A proposed border adjustment tax would increase the average auto owner’s vehicle repairs by $160 annually, the Auto Care Association told U.S. lawmakers. The border adjustment tax (BAT), propose...
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U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently sent letters to the CEOs of major airlines, urging for a living wage, benefits and workplace protections for subcontractors. Subco...
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The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award to Alfonso “Al” Denson, president and CEO of the Birmingham Airport Authority in Birmingham, ...
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The Automotive Service Association (ASA) recently opposed two Texas Congressional bills that would eliminate the state’s vehicle inspection program. The first bill, Senate Bill 1588, was introdu...
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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has announced his support for the President’s co...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has urged the U.S. Senate to confirm Mira Ricardel as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. Ricardel’s confirmation would create more ...
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International nonprofit organization American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently commended the U.S. Congress for completing negotiations of the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill and ...
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Linda Bauer Darr, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), urged a U.S. House of Representative subcommittee to pass regulations that are friendly toward small ...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), which would reform the federal regulatory process by cutting red tape. U.S. S...
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ASTM International has issued its first standards for the certification of Aircraft Electronics Technicians. The guidelines, issued by the organization’s Committee on Aerospace Personnel, establ...
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts recently signed legislation creating the state’s first transportation department by combining the Department of Aeronautics and the Department of Roads. The merger is...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that keeps decision-making authority at the local level for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and repeals regulations. The repeal of t...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week the groundbreaking of the $53.7 million renovation and transformation of the Greater Rochester International Airport, making it a state-of-the-art transp...
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Legislation seeking to protect aviation jobs in the United States from unfair competition and limit the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) ability to issue foreign air carrier permits for U.S. ope...
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Following the recent House introduction of legislation aimed at protecting American airline jobs and combating anti-U.S. worker schemes, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) announced its s...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Aireon recently announced the successful test flight of the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. Aireon said the ...
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) - Southeast District recently selected CH2M to provide an environmental assessment ahead of a potential bridge upgrade along the Route 51 Mississippi ...
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) research and development portfolio, stating that the agency was not fully co...
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In response to recent editorials by the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal calling for privatization of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) systems, U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and R...
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According to a new rule by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), general aviation pilots can begin their preparations to fly under BasicMed without holding a FAA medical certificate as long as th...
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