U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) recently voiced concerns about the Trump Administration’s apparent decision to seek privatization of the air traffic control (ATC) system in the United States. Abr...
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ITS America, the nation’s leading advocate for the technological modernization of U.S. transportation systems, recently announced the development of its new public policy mission in fostering public...
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A group of trade associations led by NATSO recently urged members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to oppose legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) that would per...
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U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) recently sent a letter, along with 40 Senate colleagues, to urge the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban De...
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The number of airline passengers globally reflected strong growth for the second straight month in February, despite uncertainty created by the Trump Administration’s imposition of two travel bans f...
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U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently reintroduced the Strengthen and Fortify Existing Bridges (SAFE Bridges) Act, which would establish a program to provide funding to repai...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase necessary inves...
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Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union, recently urged elected officials in a letter to not allow for the increasing or ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released the February global passenger traffic results, showing a second month of strong growth of passenger demand in 2017. “The stro...
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Boeing recently unveiled concepts for the deep space gateway and transport systems, helping NASA achieve extensive human space exploration from the moon to Mars. NASA’s Space Launch System, a pr...
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An annual $264 million increase in state highway bridge infrastructure investment would support nearly $600 million in economic activity throughout all sectors of the economy in Kansas, according to a...
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, recently introduced the Fairness for Pilots Act, which b...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) commended Senate leaders in the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for introducing security legislation that included efficiency and security impro...
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More than 35 percent of annual rail revenue and at least 42 percent of rail carloads and intermodal units are associated directly with international trade, according to a new report recently released ...
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation to address potential security risks in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) efforts to protect rail, transit, highway and mar...
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Following the recent release of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal outline, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, commended the inclusion ...
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Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and United Airlines recently announced the completion of a new 19-lane “modern” checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport (...
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