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(ATD) Chairman Steve Parker praised the introduction of a bill that would repeal what has been seen as a harmful and outdated federal excise tax (FET) on the retail sale of most...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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A group of U.S. senators recently sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, asking the Trump Administration to reconsider eliminating the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. Only mand...
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The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), a public/private partnership dedicating to preventing auto accidents, recently announced Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) has joined the...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) recently responded to reports airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. will file for bankruptcy. “Takata should not file for bankruptcy un...
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker recently signed legislation making it legal for rideshare services, such as Lyft and Uber, to operate in the state and clarifying state insurance laws for rideshare drivers. ...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines Group are working together to test a computed tomography (CT) scanner in the Terminal 4 checkpoint lane at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int...
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An inflatable plug designed to prevent subway tunnel flooding was recently demonstrated for the media in a full-scale, mock subway tunnel in Frederica, Delaware. The Resilient Tunnel Plug (RTP) is ...
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U.S. Reps. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) and Albio Sires (D-NJ) recently introduced a bill that would require airlines to disclose when certain domestic passenger flights are projected to take off and...
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Three members of United Airlines’ executive leadership team recently were given expanded roles in an attempt to improve customer experience. "The expanded roles we announced today further strengt...
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