The Aircraft Electronics Association, along with 27 other industry organizations, recently sent a letter of support to congressional leadership regarding the Forward Looking Investment in GA, Hangars,...
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According to the new DriveCheck assessment recently released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the percentage of Americans aged 16-44 years old with a driver's license has...
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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act this week by a vote of 32 to 25. The bipartis...
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Amtrak’s Board of Directors on Tuesday named Richard Anderson as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Anderson will begin his tenure with Amtrak on July 12. The company said...
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U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights ahead of consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorizat...
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State Farm recently introduced a new coverage endorsement for drivers who use their personal vehicles for a Transportation Network Company (TNC), such as Lyft or Uber, in five additional states to hel...
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A record-breaking 44.2 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more this Independence Day, reflecting an increase of 1.25 million passengers above last year’s record, according to a report f...
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Following House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) introduction of a sweeping aviation reform bill, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Presi...
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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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