By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Jan. 13, 2020, will launch improvements to the way it tests all applicants for an FAA airman certificate. This applies to all certified pilots of manned and unmanned aircraft.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After working for weeks to find agreement to include provisions in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would address widespread PFAS contamination, and after some Congressional leaders failed to come to agreement, today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), 23-year ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), introduced America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The bipartisan legislation will reauthorize or establish several important government wildlife conservation programs. It includes several key provisions for Wyoming. The legislation has received praise from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, as well as the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to revoke the air carrier certificate of Executive Air Express of Nashville, Tenn., for allegedly using unauthorized aircraft in 30 passenger-carrying flights.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: America's Conservation Enhancement Act will reauthorize or establish several important government wildlife conservation programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Venezuelan regime does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program and has been assigned a Category 2 rating.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, met today with Army and Air Force veteran Jim Holmes and his wife, Richelle, who recently lost their 17-year-old daughter, Kaela, to brain cancer after living for years at Patrick Air Force ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted 52-39 to confirm Aurelia Skipwith to serve as the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Aurelia Skipwith to be director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Senate voted 52 to 39 to confirm Skipwith.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled: “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification."
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification":
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Today, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Reps. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Sam Graves, R-Mo., chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Reminder, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, titled “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification." Members of the media are encouraged to RSVP to help the Committee plan accordingly.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - To advance public safety of the largest segment of drone operations, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the organizations selected to advise the agency in developing test administration requirements for the recreational Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aeronautical knowledge and safety test.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, reiterated his strong rebuke of the failure to include bipartisan, broadly supported measures to address PFAS contamination in communities throughout America, including hundreds of communities in or near military bases in the Defense Authorization bill.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the Subcommittee will hold a roundtable discussion with emergency management community stakeholders to discuss the implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA).
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a civil penalty of more than $3.9 million against The Boeing Co. for installing nonconforming components on approximately 133 aircraft, which Boeing subsequently presented as ready for airworthiness certification.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) responded to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) announcement that, despite repeated objections from Members of Congress, safety...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, slammed congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their jettisoning of bipartisan, widely agreed-upon provisions in the nation's defense authorization bill that would have taken key steps to address PFAS contamination in communities throughout America, including hundreds of communities in or near military bases.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after Uber released its first-ever safety report, which detailed 3,000 reports of sexual assaults on U.S. rides in 2018 alone. Chair DeFazio has been pressing Uber, as well as its ridesharing competitor Lyft, to cooperate with the Committee to answer critical safety, labor, and regulatory questions.
