Three members of Kansas’ U.S. Congressional delegation say they are suspicious that Louisiana may be using federal funds to try to lure Hawker Beechcraft to their state, according to KansasReporter.org, which reports that U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts said that Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds given to Louisiana to help with economic recovery after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 might be part of the incentive package to attract the airplane manufacturer to transfer the 6,000 jobs that are currently in Wichita and to build a plant down south.

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The Iowa DOT Office of Aviation will be hosting public input meetings to provide information on the draft 2010 Iowa Aviation System Plan update and to obtain input on the future aviation system in Iowa. Read more…

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The number of runway incursions has dropped by half for the second year in a row, the FAA says. The number of serious incursions at U.S. airports dropped from 12 in 2009 to six in 2010 (on FAA’s fiscal calendar, 2010 ended on Sept. 30). Half of the incidents involved commercial aircraft, and the other half were general aviation events. The numbers are down drastically from 2000, when 67 serious incursions occurred. To improve those numbers, the FAA has upgraded the signage and markings at airports, improved pilot training on runway conflicts, and installed new technology at some major airports. The FAA said it has also conducted extensive outreach and training for GA pilots. At a news conference last week at Boston’s Logan Airport, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said the ultimate goal is zero runway incursions.

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