A4A commends passage of CARES Act
Airlines for America (A4A) officials are espousing the benefits of the recently passed CARES Act, noting the Direct Payroll Assistance provisions provide immediate financial relief to fund airline pay...
Read MoreAirlines for America (A4A) officials are espousing the benefits of the recently passed CARES Act, noting the Direct Payroll Assistance provisions provide immediate financial relief to fund airline pay...
Read MoreThe Air Lines Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) supports the recently established airline stimulus package, maintaining the effort stabilizes the airline industry and protects aviation workers. â€...
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate on March 25 voted 96-0 to approve an historic $2 trillion federal economic relief package that includes $25 billion in emergency operating assistance for America’s transit agencies. ...
Read MoreData released by the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics anticipates that the coronavirus could mean the loss of 5.9 million travel-related jobs by the end of April. The figure is up fro...
Read MoreAmerican automotive industry groups are asking Congress to consider delaying United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) policies as part of its COVID-19 economic stimulus package. In a letter t...
Read MoreThe American Highway Users Alliance is urging Congress not to forget infrastructure as it works to create an economic stimulus package to combat the negative economic effects of the coronavirus. I...
Read MoreIn a letter to Congress, CEOs from airlines and an airline association urged them to pass an economic stimulus bill quickly in order to save jobs. Congress has been working on passing a $1.7 trill...
Read MoreAirports need an injection of $10 billion to deal with the challenges presented by COVID-19, an association representing airports said in a letter to Congress this week. The Airports Council Inter...
Read MoreAirlines for America, the trade association for the U.S. airline industry, joined the rest of the airline industry in calling on Congress to act quickly to protect airlines and their employees. In...
Read MoreThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) wants Congress to provide more than $16 billion in supplemental funding, and to waive truck weight restrictions to deal ...
Read MoreThe leading railroad industry organization supports the requests by rail industries for more than $13 billion in bailout money needed as a response to the travel restrictions imposed by government eff...
Read MoreThe US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced it would award nearly $20.3 million in grants to fund 25 projects in 23 states through its Integrated Mobility Integrat...
Read MoreThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Friday that it will expand its eligibility for federal assistance for transit agencies to use in responding to the coronavirus. The move would al...
Read MoreU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced 32 projects in 27 states will receive federal grants to fund railroad infrastructure projects. Part of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and ...
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that more than $39 million federal grants would go to two Texas ports. The grants, part of nearly $280 million in discretionary grant funding...
Read MoreA bipartisan bill in Congress would help address the nation’s infrastructure workforce shortage by investing in career and technical education and on-the-job training, lawmakers said. Rep. Jim L...
Read MoreFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) and State of Colorado Division of Aeronautics officials said the entities have reached an agreement to install weather cameras on 13 Automated Weather Observing S...
Read MoreThe U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced Thursday it is accepting applications for marine highway program projects through April 20. The department will award $...
Read MoreSen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has introduced a measure designed to streamline the application process for communities seeking to upgrade bus fleets with low and no emission vehicles. Heinrich said th...
Read MoreRep. Jim Costa (D-CA) has proposed legislation that would fund high-speed rail throughout the country, but most especially in California’s San Joaquin Valley. H. R. 5805, called the High-Speed R...
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