Transportation
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Storms Monday add to staffing shortages, other woes at Newark airport that caused big weekend delays
Newark airport has had flight delays and cancellations for about a week, with United Airlines announcing it would cancel 35 round-trip flights daily.
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Mercedes-Benz announces it will add a new vehicle for production at Alabama plant
The luxury car brand did not specify what vehicle it would add to the Tuscaloosa plant, which currently produces SUVs, but the new vehicle is expected to be added by 2027.
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Black Hawk pilot didn't follow flight instructor prior to collision over Washington, DC: NYT report
"Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet. She did not turn left," read the report
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Boeing leader says company is working with China to get back US airplanes amid tariff war
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said three planes have been sent to China, and two of them have already been returned. The third is in the process of being sent back to the United States.
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Elon Musk to scale back DOGE work in May as Tesla reports drop in revenue, profits
The billionaire said he will reduce the amount of time he spends working for the federal government to "a day or two per week," and the rest will be devoted to fixing the electric vehicle company.
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Proposed class-action suit claims Tesla sped up odometers on vehicles
"Tesla Inc. knowingly overstates the distances traveled in Tesla Vehicles, or at minimum tolerates substantial inaccuracy in distances traveled in Tesla Inc.’s favor, such that the 'odometers' in Tesla Vehicles indicate greater distances than what they actually travel," reads the lawsuit.
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New York City helicopter pilot radioed chopper was running low on fuel shortly after takeoff
Thursday's incident was not the first time the company had been flagged with safety concerns. New York Helicopter had filed for bankruptcy in 2019, citing hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, which were largely for “repair services."
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Transportation Secretary Duffy sends safety review team to investigate deadly helicopter crash
The incident took place earlier in the day, after the helicopter crashed into the Hudson River. All six people on the helicopter, including three children, were killed.
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Six people dead in New York City helicopter crash
A search and rescue operation is currently underway, after the helicopter went down near Pier 40, fire officials told the New York Post. Additional information on the crash is not currently clear.
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New York lawmaker proposes bill that could prevent Tesla from operating sales centers in state
The bill would require a cap of five licenses for electric vehicle manufacturers in the state but allow other companies, such as Rivian and Lucid, to compete for those permits.
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Close call between Delta plane and Air Force jet sets off collision warning alarm
The FAA is investigating the incident after air traffic controllers "issued corrective instructions to both aircraft."
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District of Columbia to ban violent offenders from municipal transit system
First offenders will be banned for 45 days, second offenders for 90 days, and third offenders for one year.
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London's Heathrow airport to be shutdown all of Friday over nearby fire
“Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage,” the airport said. “To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23h59 on 21 March.”