By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Tampa, Fla., Feb. 3 - 9, 2021 will need to check out the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic procedures for the area. Super Bowl LV is Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium. Game time will be at approximately 6: 0 p.m. EST.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted an update to the Administrator’s Fact Book today on the FAA News page.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting today with Brenda Mallory, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ). Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Mallory's nomination can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced plans to seek public comment on the existing noise research portfolio, including the Neighborhood Environmental Survey, and additional areas recommended for investigation. The notice is available on FAA’s website.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting today with U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Interior. Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Congresswoman Haaland's historic nomination can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the appointment of Drew Feeley as Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $422,500 civil penalty against Sky Lease I, Inc., of Miami, Fla., for allegedly operating two Boeing 747 airplanes on dozens of flights without required avionics equipment.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support commercial space activities related to the transport of government and non-government passengers, cargo, and payloads for both orbital and suborbital missions.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today released the following statement after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement on the resignation of Elaine Chao as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting with Michael Regan, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Regan's nomination can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule to facilitate the safe development of civil supersonic aircraft. The rule streamlines and clarifies procedures to obtain FAA approval for supersonic flight testing in the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting yesterday with former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Governor Granholm's nomination can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting with Pete Buttigieg, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Pete Buttigieg's nomination can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration ’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee or DAC.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) thanked Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine Svinicki for her service following her announcement that she will leave the Commission on Jan. 20, 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA) (H.R. 133) , signed into law by the President on Dec. 27, 2020, includes $2 billion in funds to be awarded as economic relief to eligible U.S. airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A record number of launches, new streamlined launch and reentry licensing regulations, and a historic licensed crewed mission are some of the noteworthy commercial space transportation achievements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2020. The FAA will build on these accomplishments in the coming year.
