A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the 'Donald J. Trump International Airport'. The bill has garnered support from six other Republicans and has been referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for further consideration. Some House Democrats, including Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Rep. Don Beyer, have expressed disbelief and criticism over the proposed renaming, citing concerns over Trump's actions during his presidency.
Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is an international airport in Loudoun County and Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, United States, 26 miles (42 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C.The airport, which opened in 1962, is named after John Foster Dulles, an influential United States Secretary of State during the Cold War and who briefly represented New York in the United States Senate. The airport's main terminal is a well-known landmark designed by Eero Saarinen, who also designed the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles occupies 13,000 acres (20.3 sq mi; 52.6 km2), straddling the Loudoun–Fairfax line. IAD ranks fourth in the US in terms of land area, after Denver International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and Southwest Florida International Airport. Most of the airport is in the unincorporated community of Dulles in Loudoun County, with a small portion in the unincorporated community of Chantilly in Fairfax County.Along with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), Dulles is one of three major airports serving the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area. As of 2021, it is the second-busiest airport in the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area and 28th-busiest airport in the United States. Dulles has the most international passenger traffic of any airport in the Mid-Atlantic outside the New York metropolitan area, including approximately 90% of the international passenger traffic in the Baltimore–Washington region. It had more than 20 million passenger enplanements every year from 2004 to 2019, with 24 million enplanements in 2019. An average of 60,000 passengers pass through Dulles daily to and from more than 139 destinations around the world.Increased domestic travel from Reagan National Airport has eroded some of Dulles's domestic routes. Dulles overtook Reagan in total enplanements in 2019. In 2018, however, Dulles surpassed Reagan in yearly passenger boardings after having fewer passengers since 2015. Furthermore, it still ranks behind BWI in total annual passenger boardings.Dulles is a hub for United Airlines and is frequently used by airlines that United has codeshare agreements with, mostly composed of Star Alliance members like Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA), referred to colloquially as Reagan Airport, Reagan National, its former name National Airport, or simply DCA, is an international airport in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two commercial airports owned by the federal government and operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) that serve the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; the larger is Dulles International Airport about 25 miles (40 km) to the west in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. The airport is 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Washington, D.C.The airport opened in 1941 and was originally named Washington National Airport. Part of the original terminal is still in use as Terminal 1. A larger second terminal, now known as Terminal 2, opened in 1997. In 1998, Congress passed, and President Bill Clinton signed a bill renaming it in honor of President Ronald Reagan. MWAA operates the airport with close oversight by the federal government due to its proximity to the national capital.Long distance flights to and from the airport are limited by a perimeter rule which generally prohibits flights longer than 1,250 statute miles (2,010 km) in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send coast-to-coast and overseas traffic to Dulles International Airport, though there are 40 slot exemptions to this rule. Planes are required to take unusually complicated paths to avoid restricted and prohibited airspace above sensitive landmarks, government buildings, and military installations in and around Washington, D.C., and comply with some of the tightest noise restrictions in the country.Reagan National currently serves 91 nonstop destinations and is a hub for American Airlines. Though it is an international airport, it has no immigration and customs facilities, with international flights restricted to those with U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facilities, including major airports in Canada and some destinations in the Caribbean. International passenger flights to and from the Washington metropolitan area primarily utilize Washington Dulles International Airport or Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Reagan National is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Washington.The airport served over 25.4 million passengers in 2023, the most of any of the three airports serving the region, and a new passenger record for the airport. The airport's main runway is the busiest in the nation.
Washington Dulles International Airport station (commonly Dulles International Airport station or Dulles Airport station) is a Washington Metro station at Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S., on the Silver Line. After years of delays, the station opened on November 15, 2022. The station was originally planned to be underground but was built as an above-ground station next to daily parking garage 1.The station is connected to the terminal building using the existing pedestrian tunnel which connects the hourly and daily parking lots and parking garage 1 to the baggage claim level of the airport terminal; the tunnel is equipped with moving sidewalks.
The Biden administration announced that it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports across the country. The funding will be used for various upgrades such as wider concourses, new baggage-handling systems, and new terminals at some small airfields. The largest sum of $50 million will go to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida for a project to connect terminals behind security checkpoints and provide new retail space. Other airports receiving significant amounts include O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, San Francisco International, and Los Angeles International.
The Trump Organization's Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One to sound analogous to Air Force One, was used by Donald Trump prior to and after his presidency. The name was in use during his presidential campaign of 2016.
As former President Donald Trump campaigns on the promises of mass deportations and pardons for those convicted in the Jan 6 Capitol attack, a new era of Republicans in Congress is offering little resistance to his ideas, marking a shift from previous encounters when Trump faced skepticism and condemnation.
U.S. officials announced last week the construction of a pier off Gaza for large-scale aid deliveries to the territory by sea. House Republicans are accusing President Biden of building a temporary aid port for Gaza in a bid to win back progressive voters ahead of November, and they're worried it will put American lives at risk. Biden unveiled a plan to build a temporary floating port off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians who were displaced as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Trump Shuttle, Inc. was an airline owned by businessman Donald Trump from 1989 to 1992. The landing rights and some of the physical assets necessary to operate the shuttle flights were originally part of Eastern Air Lines and known as the Eastern Air Lines Shuttle. It operated hourly flights on Boeing 727 aircraft from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., as well as charter service to other destinations. Its IATA designator code was TB (later reassigned to Jetairfly).Trump's formal launch in the air business occurred in March 1988 when he acquired three Sikorsky S-61 helicopters that belonged to Resorts International Airlines (RIA) used to shuttle high rollers to the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The three green and orange helicopters were repainted black and red and emblazoned with the Trump Air logo.
Maryland's Democratic leaders, including Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, dismiss Republican claims that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26. Republicans allege DEI led to neglect of bridge upkeep. Moore and Scott emphasize focus on rebuilding and addressing loss of life. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg states no timeline for bridge reconstruction. $400 million estimated cost for new bridge construction with significant economic impact on the Port of Baltimore.
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