Congressman: ‘TIGER CUBS will help small and mid-size cities earn their stripes as competitors for federal transportation’ Read more »

Aero-News Network: Larsen Reappointed Top Democrat on House Aviation Subcommittee  Lays Out His Agenda For The Committee For The 115th Congress Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) has been renamed the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, which has jurisdiction over all aspects of civil aviation. Larsen is also joining the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime… Read more »

Congressman also secures spot on Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) today led a bipartisan group of more than 100 Members of Congress in calling on President-elect Donald J. Trump to reverse a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow Norwegian Air International (NAI) to operate routes between the U.S. and Europe. NAI has established itself in Ireland, where labor laws permit the airline to hire its pilots and… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after Boeing announced signing a $16.6 billion sales agreement with Iran Air: “This deal is good news for Washington state and will help support the thousands of good-paying jobs in my District that rely on trade and Boeing’s ability to compete in the global marketplace.” Earlier this year,… Read more »

Equpiment World's Better Roads: PacTrans recieves $14 million from USDOT for mobility research By Chris Hill  The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) has received a $14 million grant over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the department’s recent Universtiy Transportation Centers (UTC) grants program… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today released the following statement after the President-elect’s tweet regarding Air Force One:  “Replacing the 26-year-old Air Force One aircraft will support good-paying jobs throughout Northwest Washington and is important to ensuring the safety and security of future Presidents.… Read more »

NYT: ‘Cancel Order!’ Donald Trump Attacks Plans for Upgraded Air Force One Michael D. Shear and Christopher Drew President-elect Donald J. Trump took a shot on Tuesday at one of the nation’s largest manufacturers, Boeing, sharply criticizing a pending order for a new Air Force One and suggesting that the company was “doing a little bit of a number” with the… Read more »

KOMO News: Trump says cancel new Air Force One: Boeing costs 'totally out of control' By Associated Press & KOMO Staff NEW YORK - Six weeks from taking office, Donald Trump says he wants the government to cut some costs by canceling its order for a new Air Force One, the plane that carries presidents around the globe. The government has contracted with Boeing to build two or… Read more »

Seattle PI: State lawmakers hit Trump for 'unsubstantiated' Air Force One tweet By Joel Connelly President-elect Donald Trump is giving U.S. aerospace workers a black eye with "unsubstantiated" claims about the cost of a new Air Force One and calls that it be canceled, leaders of Washington's congressional delegation said Tuesday. The lawmakers were reacting to… Read more »