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More Americans are using a combination of private and public transit options, according to a recent study released by Masabi, a mobile ticketing and Software-as-a-Service-based transit fare collection...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in support o...
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The U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment recently held a hearing on the policies related to electric and conventional vehicles, examining what changes in technology mean for vehicles, fuels, and con...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and 13 other organizations recently sent a letter to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to oppose bills that would lower the ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a second public request to the owners of MY 2006 Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series trucks as many of these trucks have defectiv...
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Airlines set a new record this past year, reaching $7.5 billion between baggage and ticket fees collected in 2017 and prompting the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) to press for a loc...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued an update on its investigation of the April 17 fatal engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380.
The engine fan blade failed, ...
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Following signature by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, the state of Georgia made it illegal to use hand-held wireless devices while driving, following 15 other states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, a...
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The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance is looking to create the first U.S. drone testing airspace in New York, and to do so, they recently announced a partnership with Raythe...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied a request made in August 2017 by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and 13 other aviation groups to include surface weather observat...
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Replacing the nation’s 480,000 school buses with all-electric vehicles could significantly cut annual greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the toxic air children are directly exposed to, according to...
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Last year, more than 35 million bike-share trips were taken, according to the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), which marks a 25 percent increase from 2016.
The number ...
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The demand within global air freight markets rose by only 1.7 percent freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) in March compared to last year’s reports, marking the slowest pace of growth in 22 months, accor...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently adopted an airworthiness directive requiring initial and repetitive inspections of CFM56-7B engine fan blades on the concave and convex sides of the ...
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The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will be making up to $68.5 million in funding available for advanced-vehicle technologies that strengthen domestic energy ...
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Tom Carper
In a letter released earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) called on Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pru...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently said it was happy with the White House’s decision to extend for an additional 30 days the exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs on...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) recently spoke to the House of Representatives against a proposal to eliminate federal funding for rural air service, after which the amendment to the Federal Aviation ...
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Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the agency to release infrastructure funds.
Feinstein urged Chao to fu...
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen recently said during a panel discussion that the industry needs to focus on modernizing air traffic control (ATC) by implementi...
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