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Gulf Coast service to begin sometime in 2023, Amtrak says
Amtrak expects to begin operating passenger service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., sometime in 2023, but virtually all other...
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
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American Airlines Expects To Fly 10 Million Passengers Through January 2, 2023
Just ahead of Christmas, American Airlines is ready for the busy travel rush through the remainder of the year. On Monday, the airline...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
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Biden releasing nearly $36 billion to aid pensions of union workers
President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing the infusion of nearly $36 billion to shore up a financially troubled union pension plan,...
icarussmith20
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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American, JetBlue expand deal that US is trying to kill
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are pushing ahead with an expansion of their partnership in the Northeast, even as a federal judge...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Pilots at rivals call Delta’s pay offer a new ‘benchmark’
CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines' (DAL.N) offer to give pilots a 34% cumulative pay increase in a new four-year contract has...
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Dec 12, 20222 min read
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US releases $2.3bn to expand passenger rail services
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has made nearly $2.3bn available to expand and upgrade intercity passenger railway network...
icarussmith20
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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Deepening Turkey tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions
ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil...
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Dec 9, 20222 min read
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U.S. senators want FAA to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rewrite...
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Dec 9, 20222 min read
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What next for workers as Biden forces through rail agreement without sick- leave?
The national freight strike, set to begin today (December 9), has officially been averted. This is good news for the American economy but...
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Dec 9, 20224 min read
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Southwest Airlines reinstates dividend after nearly three years as travel rebounds
Southwest Airlines is reinstating its quarterly dividend that it suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the latest sign...
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Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Airlines will be making money again in 2023 as travel recovers
The global airline industry is expected to return to profitability in 2023 for the first time in four years. In a forecast released...
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Dec 8, 20222 min read
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What Does a New Employment Deal Mean for Delta Pilots and the Airline Industry?
In a positive move for the airline industry, Delta Air Lines and its pilots' union, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have reached an...
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Dec 7, 20222 min read
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U.S. railroad investor resolutions urge paid sick leave for workers
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Investors have proposed shareholder resolutions at two U.S. railroads calling for paid sick leave for workers, an issue...
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Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Explainer: Why U.S. airline pilot wages are outpacing global rises
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has offered a 34% cumulative pay increase to its pilots over three years in a new contract, in...
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Dec 6, 20223 min read
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Pilots at rivals call Delta's pay offer a new 'benchmark'
CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines' (DAL.N) offer to give pilots a 34% cumulative pay increase in a new four-year contract has...
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Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Rail strike averted: Biden signs measure preventing shutdown of U.S. freight system
WASHINGTON – A national freight rail strike has officially been averted. President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to prevent a...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Private Jets Are Filling The Void As Airlines Cut Flights To Small Airports
As airlines cut flights to regional airports, private jets are filling the gap, according to data tracking business jet routings, as well...
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Dec 5, 20224 min read
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Delta pilots would get more than 30% in pay raises under new contract deal
Delta Air Lines and its pilots’ union have reached a preliminary agreement for raises topping 30% over four years, a milestone deal that...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
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The container-shipping industry's era of crazy-high profits has finally peaked
Container-shipping profits have soared during the pandemic to levels that industry veteran John McCown has variously described as...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Rail contract faces uncertain Senate future as freight shutdown looms
A House-passed bill to head off a nationwide freight rail strike faces an uncertain future in the Senate — just days before the...
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Dec 1, 20225 min read
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