By US DOT Newswire | Aug 27, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today dedicated its new National Airport Pavement & Materials Research Center at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 22, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration will be issuing multiple Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) insupport of a VIP visit to Anchorage, Seward, Dillingham and Kotzebue, on August 31 through Sept. 2, 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 21, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new list of pilot, air traffic and citizen reports of possible encounters with unmanned aircraft (UAS). The reports cover Nov. 13, 2014 through Aug. 20, 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 20, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced that Fred Miller has been named as the new Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 19, 2015
News Release: At the request of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration will issue temporary flight restrictions in support of Pope Francis’s visit to Philadelphia, PA September 26-27, 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards to cut dangerous methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. It is part of the Obama Administration's Climate Action Plan to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 40-45 percent by 2025 from 2012 levels.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: A recent software upgrade is identified as source of Saturday's automation problems.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: FAA Statement: The FAA identified a recent software upgrade at the Leesburg, VA, high-altitude radar facility as the source of Saturday’s automation problems. The agency is working closely with its contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp., to prevent future occurrences. . Despite the outage, air traffic controllers ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $325,000 civil penalty against Southwest Airlines of Dallas, Texas, for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $380,600 civil penalty against Leading Edge Aviation Services of Victorville, Calif., for allegedly violating federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all of 2014, to more than 650 by August 9 of this year. The FAA wants to send out a clear message that operating drones around airplanes and helicopters is dangerous and illegal. Unauthorized operators may be subject to stiff fines and criminal charges, including possible jail time.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement today on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) toxic spill into Colorado's Animas River...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy calling on EPA to take all necessary steps to address the wastewater spill from the Gold King Mine in Colorado.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 10, 2015
News Release: What steps has the FAA taken to relieve the problem of controller fatigue?
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the statement below after Committee Republicans approved S. 1500, a bill to eliminate the requirement that a Clean Water Act permit is obtained for spraying dangerous pesticides into a body of water. EPW Republicans completed the business meeting without the presence of Committee Democrats.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member, made the following remarks during an Environment and Public Works Committee markup of several bills, including S. 1324 and S. 1500, which are extremely harmful to public health. S. 1324 would block the President's Clean Power Plan and allow ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $63,000 against three companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2015
News Release: In its continuing effort to safely expand and support commercial unmanned aircraft operations in U.S. airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration has now granted more than 1,000 Section 333 exemption approvals. As of today, the agency has issued 1,008 such exemptions.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2015
News Release: Wildlife strike reporting for both commercial and general aviation airports continues to increase, according to a new report by renowned wildlife expert Dr. Richard A. Dolbeer. At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Dolbeer recently published the wildlife report, which shows that ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the final version of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. The final rule shifts the timelines for states to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, while also offering incentives for states to act early. The plan keeps the United States on target for reductions necessary to meet international commitments.
