The Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ACT ARC) recently provided a recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to authorize the creation of an enhanced qualification ...
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The members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging them to enforce Open Skies agree...
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The American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association (ARTBA) recently launched the Transportation Construction Safety Center. The center will develop policy and engage with lawmakers as wel...
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Scott Mugno, FedEx Ground vice president of safety, sustainability, and vehicle maintenance, recently was nominated by President Donald Trump for the position of Occupational Safety and Health Adminis...
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Reps. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) recently introduced legislation which would provide grants to small- and medium-size cities on a competitive basis for transportation. The bi...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) recently signed an agreement to recognize each other’s regulatory systems on aviation products with re...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is leaning on Congress to alter the caps attached to the budget control act (BCA) and to enact sweeping tax reform. Calling the two items significant to t...
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The Alliance to Save Energy recently chartered the 50 by 50 Commission with the aim of reducing energy use in the U.S. transportation sector by half by 2050. In the United States, transportation is...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently opened bids for a pilot program to test the addition of tolls on existing interstate highways to fund their reconstruction. The call for prop...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently expanded its TSA Pre-Check program to five more carriers – All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Contour Aviation, Finnair and Korean ...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, with a directive from President Donald Trump, recently launched the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to test drones in partnershi...
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A new survey conducted by the law firm Foley & Lardner LLP has looked at the potential in the self-driving car market and assessed that the field is heating up with interested parties, even though imp...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently selected Patricia Chasse Hiatt as its new Deputy Director of Airport Safety and Standards. Prior to her new role, Hiatt served in various policy,...
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The average gasoline price in the United States has fallen for 15 of the past 20 days, according to the AAA, with the average is $2.46 per gallon. This week’s average is a penny less than last we...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) recently named Peter Neffenger senior adviser. Neffenger is the former administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Prio...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) is building the trucking industry’s future, President and CEO Chris Spear said recently during his state of the industry address at the ATA’s annual management...
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One area of the workforce that has made a steady rise through the first six months of 2017 is that of new car dealerships, with 1,134,200 now employed therein. A biannual report from the National A...
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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) recently marked the 56th founding anniversary of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) by celebratin...
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The truck driver shortage is expected to reach 50,000 this year and 174,000 by 2026, according to a report by American Trucking Associations (ATA). The industry was short 45,000 drivers in 2015 and...
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The compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy vehicle grant program will make $200,000 available to fund the purchase of these vehicles, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities recently announced. Funds ar...
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