Interview: Congressman Mica Opens Up on FAA Debate
(Photo (cc) by Flickr user Simon_sees)(WMFE-Orlando) Congressman John Mica, chair of the U.S. House Transportation Committee, strenuously defended his negotiating stance on funding for the Federal...
View ArticlePresident About to Speak on Highway Bill, FAA
We'll have analysis later -- and the transcript as soon as we get it -- but if you want to watch the president's speech, the White House will stream it live.
View Article"There Was No Playbook" -- Air Traffic Controllers Remember 9/11
Air traffic controllers receiving reports about hijacked planes 30 minutes before the first plane struck the World Trade Center were one of the first groups of people who realized what was happening on...
View ArticleVote as Early as Today on 6-Month Transportation Extension
Congressional leaders have reached a tentative agreement to extend current transportation funding levels six months. The plan combines the existing surface transportation funding provisions, known as...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren to Run for Senate; House Passes FAA Funding Bill
Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren officially announced her candidacy for Senate in Massachusetts on Wednesday. Warren was the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Protection Agency, and...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: Boeing Delivers New Plane, Atlanta's Transpo System Needs...
Top stories on TN:FEMA disaster reimbursements -- on hold due to Congressional inaction -- are affecting Montana residents hit hard by flooding. (Link)Obama administration officials continue to push...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: Paris Launches Electric Car Share, Warren Buffett Gets...
Top stories on TN:NJ and the federal government reach a settlement on ARC tunnel money. (Link 1, link 2)A Bluecar on Paris's Boulevard Sérurier (photo by Portemolitor via Flickr)Paris launched an...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: FAA Allows NYC Helicopters Into Off-Limits Airspace, NYC...
New York's Tappan Zee Bridge got expedited approval from the feds, but construction is years away. (Link) (photo by Dino Abatzidis via Flickr)A House committee will hold a hearing on President Obama's...
View ArticleMica: No More FAA Shutdowns
The 18th Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress Kics off this week in Orlando(Orlando- WMFE) Central Florida Congressman John Mica wants to pass a four-year aviation re-authorization bill by...
View ArticleIs JetBlue Planning N.Y.-D.C. Shuttle?
JetBlue has acquired enough airport slots to run eight flights a day between LaGuardia and Washington Reagan National Airport in D.C."We just won the slots and are reviewing what we can and can't do,...
View ArticleWhite House Declines to Call for Babbitt Resignation
(Washington, DC) White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to call for the resignation of the head of the FAA Monday, just hours after news of the officials weekend drunk driving arrest became...
View ArticleDaytona Beach Researchers Transform Air Travel
A Virtual Airplane Flies in the NextGen Test Bed at Daytona Beach International Airport(Nicole Creston -- Orlando, FL, WMFE ) Most people think beaches, bikers and NASCAR when they hear about Daytona...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: Troy KO's Transit Center, Palo Alto Opposes California...
Top stories on TN: Sweating Bullets: Body Scanners Can See Perspiration as a Potential Weapon (Link) Real Time Train Arrival Info Coming to LIRR (Link) NY Senator Schumer: Transit Tax Benefits Dying in...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: FAA to Unveil New Pilot Fatigue Rules, GOP Wants CA Bullet...
Top stories on TN: Your TN Transportation and Infrastructure Holiday Gift Guide: New York Edition (link) Deal Reached on Controversial NYC Taxi Plan (link) Newt Gingrich: Rail Visionary, Lover of Oil...
View ArticleFAA Unveils New Pilot Fatigue Rules
(image courtesy of U.S. DOT)Airline pilots will fly shorter shifts and get longer rest periods under new rules issued by the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday.The rules update current pilot...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: Problems Delay Debut of LA's Expo Line, Boca Raton Rolls...
Top stories on TN: New York’s Taxi Bill’s Long and Bumpy Ride (Link) Maryland Moves Closer to Joining D.C. and Virginia in Capital Bikeshare Program (Link) Hispanics Overrepresented in D.C. Area...
View ArticleFAA Launches Slick Mobile Website, Mainly for Pilots, Aviation Buffs
Sure, every website needs a mobile version nowadays. But that's especially true if one of your target audiences is pilots and frequent air travelers.Mobile traffic to the FAA's website just about...
View ArticleLawmakers to Stamp 24th FAA Extension This Week and Next
FAA Building in Washington D.C. (Photo (CC) by Flickr user cecliaflyer)The GOP-controlled House is set to vote Tuesday on a month-long extension to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: FAA Funding Agreement Reached; Tappan Zee Bridge Tolls'...
Top stories on TN: NYC held its first bicycle station community planning workshop. How the stimulus revived the electric car. One academic says NJ Governor Chris Christie’s hiring recommendations at...
View ArticleBREAKING: Reid Tees Up Big Transpo Week in Senate
Senator Harry ReidBreaking now from the Senate:Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced that two of the biggest and most controversial transportation items on Congress's docket will be up on the...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Bill a "Legislative Train Wreck," California...
Top stories on TN: New York's MTA announced the winners of its app contest. The MTA and the transit workers union formally resumed contract talks -- but not without some controversy. Efforts to...
View ArticleSenate Backs FAA Deal, Sends to President
(Washington, D.C) Twenty-four times a charm.The Senate gave final approval Monday evening to a four-year authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, breaking a sorry streak of 23 temporary...
View ArticleTN MOVING STORIES: SF's Newest Subway Line Moves Forward; DC's Population Is...
Top stories on TN: NY MTA Board Member: Overnight Shutdowns Too Broad--And More are On the Way (Link) Will High Gas Prices Hurt Obama’s Reelection Chances? (Link) Residents Look at Ways to Bring...
View ArticleMica Takes Aim at "Bloated" TSA
The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica, said airports that switch from all-federal security screening to private run security could save tax payers millions of...
View ArticleDoes the Boeing 737 Airplane Have Dangerous Structural Problems?
It’s America’s most popular plane, but aviation experts worry the Boeing 737’s design has structural problems. More, next, on The Takeaway.
View ArticlePort Authority: Turn Off That Electronic Device Or Pay the Price
(photo by Kenneth Gaerlan via flickr)The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wants to fine passengers who disobey the FAA's ban on portable electronic devices during takeoff and landing."In...
View ArticlePending Budget Cuts Could Hit FAA Hard
An air traffic control tower at LaGuardia AirportWhile the concern over the possibility of steep federal budget cuts in January mostly focuses on the Washington metropolitan region’s defense...
View ArticleLawmakers Warn of Severe Air Travel Disruptions from Sequestration
The airport experience will get more aggravating if Congress does not avoid the automatic budget cuts called sequestration, three Virginia Democratic lawmakers said Monday at a news conference inside...
View ArticleObject Lesson: How Sequestration Could Affect Small Airports
Chocks Away- business jet traffic at Kissimmee Gateway Airport could suffer if the control tower closes (photo by Matthew Peddie)Budget cuts brought about by sequestration could force the closure of...
View ArticleFAA to Close 149 Air Traffic Control Towers (LIST)
Forced to trim $637 million from its budget, the FAA is closing 149 air traffic control facilities around the country.The closures will start taking place early next month and will take four weeks to...
View ArticleSenator Pressuring the FAA to Hurry Up and End In-Flight Ban on Cell Phones
(Photo CC by Jetstar Airways) (Shannon Mullen -- Marketplace) You know that rule when you’re on a plane that you have to shut down your electronic devices for takeoff and landing? It’s up for review by...
View ArticlePort Authority: FAA Furloughs Could Spark NYC Airport Delays
Due to federal budget cuts, Federal Aviation officials say furloughs are taking effect Sunday and that could mean delays for local airline travelers.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has...
View ArticleFew Major D.C.-Area Flight Delays Three Days Into Furloughs
When automatic federal spending cuts under a process known as sequestration loomed in March, federal officials warned the furloughs of air traffic controllers would snarl the air travel system and...
View ArticleGadgets Could Be Allowed on Planes Soon
The Federal Aviation Administration issued rules on gadgets in flight when cellphones first became popular. There were fears they could interfere with planes’ navigational systems. So passengers are...
View Article90 Seconds: The Technology and Investment Behind Plane Evacuations
(Marketplace) Investigators from the U.S. and Korea are meeting today with the pilot of Asiana flight 214 to help determine what caused it to crash at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday....
View ArticleFAA: You Can Keep Your Smartphone On During Takeoff & Landing
The FAA today said today that passengers can keep their electronic devices on during take off and landing. More on this later, but for now, here's the release from the FAA:The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFAA Names Drone Test Sites
After sorting through dozens of applications from 24 separate states, the Federal Aviation Administration has chosen six sites to pilot "unmanned aircraft systems" -- the government's formal term for...
View ArticleThe FAA Will Regulate Business in Outer Space
If you ever decide to start a business on the moon, fear not. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that it will make sure other private companies can't steal your location.That's right—the...
View ArticleFrustrated with U.S. Regulations, Amazon Tests Drone Delivery Service in Canada
It’s a bird...It’s a plane...It’s an Amazon drone!Though the sky has become a busy place to travel, there is still one slice of airspace that is largely open: Above 200 feet, where most buildings end,...
View ArticleHoliday Drone Sales Worry FAA
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, about a million drones may be sold during the 2015 holiday season.How is this technology being...
View ArticleMost helicopters unprotected as bird strikes rise, FAA warns
Dangerous bird collisions are on the rise, but there are still no safety standards to protect 90 percent of the nation’s helicopters. Photo by Chris Wattie/ReutersWASHINGTON — Government researchers...
View ArticleReport: Government not ensuring airline pilots’ skills are sharp
Photo by Getty Images.WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control...
View ArticleAirlines dodge legislation aimed at curbing excessive fees
A man checks in at the United Airlines ticket counter at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/ReutersWASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved an aviation policy bill Wednesday...
View ArticleShould commercial drone flights be permitted to fly over populated areas?
Workers set up a commercial drone display at the AEE Technology booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5, 2016. Steve...
View ArticleFAA says airline pilots do not need psychological testing
Airplanes line up at Los Angeles International Airport on June 20, 2001 in California. File photo by David McNew/via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Federal officials say they’ve ruled out requiring...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the FAA's New Drone Rules
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced new guidelines for commercial drones, considered a milestone for the industry.The...
View Article600,000 commercial drones may soon fill the sky. Here are the FAA’s new drone...
An airplane flies over a drone Jan. 1, 2015. Photo by Carlo Allegri/ReutersWASHINGTON — There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety...
View ArticlePresident Trump announces plan to privatize air traffic control system
President Donald Trump announces his initiative on air traffic control in the United States from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ReutersWASHINGTON —...
View ArticleBoeing Ties to FAA Come Under Intense Scrutiny
Washington Post transportation reporter Lori Aratani discusses congressional testimony from federal aviation officials on airplane safety and the global recall of Boeing's 737 Max commercial jets...
View ArticleNo Dogs on Chopper Tours, Senators Plead
It’s well known that the most dangerous place in Washington is the space between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a microphone.But on Sunday, Schumer tried to make things nice and safe for...
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