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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday accepted the city of St. Louis’ preliminary application to participate in the agency’s Airport Privatization Pilot Program, which allows airport...
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Senate Committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) recently criticized the fact United Airlines and Chicago O’Hare Airport failed...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) recently introduced the House companion to the Fairness for Pilots Act, which gives pilots additional p...
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The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) announced this week that the California Energy Commission has awarded CSE a $15 million grant to develop and advance an initiative to install more electric vehi...
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The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Safety Committee is currently encouraging members to respond to a survey attempting to address problems of runway incursions. The online quest...
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Legislation in Oklahoma to streamline regulation of construction near public-use airports was signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin last week. The Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act (APPPA)...
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According to new figures released by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 33 airline passengers and 11 crewmembers were seriously injured during bouts of in-flight turbulence in 2016 – mo...
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