Posted on February 25th, 2019
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stressed Sunday that the Obama administration was not exaggerating the effects of looming sequestration. LaHood, a former GOP congressman, had said at a White House briefing on Friday that the $85 billion in automatic cuts set to start going into effect on March 1 would require furloughs at the Federal Aviation…
Posted on February 17th, 2019
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Australia’s Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Australian Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley signed the agreement today.…
Posted on July 27th, 2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress today to pass a clean extension of the FAA’s authorization in order to avoid airport project construction delays and employee furloughs. The current FAA reauthorization expires at midnight this Friday, July 22, 2011. LaHood and Babbitt said they oppose the House…
Posted on July 22nd, 2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress yesterday to pass a “clean” temporary extension of the FAA’s operating authority to avoid airport construction delays and furloughs of approximately 4,000 agency employees beginning Saturday. The addition by House Republicans of cuts to the Essential Air Service program has stalled an extension…
