Nation Mar 30 Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but DHS shutdown continues Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports.
Politics Mar 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as DHS shutdown drags on Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Trump has offered to host an Easter Dinner at the White House for members of Congress who return to resolve the impasse.
Politics Mar 26 NTSB supports revised House aviation safety bill, but victims' families want stricter timelines A revised version of the House’s aviation safety bill now has the backing of the NTSB, but most of the families of the 67 victims of last year’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see tougher requirements to…
Nation Mar 24 WATCH: Truck in plane collision at LaGuardia lacked transponder to trigger warning system, NTSB says A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, federal investigators said Tuesday.
Politics Mar 09 White House says NTSB member Todd Inman fired over alleged misconduct, which he denies Inman was the lead board member on scene after last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people after an airliner collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. He also oversaw the initial investigation of the crash of a…
Nation Mar 06 Jet that crashed in Maine spent more time on runway than typical after de-icing, NTSB says A private jet that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, spent more than the standard amount of time on a runway after de-icing before takeoff, according to a preliminary report issued Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
World Feb 28 U.S.–Israel attack on Iran leaves hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by flight disruptions America and Israel's attack on Iran disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia were directly hit by strikes.
Politics Feb 24 Bill on NTSB-recommended aircraft locator systems fails in the House The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington D.C. to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes.
Politics Feb 20 WATCH: Transportation Secretary Duffy announces English-only commercial driver's license tests All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road.
Nation Feb 18 Warren Buffett's company invests in The New York Times 6 years after he sold all his newspapers Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.