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Panelists, including the chief executives of several major airlines, talked about the future of the aviation industry. Mitch Nichols, chief executive of UPS Airlines, argued against higher t…

Panelists talked about the future of aviation manufacturing. David Hess said aviation manufacturers will need to address environmental concerns and promote fuel efficiency. Guy Hachey spoke …

Panelists talked about unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone technology and its usage. Moderator and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Marion Blakey said that domes…

Panelists talked about airport infrastructure and operations. Jack Potter, head of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, spoke about the need to invest in airport infrastructure fo…

Jeff Smisek, president and chief executive officer of United Continental Holdings, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C…

Panelists talked about the future trends in aviation, including impact of automatic spending cuts on the aviation industry. Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers As…

James McNerney talked about the state of the U.S. aviation industry. He answered questions from Tom Donohue on the U.S. economy and manufacturing, sequestration budget cuts, management and l…

Panelists talked about the aviation industry’s impact on the environment. The panel included Paul Steele, environment director for the International Air Transport Association, Felix Leineman…

Frederick Smith spoke with Bret Baier about the FedEx Corporation, job creation efforts in the aviation industry, and the cargo airline forecast for 2013. The FedEx president and chief execu…

Doug Parker talked about the merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways. He also spoke about the merger’s benefits and the overall needs of the airline industry, and said he expected …

Airline executives talked about the future of aviation. Some of the topics they addressed included government regulation, infrastructure needs, and global competition. They also answered que…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a conference on the aviation industry, featuring the head of the Federal Aviation Administration and Senior Executives from Southwest, U.S. Airways, and o…

Panelists talked about the state of American airports. Among the topics they addressed were user fees versus government grants to fund improvements, increased costs due to security requireme…

James Albaugh gave the keynote address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber Foundation 10th annual Aviation Summit. In his speech he warned that the U.S. is in danger of …

Former government security officials and others talked about the state of airport security in the U.S. Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation said that Congress ought to re-examine the Transp…

Nicholas E. Calio gave the closing keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce’s conference on aviation. He said the federal government needs to re-examine its approach to regulating the airl…

Panelists talked about the aviation industry’s efforts to use more alternative fuels. Topics included problems with producing biofuel in the U.S. and the industry’s growing desire to reduce …

Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt talked about the government’s efforts to implement an aviation infrastructure overhaul known as NextGen. He also spoke about the nee…

Stuart Graham made the opening remarks at a summit on the failing national infrastructure and economic growth. He was followed by a panel titled, “Choking Our Economy: America’s Dwindling Ca…

Philippe Dauman gave the morning keynote address at the 4th Annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit. He talked about the importance of intellectual property to the economy. Entertainmen…