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The U.S. Travel Association recently released a tool that shows the direct impact of a decrease or increase in tourist spending on a state's economy.
The tool, the Travel Economic Impact Calculator...
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American Airlines Group recently praised the Brazilian Senate for ratifying an Open Skies agreement with the United States.
In January 2016, American proposed a joint business agreement with Brazil...
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In a hearing this week, the House Environment Subcommittee listened to witness testimony on the potential facing transportation fuels and vehicles from a host of private and governmental figures alike...
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A letter from 150 biofuel production facilities, which included the signatures of plant managers, general managers, and CEOs, from across the country, is urging President Trump to support the Renewabl...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and 16 other organizations, including the Regional Airline Association (RAA), recently sent their support for the Aviation Maintenance Workforce D...
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Leaders from aviation safety unions throughout the globe launched the Global Air Traffic Controllers Alliance March 6 at the World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress 2018 in Madrid.
The alliance...
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The shift toward large unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will accelerate in the next 20 years, according to a study conducted by the Aerospace Industries Association of America and consulting firm Avasc...
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 3rd Annual Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Symposium opened Tuesday in Baltimore, with Acting Administrator Dan Elwell announcing that the FAA will expand ...
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A new study conducted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that air cargo demand is off to a strong start this year, with an 8 percent rise in January 2018 when compared agai...
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Experts in the transportation industry urged members of Congress on Wednesday to take action on funding surface transportation projects now and into the future by ensuring a long-term and stable reven...
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NASA has joined with partners in the International Space Station project to draft potential standards governing future deep space exploration.
These efforts focus on seven areas, seen as critical ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a $73 million contract modification on Tuesday that will enable Raytheon to update the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) so th...
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Oakleigh Thorne
Gogo, a global provider of aviation broadband connectivity products and services, recently named Oakleigh Thorne as president and CEO, which he assumed immediately.
Thorne replaced Michael Small, w...
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This week, gasoline prices have increased as much as 9 cents in 25 states, according to AAA. The increase comes after three consecutive weeks of declines but is still 22 cents higher than March 2017.
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Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday that the Trump administration was looking at all funding options to rebuild and repair the...
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Patrick Fuchs
The White House announced plans on Friday to appoint Patrick Fuchs, a current Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff member, to serve a five-year term on the Surface Transportatio...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) called on Friday for Congress to fully fund the Contract Tower Program, which supports air t...
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On the West Coast, jet fuel consumption has outpaced production, causing jet fuel imports to increase since 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The West Coast includes Al...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently leased a report on the head-on collision of an Amtrak train with a stationary CSX Transportation local freight train in Cayce, South Carolina o...
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Toyota Motor Corp. recently announced it will be launching this month a new company, Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), which will focus on automated driving technology.
TRI-A...
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