booking unprotected connections and rolling the dice with multi-leg trips on different airlines. Until recently that practice hadn’t backfired. But there I was, in Montreal (YUL) as a cancellation forced the need to rebook both of my tickets to Seattle at the last minute. The first leg was supposed to get me to Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Booked with Air Canada miles, the original roundtrip YYZ-YUL itinerary had exhausted my stash.

6 days ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

I’ll admit it. I’ve got a bad habit of booking unprotected connections and rolling the dice with multi-leg trips on different airlines. Until recently that practice hadn’t backfired. But there I was, in Montreal (YUL) as a cancellation forced the need to rebook both of my tickets to Seattle at the last minute. The first leg was supposed to get me to Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Booked with Air Canada miles, the original roundtrip YYZ-YUL itinerary had exhausted my stash.

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

WASHINGTON. D.C. — U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy today unveiled a plan to build a brand new, state-of-the-art air traffic control system that will be the envy of the world. By replacing the current, antiquated system, the FAA will enhance safety in the sky, reduce delays, and unlock the future of air travel. This plan also ensures hard-working air traffic controllers have a system they can rely on and one they deserve.

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Mary Kirby

Two months after receiving Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its Gogo Galileo half-duplex (HDX) electronically steerable antenna, Gogo has secured PMA from the FAA for the slightly larger full-duplex (FDX) ESA, which is positioned as being particularly well suited to larger business jets.