News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5 million in grants to develop a diverse talent pool of aviation maintenance technicians. The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grants were awarded to organizations that will teach technical skills and prepare participants to pursue aviation maintenance careers.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $5 million to educate the next generation of pilots and other aviation professionals. The Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grants were awarded to accredited higher-education institutions, high schools, state and local governments and flight schools.

News Release: WASHINGTON-Descent procedures that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put in place across the country in the 2021 will save millions of gallons of fuel and reduce CO2 and other emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons. The 42 new Optimized Profile Descents (OPDs) allow planes to glide down safely from cruising altitudes into airspace for some of the nation’s largest airports instead of the fuel-consuming stair-step procedure.