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The Best of the Broadcast
Most Read for December
We're celebrating the best stories from the FAA Daily Broadcast in 2022 with a look back at what generated the most clicks, comments and shares from your colleagues. Here are some of December's most read stories:
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Memphis De-Icing Facility Keeps Packages and Passengers Moving
The dedication of a state-of-the-art aircraft de-icing facility serves as further evidence of the FAA’s role in strengthening the supply chain and keeping goods and passengers moving even in inclement weather.
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Cleveland Rocks with Electronic Flight Data
Cleveland rocks – from its air traffic control tower, the first in the U.S. to go live with the Terminal Flight Data Manager, enabling controllers to work more safely and efficiently all while simultaneously saving airlines fuel and money and reducing aviation’s carbon footprint.
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BIL Funding Brings Renewal to the NAS
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law, it represented the single-largest investment in America’s infrastructure in the nation’s history. The FAA’s $25 billion portion will allow us to improve the physical condition of air traffic control facilities, as well as the safety, reliability and resiliency of the nation’s airports.
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FAA Wins DOT Sustainability Awards
The FAA won several individual and team Department of Transportation Sustainability Achievement Awards for efforts to improve the way we drive, power our buildings and plan for sustainability. Here’s a look at each of the awardees and their work.
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A Closer Look with Aircraft Test Pilot Rory Feely
As a military aviator, test pilot and now FAA test pilot, Rory Feely has quite a few memorable aviation experiences and flown over 40 different types of helicopters and airplanes along the way. Feely gives an inside look into some unique aircraft he’s flown and lessons learned over his 27 years of flying.
See the Best of the Broadcast 2022 list on FocusFAA.
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For 50-Year Employee Diana Rizzuto, FAA is a Place to Build a Career and a Family
Over her 50 years of service to the FAA, Diana Rizzuto has grown her career and her family. After starting out as a GS-3 clerk stenographer, she made her way up to ACQ’s Personal Property Life Cycle Section Manager. All of Rizzuto’s success is due in great measure to her mentors along the way. “I’ve done my best to pay all their kindnesses forward. I love to see people I’ve supervised go on and succeed. It really feels like you’ve made a difference.”
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Honoring Jeff Planty on Selection for the Presidential Rank Award
ATO COO Tim Arel congratulates Technical Operations’ VP Jeff Planty on his selection for the Presidential Rank Award. Planty directs 10,000 employees who ensure 76,000 pieces of equipment and systems operate 24 hours a day. “Through his passion and dedication to employee wellness and safety, Jeff exemplifies the core principles of the ATO: trust, teamwork, courage, and empowerment. Congratulations to you, Jeff, on this momentous award.”
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Boeing 747 Receives FAA Certification
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December 30, 1969: The Boeing 747, the first of the wide-body ‘jumbo’ jetliners, received certification from the FAA, 10 months after completing its first flight. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 turbofan engines, the plane had a maximum takeoff weight of 710,000 pounds and a maximum payload of 220,000 pounds. The 747 offered a dramatic increase in capacity from existing airframes, it could hold up to 490 passengers, although most airlines planned a seating configuration in the 350-365 range. At a cost of $525 million for 25 new jets, Pan American Airlines became the first carrier to operate the 747, initiating service on Jan 22, 1970. |
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