TTD in the news

[As published By John Previsich And Edward Wytkind in Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel] It’s been more than 150 years since railroad fever first brought rail service to the Badger State. And while just about everything else has changed in the last century and a half, one thing hasn’t: Wisconsinites still love trains and in particular are fans […]

[As published By Edward Wytkind in The Foreigner] In a global economy starving for good jobs, the last thing we need is airline companies that game trade agreements and try to undermine fair competition. Unfortunately, Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) has cooked up just such a scheme, and the stakes are high on both sides of […]

[As published By Kristina Peterson in The Wall Street Journal] WASHINGTON—A little-noticed provision in a bill passed by the House this month calls for relying more on U.S.-flagged ships to deliver food aid to foreign countries—a change backed by labor groups and criticized by the White House. The measure, tucked into a Coast Guard and maritime […]

[As published By John Previsich and Edward Wytkind in St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Stark divisions have defined our national politics for some time. But there are many transportation issues that unite Americans across political lines, and one of those is overwhelming support for passenger rail in this country, and in particular, for Amtrak. Recent polls in America’s […]

[As published By Kevin Bogardus in The Hill] Labor unions are calling on the Obama administration to reject a Norwegian airline’s request for access to U.S. airports. In a letter obtained by The Hill and sent Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, more than 20 unions urged the administration to reject Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) […]

[As publishedBy Keith Laing in The Hill] If not the gas tax, then what? That’s the dilemma facing Congress as it seeks to plug a growing hole in transportation funding that state and local governments say is reaching crisis proportions. While the gas tax has long been the bedrock of the transportation trust fund, the […]

[As published by David A. Lombardo in Aviation International News] The FAA is accepting comments on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that would require employees of FAA-certified foreign repair stations and certain other maintenance providers who perform safety-sensitive work on U.S. airliners to be subject to a drug-and-alcohol-testing program. Consistent with the Congressional […]

[As published by Associated Press in The Washington Post] Aviation regulators say they’re considering rules that would require alcohol and drug testing for people who work on U.S. airline planes in foreign maintenance and repair shops. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it is seeking public comments. The agency wants to know which countries allow random […]

[As published by Elvina Nawaguna in Reuters] U.S. aerospace and aviation industry leaders warned lawmakers on Thursday that a coming wave of retirements in an aging workforce could hurt both sectors and create safety issues unless the government helps more young people qualify for those jobs. Boeing Co, for instance, expects a large percentage of its […]

[As published by David Groves in The Stand] Multinational corporations are increasingly contracting out what used to be family-wage company jobs to staffing companies to avoid unionization and gain a competitive advantage by paying substandard wages and benefits. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the Air Line Pilots Association and other aviation unions are calling attention to […]