Browse by Tag: Aviation
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Final FAA Reauthorization Deal Modifies Essential Air Service
After more than four years of extensions and delays, Congress reached a final agreement this week on a four-year reauthorization for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. The House-Senate conference report (H.R. 658, H. Rpt. 112-381) authorizes $15.8 billion annually for...
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Surface Transportation and Aviation Programs Extended
On September 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a combined extension of surface transportation programs and aviation programs. H.R. 2887 provides for a six month extension of highway programs (until March 31, 2012) and a four and a half...
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President Obama Announces the American Jobs Act
On September 8, before a Joint Session of Congress, President Obama outlined his new plan to create jobs and boost the economy. In his proposal, The American Jobs Act, the President calls for greater investment in the nation’s infrastructure and...
