The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently adopted an airworthiness directive requiring initial and repetitive inspections of CFM56-7B engine fan blades on the concave and convex sides of the ...
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The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will be making up to $68.5 million in funding available for advanced-vehicle technologies that strengthen domestic energy ...
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In a letter released earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) called on Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pru...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently said it was happy with the White House’s decision to extend for an additional 30 days the exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs on...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) recently spoke to the House of Representatives against a proposal to eliminate federal funding for rural air service, after which the amendment to the Federal Aviation ...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the agency to release infrastructure funds. Feinstein urged Chao to fu...
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen recently said during a panel discussion that the industry needs to focus on modernizing air traffic control (ATC) by implementi...
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By an overwhelming majority, the U.S. House voted this week in favor of keeping Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs at risk of expiration in September. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 201...
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In a move hailed by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as helpful to the general aviation manufacturing industry and certification processes, the U.S. House advanced H.R. 4, a long-...
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Airports Council International-North America President and CEO Kevin M. Burke and American Association of Airport Executives President and CEO Todd Hauptli issued a joint statement on April 27 urging ...
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The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) recently issued its support for the House of Representatives’ passage last week of the $97 billion Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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The House of Representatives passed the five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 last week, the first long-term FAA reauthorization bill since 2012. The bill, H....
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The Rail Passengers Association (RPA) recently urged Congress to confirm Surface Transportation Board (STB) nominees Patrick J. Fuchs and Michelle Schultz, both of whom had a hearing before the Senate...
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Road fatalities in Maryland increased 7 percent in 2017, reaching 557 deaths, while vehicle miles traveled grew 2 percent, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). In response, t...
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American Trucking Association (ATA) recently voiced its support for the passage of an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act that prevents states from creating meal...
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) wrote a letter of concern to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, expressing doubts over a plan to eliminate hundreds of legacy nav-ai...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently obtained certification from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) program. An S...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently obtained federal certification of their rail transit State Safety...
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Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) recently introduced a bill that would align the definition of a service animal under the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA) with the definition under the Americans with Disabiliti...
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For hard-to-reach areas on bridge projects and highway surveying work, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is turning increasingly to drone involvement through a recently awarded federal g...
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