Retired Lieutenant General David F. Melcher, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), recently informed the organization that his tenure will end effective Dec. 31, 2017 in ord...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently met with members of the aviation industry to discuss new safety standards for operating in inclement weather. Best practices were discussed for ac...
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In response to reports that the Trump Administration was open to terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an international group of automotive trade associations submitted a public...
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The most recent Air Travel Consumer Report has found that May 2017 faced 27 separate tarmac delays in excess of three hours for domestic flights, but no delay in excess of four hours for international...
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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), ranking member on the House Committee on Ways and Means, recently sent a letter to committee chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), highlighting a problem with House bill 2997, wh...
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With the arrival of an Airbus A-330 at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport this week, the Port of Seattle welcomed a new service from low-cost German airline Eurowings: a nonstop flight to ...
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The Oregon State Legislature recently passed a new transportation infrastructure package that aims to address issues seen in high-crash corridors and enhance statewide initiatives, such as the Safe Ro...
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The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) recently announced that it approved funding for more than 20 multimodal projects in Mississippi’s Northern Transportation District. “The projects...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $19.4 million in funding for the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), which is earmarked for 22 new cost-shared projects aimed at developing new te...
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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) recently sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, expressing their dismay over the indefinite delay on states trac...
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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 Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved more than $1.5 million in public transit funding from the state’s Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Fund. Grant funds are to be used for n...
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Mesa Airline pilots, represented by Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), recently ratified an amended contract. “We are pleased with today’s results,” Capt. Andy Hughes, chairman...
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A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control center in Leesburg, Virginia, was recently evacuated after fumes from adhesive used for roofing work entered the air-conditioning system. ...
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Chicago O’Hare International Airport recently announced it will begin using facial recognition biometric exit technology to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Biometrics is the ...
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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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The U.S. House Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (T-HUD) Subcommittee recently considered advancing the Fiscal Year 2018 T-HUD Appropriations bill. The bill provides more ...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently won the 2017 ODOT/ACEC Partnering Award for Excellence in Highway Design in the Best Urban Project category for the I-270/US 33 Interchange, desig...
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