From Pontiac Vibe to Tesla: Auto Industry’s Fast Evolution
Nice @ryanfelton first-person @WSJ account of keeping his 2005 Pontiac Vibe: “Much about this car now feels like a collection of footnotes in a history book. The Pontiac brand is no more, closed in GM’s bankruptcy a few years later. The GM-Toyota joint venture has also been dissolved. The factory that built it now belongs to Tesla, cranking out electric vehicles” https://t.co/2cMr55w6EC
House Bill Omits White House Push for Airport Privatization
More on @TSA: The House appropriations bill does not adopt the White House legislative language directing smaller airports into privatization https://t.co/e9Mp7GGHad
White House Budget Threatens EAS Eligibility for Muskegon Airport
.@HillaryScholten says White House budget proposal would eliminate eligibility for airports like Muskegon (Which has service through EAS) https://t.co/vlNAx7YrrP https://t.co/QEkrk3eG7r
USPS Grapples with Falling Mail, Rising Costs, Liquidity Crisis
Postal Regulatory Commission: "The Postal Service faces unrelenting mail volume decline, challenges controlling costs, and a declared liquidity crisis. Productivity weakness and service degradation compound financial stress. Institutional costs are rising as a share of total costs...
Buttigieg Probes Delta After Las Vegas Tarmac Incident
.@PeteButtigieg told @Reuters in 2023 that he was investigating @Delta over a Las Vegas flight on the tarmac https://t.co/PBUQ6hv3SR
Industry Warns CBP Cuts Will Cripple U.S. Air Travel
News: @USChamber @AirlinesDotOrg @USTravel urge administration not to disrupt any international air travel: “Any reduction in Customs and Border Protection operations at major U.S. gateway airports threatens to cause unnecessary chaos throughout the nation's air transportation system” https://t.co/lVzDqLrYCg
Northeast Airports Lack Capacity to Absorb Newark Shutdown
Data being shared by airlines with administration/lawmakers on impact of potential Newark international air shutdown per memo seen by @Reuters: “There is no capacity at other Northeast airports to handle Newark’s international flights due to airports already being slot...
Shifting International Flights to New Airports Faces Major Hurdles
.@FAA_Bryan makes the point that a wholesale shift of international flights to new airports would be challenging: "There'll be very limited opportunities to move international flights from one airport to another at this point."
Newark Airport Moves $100 Million Daily in Meds
One point airline officials are making to administration: “Newark airport accounts for almost $100 million a day in imports, primarily medicine and pharmaceuticals to US citizens” https://t.co/WBr9jM7oSJ
USPS Halts Non-Essential Purchases Amid Cash Crisis
New on @reuters: @USPS suspending non-essential purchases as it takes self-help measures during cash crisis https://t.co/Os6tasMzkX https://t.co/qxxRPUGjvR
FAA Discusses Boeing 737 MAX Production and Certification Timeline
News on wire: @FAA_Bryan spoke in DC today about Boeing 737 MAX production rate and 7/10 certification https://t.co/iNWWmOkDc9
Railroads Oppose Safety Bill Backed by Biden, Democrats
.@RepTroyNehls says the large railroads are trying to kill his rail safety bill, despite support from @POTUS and Democrats: "This is the right thing to do"
Bridge News Urges FCC to Drop Unprecedented Early Renewal Demand
Bridge News asks @FCC to reconsider early renewal notices: "The directive is unprecedented, and contrary to past Commission practice and policy. The only issue for which Bridge News LLC is being 'investigated' involves a factually-settled matter concerning an...
FAA Chief to Brief Lawmakers on ATC Modernization
.@RepRickLarsen says @FAA_Bryan to be at closed-door roundtable briefing with lawmakers next week on ATC modernization
Sen. Collins Probes Essential Air Service at Duffy Hearing
First question at hearing to @SecDuffy is from @SenSusanCollins on essential air service -- a program popular in rural areas