Three aviation associations are urging Congress to reverse the section of the 2012 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act that limits FAA regulation of drone operations. ...
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For the first time in the port’s history, Port of Corpus Christi was included in President Trump’s proposed budget. The fiscal year 2019 budget includes $13 million for the port’s Ship Channe...
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Leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold hearings next month on the Trump Administration's infrastructure plan, which calls for parlaying $200 billion in direct f...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) issued a rebuke of the Trump Administration’s proposal for retooling America’s infrastructure this week, critiquing it for proposing cuts to p...
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The American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) commended the Trump Administration for its newly released infrastructure plan to fix America’s roads. Trump’s plan would invest $1.5 trillion for inf...
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The Rail Passengers Association (RPA) called President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal disappointing and is encouraging its members to take action against the plan. RPA objects most to the...
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Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, expressed his support for President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, which was unveiled Monday. ...
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The Trump administration’s recently announced agreement with the State of Qatar promises marketplace protections for the 1.2 million American jobs that depend on a strong and stable U.S. aviation in...
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Airlines 4 America (A4A) called on Congress on Monday to reject the Trump Administration’s proposal to increase federal aviation taxes and fees by $2.9 billion per year in its fiscal year 2019 budge...
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The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) recently expressed its support of the extension of the short line tax credit. The credit was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of...
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Ahead of the White House’s anticipated release of an infrastructure plan, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released what it calls “essential components” of a successful strategy to rebuild a...
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Airlines posted the lowest passenger bumping rate on record in 2017, with the year’s bumping rate of 0.34 per 10,000 passengers nearly halving the previous low of 0.62 recorded in 2016, according to...
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The global space industry is valued at $345 billion, according to a recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report. The space industry includes government space agencies, global navigation satell...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board in support of a proposal to harmonizes the state’s emission standards with th...
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New research indicates that drowsy driving could be a far greater traffic safety hazard, with the percentage of crashes involving drowsy drivers being eight times higher than previously believed, AAA ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Monday that it is investigating a video that shows a drone flying over a commercial airliner that was in its final approach to Las Vegas McCarran In...
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The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), representing third-party logistics companies, and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), the nation’s largest freight transportati...
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Plug In America, a national nonprofit organization aimed at getting Americans to switch to plug-in vehicles, recently urged Congress to lift the federal tax credit cap on electric vehicles (EVs). ...
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With members of Congress barely beating an end-of-day Feb. 8 deadline to fund the government with a long-term spending deal or face a partial shutdown, and with President Donald Trump ambivalent about...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a wide-ranging blueprint on Tuesday to help reduce the number of highway deaths, which increased 5.6 percent last year to 37,461. The GHSA r...
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