The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced last week that $9.925 million in grants would be issued to 16 communities under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. Those comm...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the number of reported serious runway incursions in fiscal year 2017 declined to eight from 19 in the previous fiscal year. Serious runway incursions ...
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Senate Democrats wrote the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week, requesting action on safety regulations for keyless ignition vehicles. ...
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The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection heard testimony this week on drug-impaired driving and the current efforts to detect and prevent it. Lack of statistics has been noted a...
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As more states open their doors to autonomous vehicle research and testing, a new Siemens report urges urban spaces to plan for and make adjustments to accommodate such vehicles among their infrastruc...
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Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced Tuesday the Transportation Empowerment Act, designed to give states more control over their infrastructure spending by phasing ...
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Faced with stalled negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), automotive industry associations are pressing the United States, Canada, and Mexico to renew talks and get a moder...
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A complaint from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) garnered an official response from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, leading them to find Key West International A...
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Under a report required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) act, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released details on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN) this week...
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Hundreds of representatives from both governmental and private interests assembled in Washington last week for a conference based around the potential of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to fill essentia...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued last week a final policy for the cancellation of numerous standard instrument approach procedures (IAPs) and updated its protocols. These procedure...
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Sandia National Laboratories along with U.K health sensor manufacturer Structural Monitoring Systems recently equipped an American suspension bridge with eight sensors, which will alert maintenance en...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation will soon launch a three-year pilot program that will allow military veterans and reservists between the ages of 18 and 20 years old to obtain military-equivalent...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently denied the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s (OOIDA) request to be exempt from the electronic logging devices (ELD) ma...
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Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, recently accepted an invitation to serve on the NextGen Advisory Committee. The committee, established in 2010, provides i...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently appointed Timothy McClees vice president for legislative affairs. The position is responsible for AIA’s advocacy work with Congress members and...
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National Automobile Dealers of America (NADA) America officials said the organization stands in opposition of new tariffs or quotas on imported automobiles or automotive parts. The organization rec...
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Toyota Motor North America and General Motors recently became the latest automakers to submit comments to the U.S. Commerce Department against President Donald Trump’s proposed 25 percent tariffs on...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) held a national dialogue meeting in Philadelphia last week focused on the development of automated vehicles and how to get them safely on the road. T...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently urged its members to carefully review the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act when conducting tax planning. While many of the act’s provisions have a ...
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