Transportation
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Nearly 5K flights still delayed as of Monday afternoon, almost 4,800 canceled amid snowstorm
"We are focused on safely resuming our flight schedule, including in New York and Boston, our two largest focus cities impacted by the storm," JetBlue said
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FAA says 7 killed, 1 survived in private jet crash at Maine airport
"The airport is closed and we ask that the public avoid the area," the City of Bangor and Bangor International Airport said
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Major winter storm leads to cancellation of nearly 14,000 flights, causes widespread power outages
About 9,600 of those flights were canceled on Sunday and more are expected, making it potentially the worst single day of cancellations since the pandemic, according to the AP.
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FAA denied request to reduce flight arrivals at DC airport months before mid-air collision: Report
The air traffic controllers asked the FAA to decrease the number of arrivals on the airport's main runway from 36 to 32 incoming flights per hour, the Washington Times reported.
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US airlines to waive rebooking fees for travelers impacted by historic winter storm this weekend
Weather experts are encouraging Americans to stay home this weekend because the mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow could make travel dangerous and result in power outages.
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More than 100 cars caught in pileup amid Michigan snows
The crash, which included more than 30 semi trucks, prompted Michigan State Police to suspend travel in both directions along interstate 196 in the state.
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Trump admin drops appeal attempting to link transportation funding for states to immigration
The Department of Transportation filed its motion to dismiss the appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its decision. The department did not cite a specific reason for dropping the appeal.
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US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights amid winter storm warning from Great Lakes to New England
In addition to the cancellation, the airlines have also delayed over 3,800 flights, according to the website FightAware.com
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Union Station board agrees to give more control to federal government
The agreement comes after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in August that his department was renegotiating a cooperative agreement with Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, which controls the station, and Amtrak.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls for TSA to be abolished
Duffy-Alfonso claimed she got to the airport 70 minutes before her flight was scheduled to depart, and was forced to wait 15 minutes for a pat-down because of her pregnancy.
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Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle believed to be dead in North Carolina plane crash
North Carolina Highway Patrol's Chris Knox said authorities believe the former NASCAR driver and his family were on the plane because people identified him boarding the plane. He is believed to have been traveling with his wife and two children.
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Trump admin threatens to withhold millions in federal funding from NY over noncitizen licenses
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit found that 107 of the 200 non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses sampled were given to people in violation of federal law.
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More than 9,500 commercial truckers taken off U.S. roads nationwide
Truckers removed for failing English-language proficiency checks, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.