Transport
A record number of Americans are expected to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, and airports could be busier than they’ve been since 2005, according to a forecast released Monday by AAA. The auto club anticipates 43.8 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.…
The Senate is struggling to reach an agreement on time as they work to avoid a lapse of the program before Friday’s deadline while trying to extend the Federal Aviation Administration's authority for five more years.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill that would boost competition in the airline industry and cut prices for consumers. The legislation, named the “Airport Gate Competition Act,” was introduced Tuesday. The bill aims to increase the number of common-use gates available to all airlines, which proponents argue would give smaller…
Seven passengers were hospitalized Friday after a Newark-bound flight from Israel experienced turbulence and high winds. United Flight 85, headed to Newark, N.J. from Tel Aviv, was diverted to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, N.Y., Friday due to the dangerous winds, officials said, according to The Associated Press. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said…
The debate over Congress’s involvement in fixing a well-known bridge in Baltimore is already intensifying on Capitol Hill, just days after it collapsed. President Biden promised Tuesday that the federal government would fund the substantial expense of reconstructing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major road supplying the Port of Baltimore, one of the…
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) criticized President Biden on Thursday for pledging that the federal government will pay for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed earlier this week after it was struck by a container ship, killing six people. Biden said the federal government will “move heaven and earth” to…
Subaru has recalled more than 118,000 vehicles due to a faulty sensor that can prevent air bags from deploying during a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday. The recall includes 118,723 of the automakers’ 2020-2022 Outback and Legacy cars, according to documents filed by the NHTSA on Tuesday. Authorities said a…
The cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was carrying dozens of hazardous material containers, some of which were breached during the collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Wednesday. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy on Wednesday said the agency was able to obtain the cargo manifest of the ship,…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that there’s currently no timeline for when the Port of Baltimore can reopen following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge a day prior. “Too soon to venture an estimate,” he told reporters during the White House daily press briefing. “The vast majority of the port is inside…
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