Secy. Buttigieg talks looming shutdown
With a new year comes new hurdles for Congress, including avoiding another potential government shutdown. While US aviation agencies have made much progress, and US airlines were able to handle …
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East Palestine Is Still A Mess A Year After Train Derailment
The small town of East Palestine, Ohio, ended up in the headlines for weeks this February after a Norfolk Southern train hauling dangerous chemicals jumped its tracks and created an …
Southwest Fined $140 Million For 2022 Holiday Travel Disaster
Southwest Airlines has been hit with a record-setting $140 million fine for pretty much shitting its pants during the 2022 holiday travel season. The civil penalty leveraged against Southwest is …
Thanksgiving shutdown sets up nightmare scenario for travels
The government is days away from a Nov. 18 shutdown, which could force Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic controllers to work without pay just as the …
Driverless Cars ‘Unsafe And Untenable’ As Calls For Industry-Wide Investigation Increases
Good morning! It’s Friday, November 10, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Pete Buttigieg Responds To Trump Comments About Veterans
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has weighed in on Donald Trump’s stunning remarks about veterans and wounded service members. Buttigieg, an Afghanistan War veteran, said Thursday on MSNBC that it was …
Biden Administration Wants To Spend $100M To Fix EV Chargers
Image: Mike McCleary (AP) EV charging in this country still sucks. From too much tech to simply being unreliable, there’s still no practical incentive to buy an EV. No matter …
American Airlines Fined $4.1M: Leaving Passengers On Tarmac
Photo: Gene J. Puskar (AP) Even at its best, air travel is really only ever OK. You can always try to make it suck less by drinking alcohol, but then …
Little Progress Seen Since East Palestine Derailment Six Months Ago
Six months have passed since the train derailment and toxic chemical spill near East Palestine, Ohio, and little has changed in the railroad industry. The residents who experienced the disaster …
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Andrew Bret Wallis | DigitalVision | Getty Images Why are flight interruptions expected? Over 2.8 million travelers are expected to pass through airport security checkpoints on Friday — a single-day …