Capitol Hill Transportation News
US senators call for new funding for air traffic control training – A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide new incentives to retain aviation workers.
New air traffic academy died in Congress despite dire need for more staff – The FAA needs to train more air traffic controllers, but Oklahoma lawmakers opposed a second training facility as a waste of taxpayer money.
Senate Transportation Committee Eyes Next Highway Bill- A policy update of the nation’s highway network is guiding the legislative agenda for the Senate’s transportation committee.
Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars – The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
U.S. Department of Transportation News
Elon Musk urges retired air traffic controllers to come back– Musk is urging retired air traffic controllers to come back to the workforce amid the nationwide shortage of workers.
Duffy on cuts at FAA: ‘We kept all the critical safety positions’ – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended workforce cuts at the FAA, saying that the only people dismissed were those who had been working there for less than a year.
Elon Musk says upgrade to FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract – Musk said that Verizon’s efforts to upgrade the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing, and suggested that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company, take over.
Other Federal Mobility News
School District of Palm Beach County unveils new fleet of electric buses – District will eventually roll out about 40 of the electric buses
NTSB blames private jet’s crew for near-miss at Chicago airport – The head of the National Transportation Safety Board has pinned blame for the near-collision at a Chicago airport earlier this week on the crew of the private jet that passed in front of a landing Southwest flight.
Tariffs And Policy Repeals Could Force U.S. Auto Industry To Fail, Ceding Economic Growth To China – New tariffs coupled with policy repeals proposed by the Trump administration could slam one of America’s biggest economic sectors – the auto industry.
