The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a change to its Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) authorization process. RVSM is the global standard for the separation between a...
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U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced a bill that would restrict drones from flying near aircraft. The Drone Operator Safety Act was included in the S...
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The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas was named an official member of the community preparedness program StormReady this week, making it the first port in Texas to be so recognized by the National Weath...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install Data Communications (Data Comm) technology at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Data Comm allows air-traffic controllers to send text-...
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UPS recently announced that it is expanding its shipping operations to include spirits, wine and beer to consumers in 39 wine importing countries and nine spirit importing countries throughout North A...
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The fiscal year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, advanced by the Senate Committee on Appropriations last week, provides $60 billion for the ...
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Plane owners that attempt to mask their ownership through trustees could soon be forced to disclose their identities under the AIrcraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2017, which was recently introduce...
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The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee recently decided to move forward with tax reform without the inclusion of the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). “And we are now conf...
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Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger recently testified before the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) Regulatory Reform Task Force, telling the agency it nee...
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The U.S. Senate recently introduced the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act, which would increase Airport Improvement Program...
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A letter signed by 32 Democratic senators was recently sent to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development members urging them to reconsider eliminating the Tra...
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The effort to cut down on mishandled baggage for flyers has now become industry standard, with the launch of a joint International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America (A4A) campa...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, a bill that includes legislation approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ...
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The Aerospace Industries Association recently criticized the nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) to lead the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States. Garrett was nominated for th...
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A bill that would make permanent a tax credit that assists short line railroads in upgrading their track and bridges so they can handle modern freight cars recently achieved a bicameral majority Congr...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring entry-level air traffic controllers, but it will take years of hiring to end the staffing crisis, the National Air Traffic Controls Association (NAT...
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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), ranking member on the House Committee on Ways and Means, recently sent a letter to committee chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), highlighting a problem with House bill 2997, wh...
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Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee recently introduced the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2017, which would reauthorize funding for DERA through 2022 and ensu...
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The Federal Aviation Administration will award $185.1 million in airport infrastructure grants to 107 airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced. The airports, located in 40...
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A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control center in Leesburg, Virginia, was recently evacuated after fumes from adhesive used for roofing work entered the air-conditioning system. ...
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