USDOT awards flight school contracts
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced contract awards to flight schools under the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative. Twenty-five proposals were received. Four contract...
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America’s public rail transit needs increased maintenance, according to report
The Eno Center for Transportation released a report outlining how transit agencies can better manage their rail maintenance assets in the face of infrastructure challenges. The report, entitled â€...
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Senate committee discusses importance of training personnel on drones
The need to safeguard against the potential misuse of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, was discussed at Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security hearing held last week. John Ho...
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Bill would encourage more people to select aviation careers
The bipartisan Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill was recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives with the goal of encouraging people to pursue careers in aviation and pr...
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Runway assessment system testing reveals some challenges
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) in October 2016 to evaluate wet runway conditions and distribute the information to pilots....
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MEMA supports Congressional members call for tariff changes
The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently announced its support of the 39 Congress members who wrote Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross last week to express concern over the Sectio...
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USDOT announces drone pilot-program members
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently selected 10 participants to serve in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, which will partner private sector members wit...
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New vehicles are safer, according to NHTSA report
New model year vehicles are the safest ones on U.S. roads, according to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report. NHTSA studied fatal crash data from its Fatality Anal...
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More Americans using a combination of public, private transportation
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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AAR supports automated railroad technology
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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House committee holds hearing on policy implications of electric, conventional vehicles
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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OOIDA against lowering age for CDL, says trucker shortage is a myth
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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Many vehicles still on road with defective airbags
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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Baggage, ticket fee collections reached $7.5 billion record in 2017
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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NTSB issues update on Southwest Airlines investigation
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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Georgia bans hand-held devices while driving
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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UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance teams up with Raytheon for drone testing corridor
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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FAA denies aviation groups’ request regarding weather stations
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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Electric school buses would reduce pollution, children’s exposure to toxic air
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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Bike-share trips surpass 35 million in 2017
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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