Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee recently introduced the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2017, which would reauthorize funding for DERA through 2022 and ensu...
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The Federal Aviation Administration will award $185.1 million in airport infrastructure grants to 107 airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced. The airports, located in 40...
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The Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill, currently under consideration by the House T-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, will advance several crucia...
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U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently chastised the Trump Administration for suspending a portion of the Bipartisan Budget Act of...
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Telematics company FleetUp recently announced it will be offering the industry’s first Voice Over HOS (VoHOS) solution integrated into its U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will visit six cities this summer and fall to educate commercial drivers on electronic logging devices (EL...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced it will examine a current rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate...
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently sent a letter to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph J. Lhota urging him to make a commitment to safety. The letter was in response to...
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently spoke out against a recommendation by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to reduce the number of required training hours for copilots. ...
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Six U.S. Congress members from Virginia recently sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao voicing their displeasure over the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) February decision to ...
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The Senate Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation designed to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2021. The bill also maintains the perimeter rules between Thurgood Mar...
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced its decision to require enhanced security measures as an alternative to restrictions on large portable electronic devices in the cabin on a...
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U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) praised the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s recent decision to advance the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) ...
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The U.S. House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection recently held a hearing to discuss 14 draft bills regarding self-driving laws and regulation and to provide constructive feedbac...
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Following a National Academies of Science review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) safety monitoring system, officials within the ...
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James L. Henry, president of the Transportation Institute and chairman of the U.S. Maritime Coalition, recently sent a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) urging the ...
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The Aircraft Electronics Association, along with 27 other industry organizations, recently sent a letter of support to congressional leadership regarding the Forward Looking Investment in GA, Hangars,...
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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act this week by a vote of 32 to 25. The bipartis...
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U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights ahead of consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorizat...
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Following House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) introduction of a sweeping aviation reform bill, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Presi...
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