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Trump admin threatens to cut US state funds over trucker English rules
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
States face penalties amid growing scrutiny of language proficiency enforcement for truckers.
Aug 26, 2025, 3:23 PM
American trucking at a crossroads: Deadly crash involving illegal alien exposes true cost of Biden’s border invasion
Candace Hathaway, TheBlaze
An underreported safety and national security crisis within America's trucking industry is now gaining national attention after an illegal alien semi-truck driver has been accused of killing several people in Florida earlier this month.Harjinder Singh, a 28-y…
Aug 23, 2025, 10:30 AM
Budget airline Norse is axing half its US to Europe routes, making cheap Transatlantic travel more difficult
Pete Syme, Business Insider
Norse Atlantic Airways is cutting six routes between the US and Europe as it struggles to turn a profit, instead focusing on taking Europeans to Asia.
Aug 21, 2025, 11:16 AM
After a freeze, Trump administration reluctantly agrees to fund EV chargers
Camila Domonoske, NPR
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.
Aug 15, 2025, 8:33 PM
Faster NextGen Acela Trains Are Coming to the U.S. at the Worst Time
David Alff, University at Buffalo, The Conversation, Gizmodo.com
The new Acela trains are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor soon.
Aug 13, 2025, 1:55 PM
Spirit Airlines warns it may not survive another year after huge losses
Pete Syme, Business Insider
Spirit Airlines said there was "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern, as travel demand has weakened and losses mounted.
Aug 12, 2025, 11:57 AM
The airline industry's dirty secret: Clean jet fuel failures
Joanna Plucinska, Joe Brock, Marleen Kaesebier and Paul Carsten, Yahoo Entertainment
PARAMOUNT, California (Reuters) -In 2019, Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, hailed its new contract with green jet fuel producer World...
Aug 11, 2025, 10:05 AM
Inspector General Probing FAA’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Thousands of Close Calls
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
Seems overdue.
Aug 8, 2025, 9:30 PM
WATCH: Passengers evacuate as fire erupts on PATH train in New Jersey
ABC News
A PATH train fire suspended service between New Jersey and New York City on Monday morning, the Port Authority said, with smoke filling the Newport Station in Jersey City as passengers evacuated.
Aug 4, 2025, 3:15 PM
More Europeans are flying to Canada than ever before, aviation data shows
Pete Syme, Business Insider
Flights between Europe and Canada are scheduled to reach a record high this month, while both sides have been turning away from traveling to the US.
Aug 4, 2025, 2:31 PM
Union Pacific to buy Norfolk Southern for $85bn
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The deal, which would build first coast-to-coast freight rail, could take up to two years to complete amid scrutiny.
Jul 29, 2025, 5:17 PM
WATCH: Passengers exit plane via emergency slide after aborted takeoff
ABC News
Passengers evacuated onto the runway via emergency slide after an American Airlines flight aborted its takeoff on the runway in Denver on Saturday.
Jul 28, 2025, 2:48 AM
New Canada-U.S. bridge opening could be delayed by slow progress on border facilities
CBC News
The opening of the new bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., could be delayed into 2026 due to delays completing the ports of entry on either side of the border, according to a report from ratings agency S&P Global.
Jul 26, 2025, 12:14 AM
Supersonic Flight May Finally Return to US Skies
Tom Nardi, Hackaday
After World War II, as early supersonic military aircraft were pushing the boundaries of flight, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that commercial aircraft would eventually fly faster than sound …read more
Jul 24, 2025, 2:00 PM
Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.
psyme@businessinsider.com (Pete Syme), Business Insider
I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic flight could soon return.
Jul 19, 2025, 10:13 AM
Trump Moves to Kill California’s Dreams of High-Speed Rail
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com
“Trump wants to hand China the future and abandon the Central Valley," Governor Newsom said.
Jul 17, 2025, 3:20 PM
Trump administration pulls $4bn in funds for high-speed rail in California
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US president blasts long-delayed project to link Los Angeles and San Francisco as 'boondoggle' and 'train to nowhere'.
Jul 17, 2025, 5:53 AM
Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems
Joe Hernandez, NPR
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
Jul 17, 2025, 4:01 AM
Heartbreaking: Worst Person You Know Has Good Ideas To Eliminate TSA Security Theater
staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva), Jalopnik
Kristi Noem, our mouth-frothing Secretary of Homeland Security, proposed that TSA allow larger liquid containers on planes, and I'm reluctantly forced to agree.
Jul 16, 2025, 11:12 PM
GM outlines $4 billion plan to expand production of gas trucks and SUVs
Nora Eckert and David Shepardson, Yahoo Entertainment
DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors said on Tuesday it will move production of the Cadillac Escalade to a Michigan assembly plant, while adding new capacity...
Jul 15, 2025, 6:10 PM
The Boeing Company (BA)’s A “Great Buy” Off Of Air India Crash, Says Jim Cramer
Ramish Cheema, Yahoo Entertainment
We recently published 10 Stocks Jim Cramer Discussed As He Commented On Latest Tariffs. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently...
Jul 15, 2025, 6:06 PM
Tesla Arrives in India With Cars Priced for the 1%
Luc Olinga, Gizmodo.com
In a nation where the average salary is around $4,200 a year, the all-electric carmaker is launching a $70,000 vehicle. The question is why.
Jul 15, 2025, 4:51 PM
America’s EV Slowdown Is Here
Luc Olinga, Gizmodo.com
A surprising 6% drop in second-quarter sales signals a new era of challenges for the U.S. electric vehicle market, as high prices, charging anxiety, and shifting competition force a reality check on the green transition.
Jul 15, 2025, 3:02 PM
Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone
Trump tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead the space program on an interim basis
Jul 10, 2025, 4:45 AM