By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) issued the following joint statement regarding the activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) by the Department of Defense to support evacuation efforts in Afghanistan...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $2,191,938 civil penalty against Indy Jet Management LLC and other associated parties in Indiana for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today applauded action by the Biden Administration to better empower states and Tribes to protect public health and the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), and Chair...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed another $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers for alleged unruly behavior, bringing the total for 2021 to more than $1 million. Since Jan. 1, 2021, the FAA has received approximately 3,889 reports of unruly behavior by passengers, including about 2,867 reports of passengers refusing to comply with the federal facemask mandate.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), founders and co-chairs of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today issued the following statement on a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banning most uses of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on certain food crops and non-agricultural sites that has been linked to neurological damage and other adverse health impacts.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2021
News Release: Pilots and interested members of the public are invited to learn how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are working together to give pilots real-time status of military airspace. The virtual workshop will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Alejandra Castillo, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development at the Department of Commerce, for several visits ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2021
News Release: If you enjoyed Episode III of the virtual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium - Remotely Piloted Edition , don’t miss out on attending Episode IV on September 14-15, 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the significant delivery delays of the Offshore Patrol and Polar Security Cutters, as well as related...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the significant delivery delays of the Offshore Patrol and Polar Security Cutters, as well as related budgetary issues. The Offshore Patrol Cutter fleet is the largest vessel procurement the Coast Guard has undertaken, and Polar Security Cutter acquisition is the most complex.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 13, 2021
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By US DOT Newswire | Aug 13, 2021
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By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) today led a coalition of 36 Republicans to call out the Biden Administration’s plan to arbitrarily discriminate against certain Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) projects related to fossil fuels.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Aug. 12, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) went live with the second phase of new air traffic routes and procedures that improve the safety and efficiency of airspace in South-Central Florida. The project, often referred to as the South-Central Florida Metroplex initiative , will optimize aircraft arrival and departure procedures to and from 21 airports.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a virtual public information meeting on its proposal to modify the airspace over Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania. Under the proposed changes, existing flight paths would not change but the area where pilots are required to interact with FAA air traffic controllers would expand. The airspace change is to better manage the complexity and volume of aviation activities in the area.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
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By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today released the following statement on passage of the Senate budget resolution...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
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