The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created a Special Committee of industry experts to review the procedures used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify new aircraft. ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently spoke at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the importance of modernizing rural airports’ infrastructure. "We all have the same...
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Iowa recently became the latest state to offer the free Parent’s Supervised Driving Program. The program, developed by Safe Roads Alliance, is offered in more than 25 other states and is sponso...
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A total of 106 transportation infrastructure projects in 40 Pennsylvania counties have received $54.7 million in funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF). The projects were approve...
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More than 20 public issuer organizations from the Public Finance Network (PFN) sent comments earlier this month in regards to a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the future of U.S. infrastruc...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has publicly pressed the office of the U.S. Trade Representative to continue the approval process of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agr...
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As the global community continues a backlash against Boeing over two 737 Max series plane crashes, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel...
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A record 158.2 million passengers will fly globally on U.S. airlines between March 1 and April 30, industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) forecasts. If the prediction is accurate, ...
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Though the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made forward steps toward implementing Congressionally mandated cyber initiatives in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Offic...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) reports that 83,000 tests have been taken since the online Permit Test @ Home went into operation in March 2018. The populari...
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New York will invest $70.4 million in bridge construction projects on Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The investments will ensure access to communities on the island and will enhance safety. ...
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Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) staff revealed at this month’s board meeting that the agency’s ground transportation plan to help mitigate traffic congestion in and around Boston Logan In...
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently said the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is at risk of defaulting if traffic and revenue projections are not met. A state law that we...
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and concluded the Office of Aviation needs more transparency. The millions of passengers an...
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that the current state of the economy has left drivers feeling confident enough to set records,...
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U.S. Rep Mike Bost (R-IL), together with a mix of fellow representatives and senators from Illinois and Missouri, requested federal funding this week for the modernization of a 129-year-old bridge ac...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has released a new Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study, detailing the activities of 39 public-use airports and the $7.2 billion payroll th...
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Despite setbacks that have hit California’s high speed rail project to connect San Francisco with Los Angeles, regional members of Congress are pushing for federal funding to be maintained by Trans...
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The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland) elected Jan Roller chairwoman of the board of directors at its March meeting. Roller is the first woman to hold the position. T...
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Airlines for America (A4A) recently urged Congress to reject the tax increases on travel included in the White House’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget. Currently, there are 17 federal avia...
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