The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday that it has signed a memo of cooperation with the French National Space Agency (CNES) to pursue research and development into commercial orbital launches. This cooperative initiative would facilitate research into the possibility of private-sector launches into outer space. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has urged airlines on Monday not to adopt a plan that would let carriers reduce the maximum size for carry-on luggage. The proposal was made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read More »

Deal will create North America’s largest rig moving company in terms of combined revenue. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) donated a $16.8-million grant this week to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport to complete the fourth of a multi-phase comprehensive taxiway improvement program for two runways. Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Draft Environmental Assessment of the Southern California Metroplex project, which will replace conventional air traffic operations with satellite-based systems, the FAA said on Wednesday. Read More »

Leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration and the general aviation industry have started a new campaign called Fly Safe to educate pilots on how to prevent Loss of Control accidents from happening. These types of mishaps kill 450 people each year. Read More »

?The Federal Aviation Administration is leading a global movement to create a performance-based approach for new airworthiness standards for Part 23 general aviation airplanes. Officials say rewriting Part 23 will improve the overall system by increasing safety. Read More »

A test vehicle equipped with new drunk-driving prevention technology was unveiled yesterday to members of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Congress and auto industry representatives. Read More »

GE Capital Transportation Finance launched a new fuel-card services program on Monday that is specially tailored to over-the-road trucking (OTR) companies and fleets. The new card program will be accepted at many of the truck stops across the U.S. WEX, Inc., a top provider of corporate payment solutions, based in South Portland, Maine, will administer the program. Read More »

Echo Global Logistics said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Command Transportation, LLC, which will operate as a subsidiary. As part of the acquisition agreement, Echo will take on outstanding membership units that amount to approximately $420 million; $25 million of this purchase was made in both common stock and restricted common stock, which was issued to 33 employees of Command to accommodate Nasdaq listing regulations. Read More »

The Texas House of Representatives adopted a resolution over the weekend to dedicate billions of dollars to transportation funding, one day after the state Senate adopted the resolution’s conference committee report. Senate Joint Resolution 5 calls for the creation of a constitutional amendment, which will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, that would allocate a specific amount of general sales tax revenue toward the State Highway Fund. Read More »

Data Communications (Data Comm), a NextGen technology that helps coordinate the busy airspace in the New York City area, especially in bad weather, will help air travelers and businesses as they travel this summer. With the warmer summer months comes vacation travel for families and businesses. Also with summer weather come thunderstorms that are disruptive to flight plans and itineraries. Read More »

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Local businesses in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently offered to provide their employees with commuting options to help them avoid the potential negative impact of road construction in the area. Shifting lanes on Interstate 40 in the Fortify I-40/440 work zone in Raleigh have created significant traffic congestion for commuters. Commuting options offered include telecommuting from home, flexible work schedules and mass-transit passes. Read More »

A connected vehicle training workshop will be introduced May 31 at the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) America’s 25th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Pittsburgh. Read More »

National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Thomas Hendricks recently released a statement concerning the National Research Council’s (NRC) paper reviewing the efforts to fully modernize the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control. Read More »

The Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office announced Monday that its updated Architecture and Turbo Architecture software are available for free download at the National ITS Architecture website. Read More »

New projects for the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program seek to prepare for the transportation future of the United States. Read More »

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled a milestone on Thursday, with the final installation of En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) technology in air traffic control centers nationwide. ERAM is the foundation for technical operations at 20 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) en route air traffic control centers. The system operates display screens used by air traffic controllers to manage aircraft in flight and is part of the foundation for NextGen systems. Read More »

Company to upgrade traffic communication system for city of Laredo Read More »