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Flight Attendants Said “No” — Not Because of AI, But Because Their Union Failed
By Alexander Wood When United Airlines flight attendants voted on their tentative agreement, union leadership hailed it as a historic...
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Sep 4, 20253 min read


Amtrak Launches NextGen Acela: Ensuring Faster, More Comfortable Rail Travel Between Washington, New York, And Boston
Amtrak is all set to transform high-speed rail travel in the United States with the introduction of the Acela NextGen trains. These...
icarussmith20
Sep 3, 20254 min read


Florida man driving a special truck designed to safely absorb the impact of crashes killed after car plows into the vehicle
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the southbound I-75 in Broward County, according to the Florida Highway...
icarussmith20
Sep 3, 20251 min read


Number of Meteorologists at F.A.A. Is Critically Low, a Federal Watchdog Warns
Weather Service employees help air traffic controllers keep planes away from severe weather. Fewer than half of the county’s control...
icarussmith20
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Fewer meteorologists working with air traffic controllers, due to cuts, ‘burnout, fatigue and low morale,’ watchdog warns
Washington — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have...
icarussmith20
Sep 3, 20253 min read


The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday on his way to Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported, relying on a slow...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20253 min read


Shipping companies seek non-Chinese finance to dodge steep US port fees
Operators are seeking alternatives to avoid potential multimillion-dollar charges for American visits Shipping companies with a...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20252 min read


America's New Air Traffic Control Crisis: An Instructor Shortage
The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20255 min read


New crisis for aviation industry as trainer shortage hits air traffic controllers
The push for more controllers comes after the FAA ended this past fiscal year around 3,900 controllers short of its target numbers The...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20254 min read


The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US , we take a look at the progress of...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20253 min read


China's navy is expanding at breakneck speed - and catching up with the US
"Socialism is good…" a pensioner warbles into a portable karaoke mic, slightly off-key and drowned out by her friends' chatter. But they...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20258 min read


Why is the U.S. deploying war ships to South America? 4 things to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20255 min read


United Airlines Flight Attendants Reject New Tentative Contract, Union Now Survey Why
Nearly 92% of United Airlines flight attendants participated in the ballot, showing strong engagement across the workforce. CHICAGO– ...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20252 min read


Air Canada's Ground-Pay Deal Heaps Pressure on United
It took just four days of strike action for Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants to secure what their US counterparts have been...
icarussmith20
Aug 29, 20254 min read


Amtrak launches "future of high-speed rail" on line between Boston and Washington DC
American railroad company Amtrak has launched a fleet of new trains along the US east coast that will run 10mph (16km/h) faster than...
icarussmith20
Aug 29, 20252 min read


Pilot spent 50 minutes on call to engineers before F-35 crash
Airman forced to eject from $200m fighter jet before it plummeted to the ground A US Air Force pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference...
icarussmith20
Aug 29, 20253 min read


Trump administration pulls another $175m from California’s high-speed rail
Move follows cancellation earlier this summer of $4bn in federal grants for state’s ambitious but long-overdue plan The Trump...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20252 min read


US truck makers look for cover as Trump's tariffs raise costs
Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's tariffs have raised manufacturing costs for the $50 billion U.S. heavy-duty truck industry,...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Global airlines group proposes raising international pilot retirement age to 67
SEATTLE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A group representing global airlines has asked the U.N.'s aviation agency to raise the international age...
icarussmith20
Aug 28, 20252 min read


US threatens to withhold funding from states over truck driver English proficiency rules
The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington state, and New Mexico unless...
icarussmith20
Aug 27, 20252 min read
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