Jan 23 Expedia purchases Travelocity for $280 million By Anna Sillers Online travel booking company Expedia, Inc. purchased Travelocity today for $280 million in cash, the company announced in a press release. Continue reading
Jan 22 Obama goes on offense post-State of the Union By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama hitting the road Today, he's in Kansas (before talking to YouTube stars) House abortion bill falls apart Boehner invites Netanyahu; doesn't tell White House Just one senator (and it's not the one you… Continue reading
Jan 16 Homeland Security to address weaknesses in visa waiver program By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Can terrorists take advantage of the visa waiver program and enter the U.S. through "friendly" countries?… Continue reading
Sep 29 FAA to review security protocols after Chicago air traffic control fire By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he's ordered a review of the agency's security protocols and how it deals with unexpected incidents such as last week's fire at a Chicago-area air traffic facility that disrupted air travel. Continue reading
Dec 19 Record number of Americans expected to travel by planes, trains and automobiles this holiday season Photo Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Whether by road, rail or air, a record number of Americans will travel this Christmas and New Year's Eve. AAA expects the number of Americans traveling during the holiday season to increase… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch News Wrap: American Airlines, U.S. Airways merge into world's largest carrier News Wrap: American Airlines, U.S. Airways merge into world's largest carrier… Continue watching
Dec 03 Train engineer caught himself nodding off before deadly wreck BREAKING: Union official: Engineer caught himself nodding at controls before deadly NYC train derailment.— The Associated Press (@AP) December 3, 2013 The AP reports that rail union leader Anthony Battalico said Tuesday that engineer William Rockefeller… Continue reading
Dec 02 NTSB tweets details of New York crash Approx 5 seconds before the engine came to a stop, pressure in the brake pipe dropped from 120 psi to 0 - which resulted in max braking.— NTSB (@NTSB) December 2, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 02 Derailed train was traveling 82 mph in a 30 mph zone Updated 4:33 p.m. EST The NTSB said at a Monday evening press conference that the Metro North train that derailed in the Bronx Sunday morning was traveling 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph zone of the tracks. Continue reading
Dec 02 VIDEO: NTSB press conference on New York Metro North train derailment .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading