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Norwegian Air gets approval to fly to US As Published by Melanie Zanona in the Hill The Department of Transportation gave its tentative stamp of approval for Norwegian Air International to fly to the United States, drawing fierce opposition from industry and union groups but earning applause from travel advocates. The announcement on Friday will tentatively allow […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ill-advised order regarding Norwegian Air International’s application for a foreign air carrier permit: “We are strongly opposed to today’s show cause order issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation that could […]

Groups call for federal rule to protect transit workers from violence As published in Safety & Health Magazine Washington – Citing “an epidemic of workplace violence” against bus drivers and other transit operators, a group of organizations is calling on the Federal Transit Administration to issue a final rule that would strengthen protections against physical assaults […]

See ya later, what’s-your-name As published by William Vantuono in Railway Age Well, it’s all over but the ruminating and regurgitating: Hedge fund king Bill Ackman had his blinders ripped off, read the handwriting on the wall, and wisely deep-sixed his attempt to bolster his sagging pockets by going after Norfolk Southern, a damn good […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the announcement by Canadian Pacific that it is terminating a hostile takeover bid for Norfolk Southern: “We are pleased that Canadian Pacific has ended its ill-advised hostile takeover bid for Norfolk Southern. In February, the Executive […]

TTD Statement on the Termination of Canadian Pacific’s Hostile Takeover Bid for Norfolk Southern As published in the American Journal of Transportation WASHINGTON, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the announcement by Canadian Pacific that it is terminating a hostile takeover bid for […]

Federal Railroad Administration Proposes Regulations on Minimum Crew Size Minimum of Two Crewmembers Proposed for Most Operations As published by Peter Buxbaum in Global Trade Magazine The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed regulations establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. A minimum requirement of two crewmembers is […]

Tragedy in Brussels puts travel security in the spotlight As published by Anthony Davis in Runway Girl Network Following the tragic death of at least 34 people and hundreds of injuries as a result of terrorist attacks in the de facto EU capital of Brussels today, questions are yet again being posed about travel security procedures around the globe. […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to today’s terrorist attack in Brussels: “Once again a nation’s transportation network – in this case a transit station and an international airport – was a target of a deadly, horrific terrorist attack. To say that we […]

FRA Proposes Keeping Two-Member Train Crew Size As published in Transport Topics The Federal Railroad Administration proposed broad new requirements that railroads run trains with two-member crews, saying that the already controversial proposal is justified in light of recent accidents in Canada and the United States. “A minimum requirement of two crewmembers is proposed for all […]