The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), along with other industry allies, co-signed letters asking Congress to increase aviation infrastructure funding. The letters are part of a push fo...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a change to its Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) authorization process. RVSM is the global standard for the separation between a...
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The national average for gasoline is $2.35, representing a 23-cent increase from August 2016, according to the Energy Information Administration. The increase is also 9 cents higher than July and...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently filled two senior positions. Brandye Hendrickson was appointed deputy administrator. She will lead the 2,900-employee agency and oversee its $44 ...
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U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced a bill that would restrict drones from flying near aircraft. The Drone Operator Safety Act was included in the S...
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The American Bus Association (ABA) recently expressed concern over changes proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to rules governing lease and interchange. In mid-June,...
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The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Robert L. Sumwalt III as Senate as National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman, citing Sumwalt’s aviation career for its decision. Sumwalt has a length...
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The Port of Vancouver USA recently received a $485,000 grant from the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) for the construction of a multimodal path at Terminal 1 on the waterfro...
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The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas was named an official member of the community preparedness program StormReady this week, making it the first port in Texas to be so recognized by the National Weath...
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The first half of 2017 is the strongest first half since 2010 for global air freight, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Compared to 2016, freight ton kilometers, th...
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Brandye Hendrickson, former Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner, joined the Trump Administration in July as a member of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). She has assumed the ...
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A pair of undergraduate college students were recently selected by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) as the first recipients for the newly launched IBTTA Foundation Sch...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently changed the organization structural of its Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) as part of the FAA’s Blueprint for AIR Transformation. “The ...
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New research published by Deloitte this week claims the U.S. leisure travel market could grow to nearly $381 billion by the end of 2017. In total, their research predicts a six percent jump in gro...
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UPS recently announced that it is expanding its shipping operations to include spirits, wine and beer to consumers in 39 wine importing countries and nine spirit importing countries throughout North A...
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released its annual World Oil Transit Chokepoints report, which details the current state of checkpoints and channels used to transport oil along gl...
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The fiscal year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, advanced by the Senate Committee on Appropriations last week, provides $60 billion for the ...
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The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced a $60 billion funding bill for transportation, and housing and urban development, which was applauded by the General Aviation Manufacturers A...
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Plane owners that attempt to mask their ownership through trustees could soon be forced to disclose their identities under the AIrcraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2017, which was recently introduce...
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At a recent meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta highlighted the importance of public-privat...
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