Delta Airlines Leaves Airlines for America

October 28, 2015 |

October 28, 2015 - On Tuesday, Airlines for America (A4A), the airline industry’s biggest trade association, announced that Delta Airlines...

House to Vote on Budget Deal Today; Procedures Announced for Highway Bill Consideration in House; Senate May Vote on Short-Term Highway Trust Fund Extension Today

October 28, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 28, 2015 - Last night, the House Rules Committee set the stage for today’s House consideration of the FY...

$80 Billion Budget Deal Released; Includes SPR Offset Also Used By DRIVE Act

October 27, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 27, 2015 - At around midnight last night, the text of the proposed budget deal negotiated between the White...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 26, 2015

October 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, October 27 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - subcommittee hearing on...

House T&I Committee Approves Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

October 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 23, 2015 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday approved, by voice vote, a surface transportation reauthorization bill (H.R....

Compromise PTC Language Included in House Highway Bill and May Ride in Short-Term HTF Extension As Well

October 23, 2015 | Emily Han

October 23, 2015 - The chairmen of the House and Senate committees that over see railroads, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)...

A "Six-Year" Bill? Not So Fast...

October 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 23, 2015 - There was much discussion in the House Transportation and Infrastructure markup of the House’s Surface Transportation...

Summary of Amendments Adopted in House Markup of H.R. 3767

October 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee adopted twelve amendments to H.R. 3767 (the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of...

One Last Flight: How Will the Merger Between US Airways and American Impact the Airline Industry?

October 22, 2015 |

Last Saturday, at 5:52AM, flight US1939, operated with an Airbus A321, landed at Philadelphia International Airport coming from San Francisco....

HTF Tax Receipts for FY15 Rise Above Estimates and May Cause FY17 Spending Increases in House Highway Bill

October 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 22, 2015 - The Treasury Department has released the unaudited year-end Highway Trust Fund tax receipt totals for the...

USDOT Releases Draft of National Freight Strategic Plan

October 21, 2015 | Paul Lewis

After much anticipation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released the draft National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) for public...

FAA Proposes Mandatory Registration of Many Drone Aircraft

October 21, 2015 |

October 20, 2015 - On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta joined aviation...