By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status and implementation of maritime transportation safety and stewardship programs and rulemakings.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: The Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing next week on managing the risks and consequences of widespread power outages due to cyber-attacks and other electrical grid failures, and to assess whether we are prepared for such disasters.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Robert Moore of Marshall County Water Corporation in Oklahoma Testifies at Senate EPW Committee
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today released the following statement in opposition to Canadian Pacific Railway’s proposal to merge with Norfolk Southern...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is opening up capacity at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in time for the Winter 2016 scheduling season, a move that will increase access to the busiest airspace in the world.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: The March/April 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the leading cause of general aviation accidents - loss of control. Articles in this issue will help pilots better identify loss of control warning signs, as well as fine tune mitigation strategies and recovery techniques that can improve flight safety in these situations.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: 44 Current & Former Senators & 164 Current & Former House Members from 38 States Filed An Amicus Brief To Support President Obama's Clean Power Plan in Case Currently Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, & Defend EPA's Authority To Protect Public Health and the Environment by Regulating New Pollutants In Keeping With The Intention Of The Clean Air Act Of 1970
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Thursday, March 31 - Starting today, owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used for commercial, public and other non-model aircraft operations will be able to use the FAA’s new, streamlined, web-based registration process to register their aircraft. The web-based process will significantly speed up registration for a variety of commercial, public use and other users. Registration for those users is $5, the same low fee that model aircraft owners pay.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Statement from FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker:
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: Check out U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx video on building a stronger and more connected nation.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of its ongoing efforts to develop an acceptable unleaded fuel for small airplanes, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it has selected two unleaded fuels for further testing. This will move the general aviation (GA) community a step closer to having new fuels that eliminate their reliance on leaded fuel.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $52,000 civil penalty against The Home Depot, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket" altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators to 400 feet. Previously, the agency had put in place a nationwide Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for such flights up to 200 feet.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released an updated list of pilot, air traffic controller and citizen reports of possible encounters with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The latest report covers Aug. 22, 2015 through Jan. 31, 2016.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: The FAA has released its annual Aerospace Forecast Report Fiscal Years 2016 to 2036 that finds a sustained increase in overall air travel and the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects thousands of birds may be saved each year because of changes the agency has made to its communication tower lighting standards.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Jim Jones, assistant administrator of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), expressing concern with a series of risk assessments being conducted on neonicotinoid insecticides known as “neonics".
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, March 21 - Beginning today, top officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are participating in the annual National Air Traffic Controllers Association’s (NATCA) annual conference, Communicating for Safety, to highlight intense, collaborative efforts between the agency and air traffic controllers that are making the world’s safest aviation system even safer.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $917,000 civil penalty against the Puerto Rico Ports Authority for alleged aircraft rescue and firefighting violations at three of its commercial airports.
