Jan 11 WATCH: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks on FAA computer outage By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says "safety is going to be our North Star, as always," following the outage of the Federal Aviation Administration system on Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 28 After days of cancellations, Southwest Airlines problems continue to snowball By David Koenig, Associated Press Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 7:42 Buttigieg calls for accountability as Southwest cancellation ‘meltdown’ worsens Blizzard conditions kept planes grounded at airports nationwide this week, with thousands more flights canceled Tuesday. But Southwest Airlines is the focus of passenger anger after it canceled far more flights than any other major carrier. U.S. Secretary of Transportation… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 8:50 Pete Buttigieg discusses travel woes, supply chains, infrastructure and LGBTQ rights By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Stephanie Kotuby, Winston Wilde Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being asked to help solve several major challenges, from a supply chain crisis to a summer of flight delays and cancellations. The former presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also has the task… Continue watching
Jul 19 WATCH: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg testifies before House committee on infrastructure By News Desk Buttigieg's appearances comes after the White House on Monday touted a 34-day drop in gas prices nationwide, calling it one of the fastest declines in fuel prices in a decade. Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: New fuel standards to help families, says Transport Secretary Buttigieg By News Desk and Tom Krisher, Associated Press New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026 under new rules unveiled by the government. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: Vice President Harris announces $3.7 billion boost for public transportation By Hope Yen, Associated Press As cities seek to fully reopen, public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a big funding boost to stay afloat and invest in new fleets of electric buses. Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. road deaths rise at record pace as risky pandemic-era driving persists By Hope Yen, Associated Press The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 18 AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm By David Koenig, Associated Press The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G service, scheduled for Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 23 Buttigieg doles out $241 million to U.S. ports to boost supply chain By Hope Yen, Associated Press It includes $52.3 million to help boost rail capacity at the port in Long Beach, California, and $20 million for Portsmouth, Virginia, to build out a supply chain for the offshore wind industry. Continue reading