Issue / Aviation Workforce
Modernizing Airports and Air Traffic Control Facilities Among Top Priorities in Aviation Infrastructure Funding
Jun 25, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a...
Maintaining Safety and Updating Regulations for the Commercial Space Industry Receive Bipartisan Support
Jun 18, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing “Starships and Stripes...
Frustration on Progress, Concern About Noise are Key Topics at House NextGen ATC Roundtable
May 20, 2021 | Paul LewisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a virtual roundtable this week on air traffic control (ATC)...
State of the Aviation Industry Hearing
Apr 23, 2021 | Jonathan HammondIn a hearing on April 21, the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Safety, Operations, and Innovation assessed the state of the aviation...
Airlines, public transit agencies say $1.9 trillion relief plan would prevent deep cuts, job losses
Mar 08, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis discusses industry survival measures while reviewing funding aspects of the latest coronavirus relief package.
An Update on the Precarious State of the Aviation Industry
Mar 05, 2021 | Paul LewisCOVID-19 has landed the aviation industry in the largest crisis in its history. With the pandemic still ongoing and passengers levels...
First T&I Hearing of 2021 Looks at COVID and Transportation Workers
Feb 05, 2021 | Hayley BurtonAmong the various ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the nation is the health and safety of transportation workers and passengers,...
New House COVID Bill Changes Airline Aid Conditions, Bails Out Aviation Trust Fund
May 15, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe new coronavirus relief bill (H.R. 6800) being considered by the House of Representatives this week does not include additional...
$15 Billion for State DOTs, $15.75 Billion More For Transit in Latest House Democratic COVID Bill
May 12, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis afternoon, House Democrats unveiled their $3 trillion, 1,815-page coronavirus response bill, that follows the $2.6 trillion bill...
Senate Coronavirus Response Bill – March 22 a.m. Version
Mar 24, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the March 22 morning iteration of the Senate's massive coronavirus response legislation. Division A contains the various...
What Happens When People Stop Flying? Analyzing the Cascade of Downstream Effects
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisWhat happens when people just stop flying? We tried to look at that simple question and expand it into the cascade of downstream...
The Coronavirus’ Impact on Aerospace Manufacturing
Mar 20, 2020 | Mary PetersThe COVID-19 crisis brought into sharp relief the critical importance of aviation and aerospace to the American economy. Travel...