Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) recently filed three amendments to the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act, commonly called the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reautho...
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Brandy D. Christian, the president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), was recently appointed to the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). The appointment follows Po...
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In a vote this week, legislators of the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection advanced a bill that would shake up the issues surrounding self-driving vehicles. Proponents have of...
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The Aerospace Industries Association recently criticized the nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) to lead the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States. Garrett was nominated for th...
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) made quarterly payments to 1,925 local governments totaling $132,782,070 for general transportation aids, connecting highway aids, and expressway po...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a group of more than 1,500 organizations, opposes the House Appropriations Committee’s Budget Resolution for fiscal year 2018 which would cut f...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently thanked the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for funding the general aviation industry in its Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing...
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Six trade organizations recently praised U.S. Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Ron Kind (D-WI) for introducing the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit extension bill. The most recent credit expired nearly...
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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) scored a victory this week following the House Appropriations Committee’s approval of a $16.6 billion budget for the Federal Aviation Administratio...
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A bill that would make permanent a tax credit that assists short line railroads in upgrading their track and bridges so they can handle modern freight cars recently achieved a bicameral majority Congr...
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Tesla, Inc. recently named Linda Johnson Rice, chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, and James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox, to the company’s board of directors. Rice currently ser...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently refunded Highway Enhancement through Local Partnerships (H.E.L.P) bonds, saving the state $3.8 million, according to Transportation Commiss...
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Delaware’s Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for its Newark Regional Transportation Center. The project, funded by a $10 million TIGER IV Grant from t...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring entry-level air traffic controllers, but it will take years of hiring to end the staffing crisis, the National Air Traffic Controls Association (NAT...
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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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