Commercial aviation organization Airlines for America (A4A) hosted its sixth annual Commercial Aviation Industry Summit on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C. This year’s summit celebrated the 40th anni...
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Five aviation and aerospace industry organizations recently announced they would be conducting a global study to identify and promote ways the industry can better recruit and advance women into leader...
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Collin Long, the director of government affairs at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), recently testified at the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Environment...
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At a meeting of the Automobile Dealers Association of North Dakota, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) laid out the tax and regulatory relief benefits passed by Congress this year and how they will benefit ...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) elected Darrin Grondel, director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, as chairman at the association’s annual meeting in Atlanta last month. ...
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Two rail industry associations nominated this week Thomas Jayne, a BNSF Railway attorney, for a position on the federal Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to serve as industry representative when Steven ...
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Nine states’ departments of transportation recently were awarded $8.4 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration awards. The departmen...
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Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm expected to hit between South Carolina and Virginia, will likely have a negative impact on gasoline prices this week on the East Coast. Prices in South Caroli...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) sent a letter on Sept. 5 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) urging Congress to pa...
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By allowing exemptions for small refiners from their blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard, economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced that it would provide $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant funds to rural states to maintain bridges. FHWA pu...
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A study conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) found that only five fatal accidents were linked to commercial flights in 2017, reflecting the lowest number in recent memory....
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a consumer advisory warning driver concerning odometer fraud following a large-scale vehicle odometer rollback scheme. Odo...
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A 1916 federal regulation is harming transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in testimony submitted Wed...
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Travel industry officials recently visited the White House to discuss economy contributions, job creation and the importance of international inbound travel to trade deficit reduction. U.S. Travel...
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Gasoline prices nationally are averaging $2.83, one-cent less on the week and four-cents less than last month, but 19-cents higher than a year ago, according to the AAA. “With summer in the rearv...
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Steve Brown, COO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), was recently elected to the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) board of directors. RTCA is a public-private pa...
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Both U.S. Sens Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CN) are calling on their colleagues this week to check rising airline fees for checked bags. The action is a direct response to JetBlue...
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For the second time in nine months, the business aviation industry has experienced a contaminated fuel incident. A Fair Wind Air Charter aircraft was forced to return to Miami-Opa Locka Executive ...
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Airline industry officials estimate 16.5 million passengers will fly on carriers worldwide over the Labor Day travel period extending through Sept. 4. Numbers analyzed by Airlines for America (A4A)...
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