As part of the NEXCOM 2 modernization program, the radio products team at General Dynamics Mission Systems recently delivered the 10,000th CM-300/350 VHF-UHF V2 radio, which have replaced the antiquat...
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U.S. Reps. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL), co-chairs of the House Public Transit Caucus, recently introduced bipartisan legislation to better secure the country’s public transit sys...
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Two major airport organizations are calling for the modernization of certain airport functions and the removal of a cap on passenger facility charges as part of recently introduced Federal Aviation Ad...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently praised the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for introducing a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthoriz...
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Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for U.S. airlines, recently praised the introduction of legislation in the House of Representatives to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Admi...
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The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently joined several general aviation groups in opposing air traffic control (ATC) privatization legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster...
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Dean Heller (R-NV) recently introduced the Safe DRONE Act of 2017, which seeks to ensure that the United States co...
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen recently applauded a bipartisan Senate bill that aims to authorize funding and programs for the Federal Aviation Administration...
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Bipartisan legislation that would provide sweeping, transformational reform to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The 21st Century A...
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Southwest Airlines Co. was recently named Domestic Carrier of the Year, one of the air cargo industry’s top awards, for the eighth consecutive year by the Airforwarders Association. Southwest Ai...
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American Truck Dealers (ATD) Chairman Steve Parker praised the introduction of a bill that would repeal what has been seen as a harmful and outdated federal excise tax (FET) on the retail sale of most...
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The air transport industry in South Africa contributes $12 billion, or 3.5 percent, to the nation’s GDP, according to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) study. The country's air t...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), along with five other leading general aviation associations, issued a statement this week opposing the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform a...
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Bipartisan legislation that aims to ensure that travelers have the appropriate recompense when having to face difficulties at transportation hubs or U.S. borders unanimously advanced the U.S. House of...
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During the first quarter of 2017, baggage fees totaled $1.03 billion, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This is the fourth consecutive quarter...
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Ford plans to invest $900 billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant as part of a strategy to improve operational fitness, the company said. The plant will manufacture the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Exped...
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Auto industry leaders recently met with Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, who spoke at an Automobile Industry Tax Reform Listening Session at the White House, where leaders were al...
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Delta Air Lines has invested $600,000 in four self-service bag drop-off machines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The machines allow passengers to check their own bags. Passengers wi...
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The U.S. House Small Business Committee and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently met with members of the auto industry to discuss cybersecurity. The group included the Automo...
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The sale of hybrid and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles will increase, according to the recent Fuels Institute report Tomorrow’s Vehicles. Hybrid vehicles will increase from 0.5 percent of the au...
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