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Despite contracts to develop and produce vehicles for astronaut transportation, Boeing and SpaceX are falling behind, and the Government Accountability Organization (GAO) warns the result could be jeo...
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Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sought an update on Wednesday on Amtrak’s efforts to modernize its safety culture and implement Positive Train Control (PT...
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Worldwide, 120 individual urban rail projects were completed in 2017, according to the International Association of Public Transport’s (UITP) rail projects’ database, which is the equivalent of 78...
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Members of a Congressional subcommittee urged Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske to speed up the deployment of 3D scanning technology at U.S. airports to minimize th...
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All 33 of the cruise lines that scored 100 during their 2017 United States Public Health inspections, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are Cruise Lines Internati...
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Revelations that top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials interfered with disciplinary policies geared to prevent favoritism drew commendation from bipartisan leaders of the House Ov...
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Efforts to repair damaged roads and bridges in the U.S. Virgin Islands advanced on Tuesday with the release of an additional $6.5 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds by the U.S. Department of Trans...
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Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, recently partnered with automotive-seating manufacturer Adient to form a joint venture, Adient Aerospace.
Adient Aerospace will develop, manufacture a...
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Steve Hughes, president and CEO of HCS International and chairman of the Auto Care Association’s International Trade Committee, recently testified in front of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) i...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently congratulated the 2018 Aviation Week Laureate Award winner in the “COMMERCIAL, Safety” category.
The winner, the Commercial Aviation Safety T...
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Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) recently announced it is expanding its commercial testing program to the United States and will be held at the New York Griffiss International Airport UAS Test Site, beginn...
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The Auto Care Association recently applauded the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for relisting Alibaba’s Taobao, China’s largest mobile commerce site, on its Notorious Mark...
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Crowley Fuels recently signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to construct an Alaska Class 100,000-barrel-capacity articulated tug-barge (ATB) for the transportation of multiple clean petroleum pr...
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Driven by the highest levels of consumer demand since 2011, the national gas price average increased 4 cents to $2.53 per gallon last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.
In...
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The Automotive Safety Association (ASA) is urging Missouri lawmakers to oppose a measure designed to repeal the state’s vehicle safety inspection program.
ASA officials are encouraging all intere...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) January 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report delivered positives all around for the month of November 2017, highlighting greater arrival time rates and l...
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The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) recently signed a memorandum with World Bank with the intention of partnering to advance the safety and security of women in public transport.
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to hear a case brought by South Dakota seeking to change how sale tax is collected on purchases made online.
Marty Jackley, South Dakota attorney general, fi...
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Global Automakers officials recently announced the association stands in support of New York state legislation removing the requirement that drivers keep a hand on the steering wheel at all times.
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Calling back to the 2015 Passenger Train Derailment Prevention Act, a delegation of Washington state officials have written Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao regarding a provision that mandates saf...
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