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FedEx deliveries slow with Omicron variant surge, severe winter weather
The Omicron variant and severe weather continue to wreak havoc with FedEx deliveries. “The explosive surge of the COVID-19 Omicron...
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Jan 10, 20221 min read
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Maine Trucking Company Sold to Canadian Firm
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Bangor-based trucking company Hartt Transportation has been sold to a Canadian firm, ending 73 years of local...
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Jan 10, 20221 min read
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American Airlines apologizes about pilot with ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sticker
American Airlines (AA) went viral after responding to a Twitter user Saturday who complained about a pilot because he had a “Let’s Go...
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Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Southwest struggles with flight cancellations: 'Our hope is to stabilize the operation again'
Southwest Airlines made a point during the holiday travel mess to say its flights weren't being impacted by the spike in COVID sick calls...
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
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Rail industry wants to keep infrastructure, capacity projects on track
The issues that are before the Surface Transportation Board — reciprocal switching and proposed acquisitions — are important to rail...
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Jan 7, 20224 min read
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Partying passengers stuck in Mexico after airlines decline to fly them home
(CNN) — Some members of a rowdy group shown dancing, drinking and vaping maskless aboard a flight to Cancun find themselves stranded in...
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
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Overflowing toilets, not enough food: Amtrak passengers recount experience on stranded Crescent
Some passengers were enduring one of the worst trips ever Tuesday as winter weather continued to wreak havoc not only with road travel...
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Jan 6, 20223 min read
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Autonomous Trucking Can Alleviate Shipping Delays and Industry Concerns
Imagine, if you can, a truck driver who doesn’t sleep but never gets tired. Or a logistics system where the freight driver can run 24/7...
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Jan 6, 20223 min read
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US airlines cancel more flights over Omicron surge, winter weather
An ongoing wave of US flight cancellations continued Wednesday as embattled airlines grapple with winter storms and staffing shortages...
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Jan 6, 20221 min read
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Traveler blames Southwest Airlines for support dog’s in-flight death
A grieving healthcare worker is blaming Southwest Airlines for the death of her dog, which she used to help comfort COVID-19 patients....
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Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Biden hails 5G wireless deal averting aviation safety crisis
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden hailed a deal between wireless carriers and U.S. regulators that will allow the...
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Jan 5, 20223 min read
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Airlines cancel another 1,400 flights as omicron, severe weather continue to snarl travel
Airlines canceled hundreds of additional U.S. flights on Tuesday in the wake of winter storms and as the fast-spreading Covid omicron...
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Jan 5, 20223 min read
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United Airlines offers triple pay to pilots amid travel chaos
By Tim Stelloh and Jay Blackman United Airlines said Friday that it will offer triple pay to pilots who pick up extra flights as bad...
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Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Verizon, AT&T to delay 5G deployment, averting aviation standoff
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications (VZ.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N) said late on Monday they had agreed to a two-week delay in...
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Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Airline stocks surge as investors shrug off more than 3,000 new flight cancellations
Airline investors shrugged off thousands of U.S. flight cancellations over the holidays even as airlines’ rough start to 2022 got worse....
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Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Drunk Spirit Passenger Hit on Male Fliers Then Tried to Rush the Door, Cops Say
A Tennessee woman has been federally charged for getting drunk and assaulting flight attendants on a Spirit Airlines flight last month. A...
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Dec 30, 20211 min read
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Delta Air Lines updates its Covid-19 policies after the C.D.C.’s new guidance.
Delta Air Lines has updated its policies for workers who get sick with the coronavirus, soon after the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Dec 30, 20213 min read
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Bad weather, COVID cases fuel 6th day of mass flight cancellations
Winter weather and COVID-19 cases among flight crews have pushed the nationwide travel nightmare into its sixth day. About 7,000 flights...
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Dec 30, 20213 min read
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Delta turned flight around mid-air, saying China's new Covid cleaning rules are unworkable
New York (CNN Business) A Delta Air Lines flight originating in Seattle and heading to Shanghai last week turned around midair because of...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
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New CDC isolation guidance may ease COVID-related flight cancellations
U.S. airlines and travelers got their first sign of possible relief from the dayslong crush of canceled flights on Monday when the...
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Dec 29, 20213 min read
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