2005
DECEMBER
December 22, 2005
Transit Strike Ends
New York City's Transport Workers Union ended its three-day strike Thursday and agreed to resume contract negotiations with the city over wages, benefits and retirement issues.

December 8, 2005
Air Marshal Training
The fatal shooting of an airline passenger by a federal air marshal raised questions about the use of lethal force by federal law enforcement officers.

December 7, 2005
Airport Shooting
A federal air marshal shot and killed an airline passenger in Miami Wednesday after the man claimed to have a bomb.

December 2, 2005
New Airline Security Rules
The Transportation Security Administration announced new passenger screening and security rules that will focus more on detecting explosives while loosening restrictions on what passengers can carry on board.

NOVEMBER
November 23, 2005
Airline Woes
After a year of rising fuel prices, labor strikes and bankruptcies, the major airlines are struggling to make changes. But passengers will not likely see major fare hikes in the near term, analysts say.

November 21, 2005
GM Announces Job Cuts, Plant Closures
General Motors announced Monday a plan to cut 30,000 manufacturing jobs and close up to a dozen assembly plants by 2008.

AUGUST
August 24, 2005
Fuel Standards
The Bush administration proposed a new set of fuel efficiency standards for sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks.

August 22, 2005
Northwest Workers on Strike
Maintenance workers at Northwest Airlines remain on strike after refusing to accept pay cuts and layoffs for about 2,000 employees. Northwest hired 1,500 replacement workers and has so far avoided major disruptions.

August 10, 2005
Transportation Bill
President Bush signed a major highway bill Wednesday, which he said would provide a much-needed economic boost to the nation. Critics of the bill say it contains too many "pork barrel" projects.

August 3, 2005
Air France Crash Update
An Air France jet skidded off the runway Tuesday in Toronto. It burst into flames, but all 309 people on board escaped within minutes.

August 2, 2005
Air France Jet Crashes in Toronto
An Air France jet skidded off a runway and burst into flames Tuesday in Toronto. Most of the 300 people aboard were reportedly evacuated to safety.

JULY
July 7, 2005
Fighting Terrorism
A group calling itself the al-Qaida Organization in Europe claimed responsibility for the train and bus attacks in London. Two experts discuss who might be behind the bombings.

July 7, 2005
On Guard
Experts take a look at what measures are being taken to heighten security on U.S. public transportation systems in light of the London attacks.

JUNE
June 9, 2005
Airline Safety
The Transportation Department released a report criticizing the Federal Aviation Administration for not keeping up with safety risks posed by airlines trying to save money.

June 7, 2005
Pension Problems
Following the collapse of United Airlines' employee pension plan, members of Congress and the White House are pushing for an overhaul of the rules governing pension-funding benefits.

MAY
May 31, 2005
Air War
The United States and European Union have filed complaints against each other with the World Trade Organization over subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.

May 11, 2005
Pensions in Peril
Ailing United Airlines has received approval from a bankruptcy judge to terminate workers' pension plans, drawing ire from employees who are now threatening to strike.

May 6, 2005
Ailing Automakers
Standard and Poor's downgraded debt ratings for American automakers General Motors and Ford.

APRIL
April 21, 2005
Off the Tracks?
Amtrak, facing steep money woes after shelving its high-speed Acela trains for months due to brake problems, asked Congress for a 50 percent increase in budget Thursday.

MARCH
March 28, 2005
Regulating Auto Emissions
California's plan to start regulating carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles in 2009 has spurred legal challenges from automakers.

March 22, 2005
Fueling Inflation
Gasoline prices have risen more than 10 percent in the past month with the national average price at the pump reaching $2.11 per gallon. A discussion about the rising costs of oil.

JANUARY
January 18, 2005
Giant of the Sky
Airbus on Tuesday unveiled its Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane in the world. Lauren Taylor of Independent Television News reports on the new airplane. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Caroline Daniels, an aviation reporter for the Financial Times, about Airbus' and Boeing's fight for supremacy in the skies.

January 7, 2005
Airline Shakeout
Major airlines are restructuring fares in what looks to be industry-wide overhaul. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown talks an aviation industry expert about the major carriers' decision to cut airline fares.