Mike Willey, a pilot for more than 50 years, thinks that spinning off the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and making it into a separate, not-...
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A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would modernize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and authorize funding for the agency. The bill is sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S...
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Automakers Mazda Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., and auto-parts manufacturer Denso Corp. recently signed a contract to develop basic technologies for electric vehicles (EV), also agreeing to establis...
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U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Gary Peters (D-MI) recently introduced a bill that would require self-driving vehicle manufacturers to submit safety evaluation reports to the Secretary of Transportat...
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Janiece Longoria, Port Commission chairwoman of the Port of Houston Authority, stressed at September’s monthly meeting the importance of improving and restoring the port post-Hurricane Harvey. â€...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Polish Air Navigation Service Provider (PANSA) and a variety of industry stakeholders recently entered into a partnership to develop a National ...
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The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) handled a total of 667,069 metric tons of cargo and moved 54,185 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container throughput and 109,604 metric tons of forest prod...
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SAE International and Airlines for America (A4A) recently presented an award in recognition of efforts for furthering the efficacy and science of nondestructive testing to a team of researchers from S...
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An alliance between U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Gary Peters (D-MI) will bring forward joint legislation on self-driving vehicles for consideration by the Senate Commerce Committee. Thune, chai...
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United Airlines announced an application put forward this week to the Department of Transportation, asking for more daily flights between Houston and Havana. At present, the Houston-to-Havana route...
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Alaska Air Cargo recently introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 cargo aircraft to its fleet, marking the first time an all-passenger aircraft has been converted to an all-freight aircraft. ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will soon deploy a 70-member team of emergency response personnel and support equipment to assist in recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, which was left sever...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao recently spoke at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Meeting on regulatory reforms in the Department...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently presented its 2017 America's Transportation Awards for the grand prize and people’s choice awards. "For 10...
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The Jacksonville Port (JAXPORT) Authority Board of Directors recently voted to hire Eric Green as CEO. Executive search firm Korn Ferry, which was hired in June to find a new CEO, presented the d...
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Lance Lyttle, the managing director of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), has been appointed to the board of directors for the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). ...
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In 2016, airlines worldwide carried around 3.8 billion passengers with 7.1 trillion revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) being logged, according to a recently-published report aimed at highlighting the...
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The Wisconsin State Department of Transportation (WisDOT), through a decision made by Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), will create an Office of Inspector General position to review all transportation-related...
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The New York State Department of Transportation will invest $110 million in Phase III of the Kew Gardens Interchange project in central Queens, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. More than 200,000 vehicles tr...
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Toyota Motor Corp. recently announced plans to invest $373.8 million in the United States by 2020. The funds will be used to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture at its Alabama plant and to b...
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