ISSUE / Week of February 13, 2017
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Air Traffic Control,AirlinesFebruary 16,2017 |Trump Meeting With Aviation Groups Spotlights FAA Reauthorization
February 17, 2017 On February 9, President Trump met with a number of airline executives and airport directors, along with their respective trade associations’ CEOs. Part of the meeting was... -
Freight,Freight railFebruary 16,2017 |
Guest Op-Ed: When it Comes to Regulation, Focus on the Endzone, Not the Yard Markers
Suppose you injure your shoulder. You can choose between two specialists of equal training and skill, at two different hospitals. At one hospital, your doctor will be free to recommend and...
Life in the FASTLANE
February 17, 2017 | Paul LewisFebruary 17, 2017 Freight by its nature crosses state and national borders, it is enormously important to the U.S. economy, and has wide-ranging implications for jobs. Investing in a freight...
Op-Ed: The U.S. Aviation Industry Needs a Makeover
February 16, 2017 | Robert PuentesOver the course of his presidential campaign and just as recently as last week, Donald Trump has lamented the poor state of the American aviation system. In a February 9 meeting with aviation...
House Aviation Subcommittee Holds Year’s First FAA Reauthorization Hearing
February 17, 2017 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 17, 2017 On February 15, the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee started a series of hearings (there are five planned so far) on the upcoming...
Senate Hearing Examines TSA Aviation Security Issues
February 17, 2017 | Rui NeivaFebruary 17, 2017 On February 16, the Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hosted a hearing on the Transportation...
FHWA Performance Measures Rule Delayed As Part of Trump Regulatory Freeze
February 17, 2017 | Jeff DavisFebruary 17, 2017 As ETW reported last week, federal agencies are continuing to implement the instructions in the White House regulatory “freeze memo” of January 20. As part of those...
Industry Urges Congress to Act on Autonomous Vehicles
February 17, 2017 | Greg RogersFebruary 17, 2017 For quite some time now, the auto industry and tech firms have discouraged Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation from establishing federal policies on autonomous...
Budget Director Confirmed – Now What?
February 17, 2017 | Jeff DavisFebruary 17, 2017 Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) to run the White House’s Office of Management and Budget by a roll call vote of 51-49. The...
New Bipartisan Coalition Stresses Infrastructure Needs
February 17, 2017 | Greg RogersFebruary 17, 2017 On Monday, February 13, the Bipartisan Policy Center announced the launch of the Coalition to Modernize American Infrastructure. The coalition seeks to build a broad-based...