The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created a Special Committee of industry experts to review the procedures used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify new aircraft. ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently spoke at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the importance of modernizing rural airports’ infrastructure. "We all have the same...
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More than 20 public issuer organizations from the Public Finance Network (PFN) sent comments earlier this month in regards to a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the future of U.S. infrastruc...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has publicly pressed the office of the U.S. Trade Representative to continue the approval process of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agr...
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As the global community continues a backlash against Boeing over two 737 Max series plane crashes, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel...
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A record 158.2 million passengers will fly globally on U.S. airlines between March 1 and April 30, industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) forecasts. If the prediction is accurate, ...
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Though the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made forward steps toward implementing Congressionally mandated cyber initiatives in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Offic...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and concluded the Office of Aviation needs more transparency. The millions of passengers an...
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that the current state of the economy has left drivers feeling confident enough to set records,...
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Airlines for America (A4A) recently urged Congress to reject the tax increases on travel included in the White House’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget. Currently, there are 17 federal avia...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requested Inspector General Calvin Scovel III audit the certification process for the much-scrutinized Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft. The request follows the ...
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday his intent to nominate Stephen Dickson as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator. Dickson also would be chairman of the Air Traffic Services ...
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As Congress continues to eye a means of repairing the nation’s stunted infrastructure sector, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released new research this week identifying at le...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued three recommendations for transit agencies following a review of the transit workforce. The transit system requires a skilled, quali...
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A mix of Democrat and Republican senators introduced the Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act this week, in an effort to block federal transit funds from being used in the purchase of rail car...
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The Automotive Jobs Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Fred Upton (R-MI), would instruct the International Trade Commission (ITC) to conduct a study on the economic importance of a...
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Joining with subcommittee leaders, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) dispatched a letter this week to committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) formally requ...
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As legislators continue to debate how best to address a crumbling national infrastructure, the U.S. Travel Association revealed a new study to the House demonstrating how congestion is slowing the Am...
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Under the 2020 White House Budget proposal, the Port of Corpus Christi would receive $53,313,000 for a Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The c...
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A report presented by the National League of Cities (NLC) this week aims to fix road funding through the establishment of Road User Charge (RUC) systems -- more commonly known as roadway use charges....
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