Press Releases 2004

Speeches 2004

JANUARY

Weekly News Digest (12/30/04)

Secretary Mineta Launches Holiday Air Travel Disruption Investigation (12/27/04)

Secretary Mineta Announces Launch of New Economic Index Monthly Indicator will Measure Importance of Transportation to the Economy (1/29/04)

Secretary Mineta Calls for Immediate Action to Address Future Gridlock in Our Skies During Aviation Industry Speech (1/27/04)

Hamre Named to Head Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (1/27/04)

Weekly News Digest (1/23/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Congestion Relief for Chicago’s O’Hare International (1/21/04)

Secretary Mineta Trumpets Transportation’s Role in U.S. Economy (1/21/04)

Weekly News Digest (1/16/04)

Complaints About Air Service Continue to Decrease, DOT Report Shows (1/7/04)
 

FEBRUARY

Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta On Urgent Need for Senate Passage of Surface Transportation Reauthorization Extension by Midnight Sunday Night, Feb. 29, 2004 (2/27/04)

STATEMENT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA ON FIRESTONE DECISION (2/26/04)

Secretary Mineta Announces $28.8 Million for Expanded Rail Service in South Florida (2/24/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Tours Midtown Road Projects, Calls on Congress to Pass Responsible SAFETEA Highway Funding Bill To Help Fund New Interchange & Bridge (2/19/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Tours Pittsburgh’s Route 28, Calls on Congress to Pass Responsible SAFETEA Highway Legislation To Help Fund Improvements to Downtown Gateway (2/18/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Tours Aging Cleveland Innerbelt, Highlights Importance of Pending Highway Legislation To Help Fund Rebuild of Downtown Freeway (2/11/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Statement Regarding Amtrak’s FY ’05 Budget Request (2/10/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Statement On Sanctions, Withholding Federal Funds From States without Primary Safety Belt Laws (2/9/04)

Secretary Mineta Introduces New Air Traffic Control System at Mitchell International Airport; Repeats Administration Commitment To Reducing Airspace Congestion (2/9/04)

Weekly News Digest (2/6/03)

Complaints About Air Service Reach Record Low in 2003  (2/4/04)

Secretaries Mineta, Snow Warn Congress of Possible Veto Against More Expensive Surface Transportation Bill (2/4/04)

DOT Receives Third Consecutive "Clean" Audit of Annual Financial Statements (2/4/04)

Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Regarding SAFETEA (2/3/04)

Secretary Mineta Announces $58.7 Billion Budget for FY 2005 to Support Infrastructure Improvements and Increase Safety (2/2/04)

SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE (2/24/04)

FLORIDA TRANSIT SAFETEA EVENT
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (2/24/04)

UNITED WE RIDE (2/23/04)

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS  (2/23/04)

CALIFORNIA SAFETY EVENT (2/20/04)

GEORGIA SAFETEA EVENT (2/19/04)

PENNSYLVANIA SAFETEA EVENT (2/18/04)

OHIO SAFETEA EVENT (2/11/04)

AEROSPACE STATES ASSOCIATION AVIATION FORUM (2/10/04)

PRESS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE ANNUAL REPORT ON NEW STARTS FOR FISCAL 2005 (2/3/04)

FY 2005 BUDGET ROLL-OUT (2/2/04)

MARCH

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Debuts Air Travel Cost Index, Results Show It is Cheaper to Fly (3/31/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $90.8 Million for Boston-Logan International Airport (3/29/04)

Secretary Mineta Delivers $6.4 Million to Huntington Tri-State Airport As Part of Day-Long Focus on Appalachian Region’s Transportation Future (3/29/04)

Weekly News Digest (3/26/04)

Statement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Regarding Emergency Relief Funds for I -95 in Connecticut (3/26/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $11.4 Million in Grants To Enhance Safety at North Carolina Airports (3/26/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Independent Safety Oversight Service for Air Traffic Organization (3/25/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta says Passengers Rapidly Returning to the Skies; U.S. Prepared for Potential Gridlock (3/25/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces New Plans to Reduce Summer Flight Delays; Targets Most Heavily Congested Routes (3/24/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $27.3 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety at Alaska Airports (3/22/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary To Send Team To Assist In Reconstruction of Transportation Systems In Iraq  (3/18/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $13 Million Grant for Fargo’s Hector International Airport  (3/17/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $16.2 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At North Carolina Airports (3/17/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Delivers $8 Million for New Runway at Minneapolis-St. Paul International (3/16/04)

DOT Seeks Applications For Nearly $20 Million in Grants
To Improve Air Service to Small Communities (3/15/04)

Weekly News Digest (3/12/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $10.1 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity At Orlando International Airport (3/12/04)

New Index Shows Transportation Output Reaching Historic Highs, Results Indicate Future Growth for U.S. Economy (3/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Tours O'Hare; Cites Early Success for Airport's Congestion Reduction Plan (3/10/04)

DOT, Northwest Reach Settlement Over Treatment of Passengers With Disabilities (3/9/04)

2005 Transportation Budget Request Funds Key Priorities, Keeps the Economy Moving, Secretary Mineta Testifies (3/3/04)

Flight Delays Show Increase in January (3/2/04)

DOT Aviation Enforcement Office Reaches Settlement
With American Airlines Regarding Treatment of Passengers (3/1/04)

TOWN HALL LOS ANGELES (3/31/04)

22ND ANNUAL LIFESAVERS CONFERENCE (3/30/04)

MOBILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN APPALACHIA (3/29/04)

HUNTINGTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (3/29/04)

U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 14TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE AWARDS DINNER  (3/25/04)

56TH ANNUAL MEXUS PLENARY (3/25/04)

FAA COMMERCIAL AVIATION FORECAST CONFERENCE (3/25/04)

GROWTH WITHOUT GRIDLOCK UPDATE (3/24/04)

UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY’S LANIER LECTURE SERIES (3/22/04)

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE (3/22/04)

NEW FREEDOM INITIATIVE (3/11/04)

COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO (3/10/04)

CHICAGO O’HARE EVENT (3/10/04)

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONGRESSIONAL CITY CONFERENCE (3/8/04)

COUNCIL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT (3/8/04)

TALLAHASSEE PRIMARY SAFETY BELT LAW NEWS CONFERENCE (3/4/04)

MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT (3/4/04)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE (3/1/04)
 

APRIL

U.S. Transportation Department Brings $3 Million to Oakland County International to Block Jet Noise in Area Homes Michigan’s Second Busiest Airport Lands $6.65 Million Total from U.S. DOT (4/30/2004)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces
$48.9 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At Michigan Airports (4/30/04)

Weekly News Digest (4/30/04)

Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Concerning FRA Administrator Allan Rutter (4/30/04)

Secretary Mineta Accepts Repayment of Loan That Helped Launch Alameda Corridor Project (4/29/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $26.5 Million to Enhance Capacity, Reduce Noise At Chicago Midway International Airport (4/28/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Invests Over $6 Million for Portland International Airport Improvements (4/22/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Delivers $10 Million for Eugene Airport – Largest Federal Grant Ever for Eugene (4/22/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Commemorates Earth Day With $3.7 Million Grant to Help Port Columbus Airport Neighbors With Noise Insulation (4/22/04)

U.S. DOT Commemorates Earth Day with Announcement of $307 Million Effort to Combat Noise Pollution Near Airports (4/22/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Second Round of Flight Reductions at O’Hare (4/21/04)

$28.6 Million U.S. Department of Transportation Grant Will Ready Memphis International for World’s Largest Freight Aircraft (4/21/04)

Weekly News Digest (4/16/04)

Secretary Mineta to Show Off New Road Building Technologies, Take Boat Tour at Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project On Thursday, April 15, 10:30 a.m.

Weekly News Digest (4/9/03)

FAA Issues License for Historic Sub-Orbital Manned Rocket Launch (4/7/04)

Weekly News Digest (4/2/04)

DOT Aviation Enforcement Office, Continental Reach Settlement (4/2/04)

Flight Delays Decrease in February (4/1/04)

DOT Selects Nine Airlines For New Service To Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (4/1/04)
 

SHANE:  Arab Air Carriers Organization
CEOs Workshop
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (4/25/04)

CHICAGO O’HARE MEDIA TELECONFERENCE (4/21/04)

QUICK ROADS
ALEXANDRIA, VA (4/15/04)

SHANE:  3rd Annual MIT Airline Industry Conference - “Winds of Change: The Airline Industry in 2004”
Washington, DC (4/15/04)

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SPECIAL SESSION ON ROAD SAFETY
NEW YORK, NY (4/14/04)

WORLD HEALTH DAY KICK-OFF
PARIS, FRANCE (4/7/04)

EUROPEAN AVIATION CLUB AND BRUSSELS AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (4/6/04)

SHANE:  China-U.S. Aviation Symposium
Beijing, China (4/6/04)

RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SLOT EXEMPTIONS NEWS CONFERENCE (4/1/04)
 

MAY

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $19.9 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At Iowa Airports (5/27/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $22.9 Million for Harrisburg, Other Pennsylvania Airports (5/27/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $13.5 Million for Miami International Airport Runway (5/27/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $6.9 Million for Southwest Florida International Airport (5/25/04)

Weekly News Digest (5/21/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Honors U.S. Merchant Marine on National Maritime Day Receives National D-Day Museum’s American Spirit Medallion (5/20/04)

5th Graders Vie in National Transportation Week Contest; New Jersey, Maryland Students’ Entries Pay Off (5/18/04)

Weekly News Digest (5/14/04)

Statement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta on 5th Round of US-EU Air Services Negotiations (5/14/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $14.4 Million for Washington Dulles International Airport (5/14/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Delivers $24.4 Million for Runway, Taxiway Improvements at McCarran International Airport (5/13/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Gives Go-Ahead For Las Vegas Resort Corridor and Downtown Monorail Extension To Begin Final Design (5/13/04)

DOT Declines Review of ASTAR Decision; ALJ’s Recommendation Becomes Final (5/13/04)

FAA Announces $7.8 Million Grant to Phoenix Sky Harbor To Address Noise Issues (5/11/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $20.3 Million for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Improvements (5/11/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $4.9 Million Grant for Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (5/7/04)

Ambassador Bremer Appoints U. S. COAST GUARD CAPTAIN MANSON K. BROWN, Senior Advisor for the Ministry of Transportation (5/6/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Invests Over $13 Million for Portland Jetport Improvements (5/6/04)

March ’04 Flight Delays Down From February, Up from Previous March (5/5/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $14.7 Million in Grants for Virginia Airports (5/3/04)

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC  (5/21/04)

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY OBSERVANCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. (5/20/04)

SHANE:  National Maritime Day Luncheon
Propeller Club of Washington, D.C. (5/20/04)

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, D.C. (5/19/04)

NEW ORLEANS CANAL STREETCAR LINE PREVIEW
NEW ORLEANS, LA (5/18/04)

SHANE:  National Transportation Week:  Transportation & Travel Conference and NDTA Exposition
Washington, DC (5/18/04)

CLICK IT OR TICKET KICK-OFF NEWS CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, DC
(5/17/04)

NASCAR NEWS CONFERENCE
RICHMOND, VA
(5/15/04)

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2ND ANNUAL SECURING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM SUMMIT
WASHINGTON, DC
(5/12/04)

SHANE:  12th Annual International CEO Conference
Hollywood, Florida (5/4/04)

JUNE

Airports Must Act Now to Meet Growing Demand for Air Travel, New Study Shows; Transportation Secretary Outlines Plans to Add Capacity, Calls Communities to Action (6/24/04)

Des Moines International In First Wave of U.S. Airports to Receive Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (6/22/04)

$6.2 Million U.S. DOT Investment for Louisville Means Airport Can Take Advantage of Fastest Growing Cargo Trend (6/21/04)

DOT, Delta Reach Settlement
Regarding Discrimination Against Passengers (6/21/04)

United States, China Reach Agreement On Expanded Air Services (6/18/04)

Statement On the Decision of the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (6/17/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta to Observe Truck Safety Inspection (6/8/04)

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding  Department of Transportation vs. Public Citizen (6/7/04)

April ’04 Flight Delays Down From March, Up from Previous April (6/7/04)

Weekly News Digest (6/4/04)

$18 Million U.S. DOT Investment Means More Cargo Business, Less Noise for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (6/3/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $6.3 Million to Bring Akron-Canton Airport into the Jet Age (6/2/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $48.8 Million for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (6/2/04)

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES COMMENCEMENT, 2004
LOS ANGELES, CA (6/12/04)

JULY

$6.7 Million in Improvement Grants Will Help Raleigh-Durham International Airport Meet Needs of a Growing Economy (7/30/04)

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to Get Next Generation Overhaul Through New Federal Investment; U.S. Department of Transportation Makes $25 Million Loan to Regional Railroad (7/29/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Calls Airline-FAA Meeting to Reduce O’Hare Delays  (7/28/04)

U.S. Transportation Department Grants $2.5 Million To Manchester Airport To Reduce Exposure to Jet Noise for Area Homes Airport Lands $11.5 Million Total (7/28/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Grant To Enhance Indonesia’s Air Safety  (7/26/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $15.4 Million to Expand Capacity, Address Growing Demand For Air Travel (7/26/04)

United States, Indonesia  Sign Open-Skies Aviation Agreement  (7/26/04)

United States, China Sign Agreement On Expanded Air Services (7/24/04)

WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST (7/23/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Award Of New U.S. China Passenger Flights (7/23/04)

Buffalo Niagara International Airport Receives $12.1 Million To Enhance Safety (7/21/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $10.1 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At (7/15/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $4.8 Million in Grants to Improve Runways and Taxiways, Enhance Safety at Three New Jersey Airports (7/15/04)

Weekly News Digest (7/9/04)

Flight Delays Increase in May   (7/7/04)
 

AUGUST

Bremerton, WA, National Airport Receives $5 Million Grant to Restore Runway (8/31/04)

Grants of $4.7 Million Will Help Wisconsin’s Airports Meet Needs of Growing Economy (8/31/04)

Weekly News Digest

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.4 Million for Safety Upgrades at Hickory, NC, Regional Airport (8/27/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $6.2 Million for New Firehouse, Other Upgrades at Duluth International Airport (8/27/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $5.4 Million For Colorado Airports (8/27/04)

U.S. DOT Awards $3.8 Million for De-icing, Fire-Rescue Equipment at University Park Airport (8/26/04)

Allentown Airport Receives $2.4 Million Land Acquisition Grant  (8/26/04)

$10 Million in Improvement Grants Will Help Pensacola and Valparaiso Airports Meet Increase in Air Travel (8/24/04)

Grants of $4 Million Will Help Delaware Airports Meet Needs of Growing Economy (8/24/04)

U.S. Transportation Department Grants $1.1 Million To Little Rock’s Adams Field to Reduce Exposure to Jet Noise (8/24/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $2 Million for Runway Reconstruction at Portland, ME, International Jetport (8/24/04)

DOT Earns “Green” Ratings
On President’s Management Agenda (8/23/04)

Weekly News Digest (8/20/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $6 Million Grant For Terminal Expansion, New Taxiways At Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (8/20/04)

U.S. DOT Awards $8.5 Million for Runway Upgrades At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (8/20/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $16.5 Million For New Terminal at Miami International Airport (8/20/04)


DOT, America West Reach Settlement Over Treatment of Passengers With Disabilities  (8/18/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation and Airlines Agree on Plan to Cut O’Hare Delays by 20 Percent before Thanksgiving (8/18/04)

$11.8 Million in Improvement Grants Will Help Kansas City International Airport Meet Needs of a Growing Economy (8/17/04)

$4 Million in Improvement Grants Will Help Port Columbus International Airport Meet the Needs of a Growing Economy (8/16/04)


U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Surveys Future Plans for Honolulu Harbor (8/12/04)

Extension of Request for Written Information Regarding Scheduled Operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (8/11/04)

DOT Lifts Restrictions On Some U.S.-Libya Air Services (8/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $33 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At George Bush Intercontinental Airport (8/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $13.7 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (8/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1 Million for Yuma International Airport (8/10/04)

Grants of $6.1 Million Will Help Louisiana Airports Meet Needs of Growing Economy (8/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $6.3 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At Ohio Airports (8/10/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $110.6 Million in Grants to Expand Capacity, Enhance Safety At Texas Airports (8/10/04)

Iowa Airports Receive $2.5 Million to Enhance Safety (8/9/04)

DOT Awards Reagan Washington National Slot Exemptions To Spirit Airlines for Myrtle Beach-Washington Service (8/9/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $26 Million To Enhance Mobility, Boost Economy in Alaska (8/6/04)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta On O’Hare Schedule Reduction Meeting (8/5/04)

Weather-Related Flight Delays Increase in June Compared to June 2003  (8/5/04)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta On O’Hare Schedule Reduction Meeting (8/4/04)

O’HARE SCHEDULE REDUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT (8/18/04)

ROUTE 11 FAST-TRACK (SALEM, CT)
(8/17/04)

JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE 2004 NATIONAL CONVENTION
HONOLULU, HAWAII
(8/14/04)

PRIDE OF ALOHA
MAUI, HAWAII
(8/13/04)

HAWAII FERRY GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
(8/12/04)

PIER 19 TOUR AND MEDIA AVAILABILITY
HONOLULU, HAWAII
(8/12/04)

AMERICA’S STREETS ARE SAFER”
2003 TRAFFIC FATALITIES NEWS CONFERENCE (8/10/04)

JEFF SHANE:  American Bar Association 2004 Annual Meeting
Aircraft Financing Subcommittee (8/6/04)

CHICAGO O’HARE FLIGHT DELAY REDUCTION MEETING (8/4/04)

SEPTEMBER

Secretary Mineta Honors FedEx Express Employees for Heroism (9/23/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announces $13 Million in Border Safety Grants to Arizona and California (9/23/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Announces $31.2 Million in Border Safety Grants to Texas and New Mexico  (9/22/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Visits La Porte City to See How Local Railroad is Connecting Eastern Iowa to Expanding Economy   (9/22/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Announces Funds to Repair Airport, I-10 Bridges damaged by Hurricane Ivan in Pensacola (9/21/04)

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta on the U.S. Commission on Oceans Policy Final Report, An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century (9/21/04)

Statement by the U.S. Department of Transportation On EPA Finding on Quality of Airline Drinking Water  (9/21/04)

WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST (9/17/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Reports Record Safety Belt Usage Among Americans on the Road (9/16/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation to Help Waterloo Airport Attract Businesses and Jobs to New Development Zone (9/16/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Baltimore Ship Scrapping Contracts, Says Work Will “Set Stage for a Revival” of Local Transportation Economy (9/13/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $17.9 Million for Reno/Tahoe International Airport; Grants Will Reduce Impact of Noise (9/8/04)

$6.5 Million in Improvement Grants Will Support Air Cargo Operations at Greater Rochester International Airport (9/7/04)

$5.1 Million in Improvement Grants Will Help Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport  Complete a Second Runway (9/7/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Tours Erie Train Plant Where Expanding Economy, Cargo Traffic Means New Business and Jobs  (9/7/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Outlines Plans to Fight Traffic Congestion as Texas Transportation Institute Releases Annual Mobility Report (9/7/04)

Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.1 Million For New Terminal, Other Improvements At Myrtle Beach International Airport (9/3/04)

DOT To Award New U.S.-China Air Cargo Rights (9/3/04)

Portsmouth, NH, International Tradeport Receives $1.2 Million Grant for Safety Upgrades (9/3/04)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.4 Million for Safety Upgrades At Tri-Cities Regional Airport (9/2/04)

Flight Delays in July Decrease From Previous Month (9/2/04)

Grants of $2.1 Million Will Fund Runway Upgrades At Oregon Airports (9/1/04)

$5.4 Million Emergency U.S. DOT Grant to Help Restore Charlotte County Airport; Florida DOT will also provide loans and assistance to speed up recovery efforts (9/1/04)

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY FORUM
CHANTILLY, VA (9/23/04)

IOWA NORTHERN RAILWAY
LA PORTE CITY, IOWA
(9/22/04)

SHANE:  The Forum on Earth Observations
Washington, DC
(9/22/04)

SHANE:  Institute of Navigation – GNSS 2004 Conference
Long Beach, CA
(9/21/04)

EMERGENCY HURRICANE RELIEF
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
(9/21/04)

2004 SAFETY BELT USE SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT
(SEATTLE, WA)  (9/16/04)

SHANE:  THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE (9/9/04)

SPARROWS POINT SHIP BREAKING CONTRACT ANNOUNCEMENT (9/13/04)

OCTOBER

Weekly News Digest (10/29/04)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Emergency Funds for Pennsylvania Roadways Damaged by Ivan, Routes 502 and 115 on Road to Repair (10/27/04)

Weekly News Digest (10/22/04)

Local Railroad Helps Grow Minnesota Economy, U.S. Transportation Official Says (10/22/04)

Revitalized Local Railroad Lines Put Lima, Ohio Economy on Track  (10/21/04)

Freight Boom Continues to Keep Auburn, Maine Railroad Busy; Local Railroad Helps Economy and Businesses Grow  (10/19/04)

DOT Announces U.S.-China Air Cargo Rights in Final Order
(10/18/04)

Weekly News Digest (10/15/04)

Expanding Economy Leads to Come-Back Year for Stoughton Truck Factory as Jobs and Orders Surge  (10/14/04)

Local railroad helps grow Wisconsin economy, U.S. Transportation Official says  (10/12/04)

U.S. Maritime Administrator Witnesses Firsthand Booming Business on Great Lakes (10/12/04)

Weekly News Digest (10/8/04)

Skyrocketing Orders for New Railcars Keep Workers at Portland’s Gunderson, Inc. Railcar Manufacturing Plant Busy (10/7/04)

El Departamento de Transporte inaugura un sitio web en español sobre los derechos de los pasajeros aéreos (10/6/04)
     DOT Launches Website in Spanish About Rights of Air Travelers (10/6/04)

Flight Delays in August Decrease From Previous Month (10/5/04)

Weekly News Digest (10/1/04)
 

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

U.S. Department of Transportation Gives Santa Green Light for Flight 12/22/04

Weekly News Digest (12/17/04)

U.S Department of Transportation, NASA and Others Announce Future Vision for Air Transportation (12/15/04)

DOT Awards Reagan Washington National Slot Exemptions To Atlantic Southeast Airlines for Jackson, MS -Washington Service (12/06/04)

DOT Issues Remaining Funds
For Airports Damaged by Hurricanes (12/3/04)

Flight Delays Increase in October 2004 (12/02/04)