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Press Releases 2006

Speeches 2006

JANUARY

U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAYS NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO FINANCE NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH GROWTH IN AIR TRAFFIC (10/30/06)

Transportation Secretary Peters Swears in New DOT Inspector General (10/27/06)

Texas Becomes First State to Receive Federal Approval to Seek to Raise More than $1.8 Billion in Private Activity Bonds for Highway Work (10/19/06)

Mineta Announces Nomination of Voss to Become ICAO Secretary General (02/01/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Says Truckers Who Drove Into Devastation to Help Victims of Gulf Coast Disasters are “Hurricane Heroes” (01/27/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Says New Orleans Transit Workers Who Serve Despite Personal Losses Are “Hurricane Heroes” (01/26/06)

Work to Repair Highway and Rail Bridges Over St. Louis Bay Reaching “Critical Mass,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Says During Inspection Tour (01/26/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Says Air Force Rescuers from Lackland AFB Who Evacuated, Cared For Gulf Coast Residents Are “Hurricane Heroes” (01/25/06)


New Inspection Program to Target Rail Safety Hot Spots, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces During Rail Safety Update (01/25/06)

Statement by Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding the Resignation of Inspector General Ken Mead (01/23/06)

Gulf Coast States Get $868 Million to Fuel Hurricane Repair and Reconstruction Work, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announced Today (01/23/06)

Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation Concerning the Inspector General Review of the Landstar Contract (01/20/06)

News Digest (01/20/06)

DOT Seeks Applications for Grants To Improve Air Service to Small Communities (01/20/06)

DOT Announces Final Decision on Indiana Time Zone Proposals (01/18/06)

I-10 Twin Spans Bridge Reopens Ahead of Schedule to Four-Lane Traffic (01/05/06)

Airline On-Time Performance in November Shows Improvement Over Last Year (01/04/06)

STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA REGARDING THE RECESS APPOINTMENTS OF FLOYD HALL AND ENRIQUE SOSA (01/04/06)

NORTA FACILITY TOUR, BATON ROUGE, LA (01/26/06)

GULF COAST BRIDGES REOPENING
GULFPORT, MS (01/26/06)

“HURRICANE HEROES” THANK-YOU EVENT AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE
SAN ANTONIO, TX (01/25/06)

RAIL SAFETY ACTION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT
FT. WORTH, TX (01/25/06)

AERO CLUB OF WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, DC (01/24/06)

LANDSTAR “HURRICANE HEROES” TRUCKERS EVENT
JACKSONVILLE, FL (01/24/06)

RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR AASHTO’S 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM (01/23/06)

FEBRUARY

U.S. Transportation Chief Announces Air Travel Will Top One Billion Passengers By 2015; Predicts Future Capacity Relies on Trust Fund Reform (02/28/06)

U.S. Transportation Chief Announces $43 Million Pledge for Funding to Myrtle Beach International Airport (02/28/06)

Atlanta Hartsfield Gets $26 Million Pledge to Help Build New Taxiway From U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta (02/28/06)

Mineta Congratulates Chérif on Re-election as ICAO Secretary General (02/27/06)

U.S. Deputy Transportation Chief Says "Energy Diet" Needed To Curb U.S. Oil Addiction - (Rhode Island) ((02/23/06)

U.S. Deputy Transportation Chief Says "Energy Diet" Needed To Curb U.S. Oil Addiction - (Malta, NY) (02/23/06)

U.S. Transportation Chief Says "Energy Diet" Needed To Curb U.S. Oil Addiction (2/22/06)

U.S. Transportation Chief Says “Energy Diet” Needed To Curb U.S. Oil Addiction (02/22/06)

Washington Dulles Gets $200 Million Pledge to Help Build 4th Runway with Letter of Intent Signed Today by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta (2/21/06)

BTS Releases December Passenger Airline Employment Data; December 2005 Employment Down 6.3 Percent from December 2004 (02/21/06)

United States, Cameroon Sign Open-Skies Aviation Agreement (02/17/06)

New Digest (02/17/06)

U.S. Transportation Chief Declares Low Child Booster Seat Use “Unacceptable” (02/13/06)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Says Space Craft Could Be Cleared to Fly Passengers by 2008 (02/09/06)

President’s Budget Recommends $1.5 Billion for Major Transit Projects (02/07/06)

Secretary Mineta Announces $65.6 Billion Budget for FY 2007, to Focus on Continuing Vital Safety Programs, Improving Amtrak and Record Infrastructure Investment (02/06/06)

News Digest (02/03/06)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces $56.5 Million in Grants To Fund Safer, More Efficient Runway Layout for LAX and Soundproofing Nearby Homes (02/02/06)

Statement by Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Regarding the Resignation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Annette M. Sandberg (02/02/06)

Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Up in 2005 Over Previous Year  (02/02/06)

Louisiana Receives $863 Million For New I-10 Bridge and Repairs to Hurricane-Damaged Roads (02/02/06)

Mineta Announces Nomination of Voss to Become ICAO Secretary General (02/01/06)
 

FAA FORECAST CONFERENCE (02/28/06)

RHODE ISLAND TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENERGY SAVINGS TOUR
WARWICK, RI (02/23/06)

STARFIRE SYSTEMS ENERGY SAVINGS TOUR
MALTA, NY (02/23/06)

UNION PACIFIC ENERGY TOUR SPEECH
OMAHA, NE (02/22/06)

TRW AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY TOUR SPEECH
LIVONIA, MI (02/22/06)

DULLES LOI ANNOUNCEMENT
DULLES, VA (02/21/06)
 

BOOSTER SEAT EVENT (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
PHILADELPHIA, PA (02/13/06)

COMMERCIAL SPACE CONFERENCE
“THE NEW WORLD OF COMMERCIAL SPACE”
WASHINGTON, DC (02/09/06)

STATEMENT OF JEFFREY N. SHANE BEFORE THE
AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE (02/08/06)
 

FY 2007 NEW STARTS ROLL-OUT
WASHINGTON, DC (02/07/06)

FY 2007 BUDGET ROLL-OUT WASHINGTON, DC (02/06/06)

LAX GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT (02/02/06)

MARCH

News Digest (03/31/06)

New Light Truck Economy Standards to Save 10.7 Billion Gallons of Fuel, Include Largest SUVs for First Time Ever, Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces (03/29/06)

STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE DULLES CORRIDOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY (03/27/06)

News Digest (03/24/06)

U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA UNVEILS NEW COMMUTER RAIL SAFETY SYSTEM THAT IS BEING TESTED, MAY MAKE MILLIONS OF TRAIN RIDERS SAFER DURING A CRASH (03/23/06)

Train Accidents and Derailments Decline in 2005, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collision Rate at All-Time Record Low (03/21/06)

New Associate Administrator for Safety Named at Federal Railroad Administration (3/20/06)

News Digest (03/10/06)

BTS Releases Transportation Services Index (TSI) on Accelerated Schedule: Index Fell 0.1 Percent in January from December (03/07/06)

Mississippi Receives Additional $248 Million For New U.S. 90 Bridges, Ferry Service and Repairs to Hurricane-Damaged Roads (03/06/06)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in January (03/01/06)
 

JEFF SHANE:  A U.S.-South Asia Project Forum and Business Dialogue (Mumbai, India) (03/08/06)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (03/06/06)

DEPUTY SECRETARY CINO:  AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE (03/06/06)

NATIONAL FRAUD PREVENTION CONFERENCE
ORLANDO, FL (04/27/06)

LYNX CENTRAL STATION - ENERGY EVENT (04/27/06)

HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, DC (04/26/06)

JEFF SHANE: THE “VALUE-ADDED” APPROACH TO AIRLINE REGULATION (04/26/06)

JEFF SHANE: THE U.S.-EU AVIATION AGREEMENT: A PROGRESS REPORT (04/24/06)

NORTH AMERICAN MARINE CONFERENCE ON SHORT SEA SHIPPING
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (04/19/06)

SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
100TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE (04/18/06)

WORLD TRAVEL AND TOURISM SUMMIT WASHINGTON,  DC (04/11/06)

JEFF SHANE:  NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE SPRING POLICY FORUM (04/03/06)
 

MAY

Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to Urge NASCAR Fans, Automotive Enthusiasts to Buckle Up During “CARS” World Premiere in Concord, NC, Tonight (05-26-06)

Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Convenes First Meeting of National Commission on Surface Transportation Funding Saying It Has Opportunity to Make a “Historic Transition” (05/24/06)

Time Is Right for U.S. Private Sector to Get Involved in Transportation Investments to Help Fight Congestion, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Says During NASDAQ Visit (05/23/06)

News Digest (05/19/06)

Transportation Secretary Mineta names Kendall Executive Director of new National Highway Funding Commission (05/17/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches New National Initiative to Tackle Highway, Freight and Aviation Congestion (05/16/06)

Statement by Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta
Regarding Passenger Car CAFE Legislation (05/10/06)

Airlines On-Time Performance in March Better Than February But Slips From Previous Year (05/04/06)

U.S. Department of Transportation Strengthens Its Proposal for International Investment in U.S. Airlines (05/06/06)

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY MINETA OUTLINES PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO CONFRONT HIGH GAS PRICES, SAYS CHARLOTTE COMMUTERS ALSO CAN AVOID PAIN AT THE PUMP BY RIDING TRANSIT (05/02/06)
 

JEFF SHANE:  Propeller Club of Jacksonville
JAXPORT Cruise Terminal
Jacksonville, Florida  (05/24/06)

NATIONAL HIGHWAY FUNDING COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC (05/23/06)

NASDAQ OPENING BILL
NEW YORK, NY (05/23/06)

NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CONGESTION ON AMERICA’S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
WASHINGTON, DC (05/16/06)

BEAR STEARNS GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, NY (05/10/06)

REFORMING CAFE STANDARDS FOR PASSENGER CARS
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND MERCHANT MARINE SUBCOMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, DC (05/09/06)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION UNIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (05/09/06)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS LONG BEACH, CA (05/04/06)

REFORMING CAFE STANDARDS FOR PASSENGER CARS
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE
Washington, DC (05/03/06)

 

JUNE

News Digest (06/30/06)

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Three Airlines For New U.S.-Mexico Service (06/21/06)

BTS Releases April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2006 Employment Down 4.8 Percent from April 2005 (06/20/06)

DOT Awards Reagan Washington National Slot Exemptions To US Airways for Sarasota/Bradenton, FL-Washington Service (06/12/06)

News Digest (06/09/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $44 Million in Funding for Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport to Repair Hurricane Katrina Damages (06/02/06)

News Digest (06/02/06)

Airlines On-Time Performance in April Better Than March But Slips From Previous Year (06/01/06)
 

EISENHOWER CONVOY KICK-OFF CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM SAN FRANCISCO, CA (06/16/06)

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION FORUM (06/08/06)

GULF COAST STATES EVACUATION EVALUATION
NEW ORLEANS, LA (06/02/06)
 

JULY

U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Provisional Type Certificate for Eclipse 500 (07/27/06)

News Digest (07/21/06)

Airlines On-Time Performance Drops in May  (07/06/06)

DOT Proposes Revoking IATA’s Antitrust Exemption for Transatlantic and U.S.-Australia Fare and Rate Coordination (07/05/06)

ECLIPSE NEWS CONFERENCE, OSHKOSH, WI (07/26/06)

FACING THE TRUTH ABOUT TRANSPORTATION IN THE 21st CENTURY WASHINGTON, DC (07/06/06)

AUGUST

DOT, British Airways Reach Settlement Over Treatment of Passengers with Disabilities (08/07/06)

News Digest (08/04/06)

Airlines On-Time Performance Slips in June (08/03/06)

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases $1 Million in Emergency Funding to Washington State (11/27/06)

U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Record of Decision for St. Croix River Crossing (11/20/06)

Iowa Northern Railway Receives $25.5 million RRIF Loan (11/17/06)

September’s Airline On-Time Performance Better Than in August But Declines from Last Year (11/02/06)
 

DECEMBER

Streetcar Service Returns to St. Charles Line, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Announces (12/19/06)

DOT Tentatively Approves Antitrust Immunity For Expanded Star Alliance (12/19/06)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Signs Record $2.6 Billion Agreement to Fund New Tunnel Network To Give Long Island Commuters Direct Access to Grand Central Station (12/18/06)

Growing Economy Making it Easier for Tucson Aircraft Repair Company to Add Jobs, U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Says on Day Government Announced More Than 132,000 Jobs Were Created in November (12/8/06)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Calls on Nation’s Most Congested Cities to Join the Fight Against Congestion (12/8/06)

U.S. Department of Transportation Withdraws International Investment Rule – Commits to Working on Open Skies Agreement  (12/05/06)

Airline On-Time Performance Declines in October (12/06/06)

News Digest (12/22/06)

VIRGIN AMERICA MUST GIVE UP INTERNATIONAL OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL TO MEET CITIZENSHIP TEST FOR U.S. CARRIER STATUS, ACCORDING TO TENTATIVE FINDING (12/27/06)
 

EAST SIDE ACCESS FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT
NEW YORK, NY (12/18/06)