U.S. Department of Transportation
TSA will resume defense training for airline employees

By David Koenig Jun. 26, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials cited the surge of incidents involving disruptive and sometimes violent passengers in resuming self-defense training for...

Commission backs firing of jail administrator over outbreak

Jun. 23, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — County commissioners agreed with the sheriff’s recommendation to fire the administrator of a jail that dealt with one of the state’s...

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, a lone traveler goes through a security check point at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash. Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal relief to help them recover from the pandemic. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the grants on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
FAA says US airports will get $8 billion in pandemic relief

Jun. 22, 2021 06:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It has gotten so bad that the airlines, flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 21, urging “that more be done to deter egregious behavior.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets

By David Koenig Jun. 22, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

Airlines, unions demand crackdown on unruly passengers

The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 04:21 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines, flight attendants and pilots are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute unruly and violent passengers. ...

FILE - This May 16, 2020 file photo shows Air Canada check screens at Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The U.S. government is seeking to fine Air Canada more than $25 million over what it says have been slow refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled since the pandemic started. The Transportation Department said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, it has received more than 6,000 consumer complaints about Air Canada since March of last year. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
US seeks to fine Air Canada $25.5 million over slow refunds

Jun. 15, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press conference at the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. office space in downtown Atlanta, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Buttigieg urges travelers to respect mask mandates on planes

By Hope Yen May. 30, 2021 11:26 AM EDT

Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle. Boeing is paying $17 million and promising to take steps to fix production problems with its popular 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, May 27, that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 models including NGs and the Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Boeing to pay $17 million to settle plane production issues

By David Koenig May. 27, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

FAA sees increase in violent conduct at airports, on planes

May. 26, 2021 08:40 AM EDT
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Federal crews said there has been a dramatic increase in violent conduct at airports and on planes. The Federal Aviation Administration...

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 built for Aeromexico as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, in Renton, Wash. U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel is recovering from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
US cuts Mexico's aviation safety rating, curbing new flights

By David Koenig May. 25, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

As people watch, the CMA CGM Marco Polo, right, docks at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Thursday, May 20, 2021. When the CMA CGM Marco Polo docks in New Jersey Thursday it will set a record for the largest container ship ever to visit the East Coast, a reflection both of the New York/New Jersey port system's multibillion-dollar efforts to accommodate larger ships and of the surging demand nationwide for products as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Largest container ship hits East Coast as ports see surge

By David Porter May. 20, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state. A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will remain in place through at least Sept. 13, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US extends face-mask requirement on planes until September

Apr. 30, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

A poster depicting transportation plans are on display behind Amtrak President and CEO William Flynn, center right, and Virginia Railway Express CEO Rich Dalton, left, during a news conference to announce the expansion of commuter rail in Virginia at the Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Alexandria Station, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail

By Matthew Barakat Mar. 30, 2021 03:27 PM EDT

This Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 photo provided by Hayden Smith shows United Airlines Flight 328 approaching Denver International Airport, after experiencing "a right-engine failure" shortly after takeoff from Denver. Federal regulators are investigating what caused a catastrophic engine failure on the plane that rained debris on Denver suburbs as the aircraft made an emergency landing. Authorities said nobody aboard or on the ground was hurt despite large pieces of the engine casing that narrowly missed homes below. (Hayden Smith via AP)
Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 08:32 AM EST

Louisiana requires nearly all ferry passengers to wear masks

Feb. 14, 2021 01:07 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's transportation department said it will start enforcing a mask requirement Monday for nearly all passengers on the state's...

FILE - This Oct. 9, 2019, file photo shows the high speed rail viaduct paralleling Highway 99 near Fresno, Calif. Brian Kelly, the chief executive officer of The California High-Speed Rail Authority, said in a letter released Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, that a 119-mile segment of track in the Central Valley now won't be completed until 2023, a one-year delay. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California pushes back high-speed rail construction deadline

By Kathleen Ronayne Feb. 05, 2021 08:12 PM EST

Florida air traffic tower closes after worker gets virus

Jan. 24, 2021 10:28 AM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The air traffic control tower of a Florida airport has been closed after a worker tested positive for the new coronavirus. ...

Members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators team inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The NTSB joined the crash investigation with Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
US NTSB team arrives in Indonesia to look into jet crash

By Edna Tarigan And Fadlan Syam Jan. 16, 2021 03:27 AM EST

FAA grapples with COVID cleanups in air traffic centers

Jan. 14, 2021 09:51 AM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Flights were delayed when an air traffic control center near Jacksonville, Florida, had to close down for several hours for extensive...

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, file photo, emergency crews work the scene of a fatal crash involving a charter bus and car on the AA highway in Campbell County, Ky. The driver of the vehicle died. The number of people killed on the nation’s highways rose 4.6% in the first nine months of 2020, despite coronavirus lockdowns that curtailed driving early in the year. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP, File)
Risky driving: US traffic deaths up despite virus lockdowns

Jan. 13, 2021 06:16 PM EST