Transportation
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Transportation Department creates SPACE Task Force to boost commercial space innovation
The SPACE task force will implement President Donald Trump's National Space Transportation Policy which includes recommendations to expand launch infrastructure, streamline regulation and coordinate space policy for the department.
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Wife of man killed in Amazon-branded plane crash at Miami International filed wrongful death lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that they attempted a "high-speed, tailwind-affected landing" and cites pilot error and inadequate training.
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Duffy urges Ford Motors to cut ties with China and invest in American manufacturing
The secretary claimed in the letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley that increasing the company's dependence on a foreign power weakens it and harms American workers. Ford continues to manufacture vehicles with Chinese companies abroad.
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All five people killed in Miami jet crash were in a shuttle van on the ground
The jet failed to stop before running out of runway, and slammed into the van, which was on airport property.
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Federal investigators begin trying to determine cause of Miami Amazon cargo jet crash
Investigators will look at where the plane landed, if it was beyond the distance required to stop, and why the pilots didn't execute a go-around if they determined a problem.
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Five dead after Amazon Prime Air plane veers off runway and crashes in Miami
Thick black smoke could be seen coming from the airplane.
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Delta flight forced to return immediately after takeoff due to 'pilot incapacitation'
"We have a potential pilot incapacitation," the crew member said. Later, he informed controllers that the pilot had numbness in the arms and legs, and a racing heart rate.
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White House decision to relocate Marine One helicopter pad led to close call with jet: report
The same communication issues came up on Thursday, when air traffic controllers at the Regan airport weren't able to hear Marine One and had to ask a support helicopter to relay messages.
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Small plane crashes in water near Alaska coastal town, killing 4
The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage.
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Charter plane crash kills eight in remote part of western Alaska, military says
The plane was referred to as a "civilian-contracted aircraft" and no further information was provided on why the passengers were flying to the area.
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Single-engine aircraft collides with police helicopter in Pennsylvania, killing one
The Cessna 150 struck the Bell 407 helicopter, which was conducting a training exercise, shortly before 7 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Col. George Bivens.
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Board approves $15.5 billion for Trump's proposed renovation of Dulles International Airport
Trump announced the plan to remake the airport in July, which comes with an estimated price tag of $20 billion and includes new terminals.
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Golden State Spurn: Trump DOT chief reroutes California rail money to train safety elsewhere
"Our infrastructure is rated at about a C-minus, and we should have A infrastructure in America," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells Just the News.