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RSS · Atom · 8 items in 2026 · Updated September 22, 2026
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ADF Urges FAA to Keep Midway Atoll Open as a Trans-Pacific ETOPS Alternate
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ADF Urges FAA to Keep Midway Atoll Open as a Trans-Pacific ETOPS Alternate

The Airline Dispatchers Federation has filed a formal comment on FAA Docket 2026-8185, asking the FAA to preserve Midway Atoll's Henderson Field (PMDY) as an ETOPS alternate. Losing it, ADF told the agency, would leave trans-Pacific airline operations one airport …

September 22, 2026
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RSS · Atom · Updated September 22, 2026
NTSB Targets Wet-Runway Braking: Three RCAM Recommendations Land on the FAA's Desk
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NTSB Targets Wet-Runway Braking: Three RCAM Recommendations Land on the FAA's Desk

The NTSB is urging the FAA to overhaul how wet-runway braking is assessed, after finding aircraft friction was far lower than the RCAM predicted in nearly every overrun …

May 28, 2026
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