By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), EPW Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and six senior EPW members sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding recent reports of planned mass hires in light of the Agency's vulnerable hiring practices.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2015
News Release: The FAA has provided $11 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds to eight airports that have risk factors for runway incursions. In June, the FAA unveiled the Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program that will identify and mitigate risk factors that contribute to runway incursions at specific airports. The risk factors include unclear taxiway markings, lighting or signage, or confusing taxiway layout.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties totaling $735,000 against the City of Cleveland for failing to meet FAA requirements for maintaining a safe airport during winter weather.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that most U.S. railroads will not be able to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) technology by the current Dec. 31, 2015, deadline, and that legislation extending the deadline is necessary.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $154,000 civil penalty against G&B Investment Management (G&B); N3344D Partners, LLC; Two Five Delta, LLC; and Gene Curtis, all located in Utah, for allegedly conducting commercial flight operations in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently awarded $24.5 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to 14 airports around the country to reduce emissions and improve air quality through the FAA’s Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Zero Emissions Airport Vehicle (ZEV) programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) responded to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that most U.S. railroads will fail to meet the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to implement critical, life-saving Positive Train Control (PTC) technology.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the Papal visit approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reminding residents of and visitors to Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia that these cities and the surrounding communities are No Drone Zones from September 22 through Sept. 27, 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is extending the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Southern California Metroplex project by an additional 30 days. The comment period will now run until midnight on Oct. 8.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released a statement today after the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) issued an audit report requested by the Committee on the effectiveness of the structural and organizational reforms implemented...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that it has awarded $100 million in contracts to eight companies to develop and demonstrate technologies that reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise under the second phase of its Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN II) program.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 2, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Marke “Hoot" Gibson and Earl Lawrence for two executive-level positions that will guide the agency’s approach to safe, timely and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: The FAA and general aviation (GA) groups’ #Fly Safe national safety campaign aims to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $211,000 civil penalty against Dukes Aerospace Inc., of Northridge, Calif., for allegedly violating federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $173,500 civil penalty against Servisair LLC., of Houston, for allegedly violating federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $360,000 civil penalty against Empire Airlines, Inc. of Hayden, Idaho, for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $174,600 civil penalty against Mesa Airlines of Phoenix for allegedly violating federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 28, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration will soon be floating in the Cloud and benefitting from advanced computing solutions through a partnership with leading companies in the Cloud industry. After a careful process, the agency has announced that CSC Government Solutions will lead an overall integration effort that will also include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and other leading Cloud providers.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 28, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released the beta version of a new smartphone application called “B4UFLY" for testing by up to 1,000 unmanned aircraft users.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 27, 2015
News Release: On Friday, Aug. 28, weather permitting, the Federal Aviation Administration will allow limited arrivals on Runway 35 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. This change will enable the airport to safely accommodate more arriving aircraft.
