http://www.mail.com/organizations/15214-us-department-transportation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/15214-us-department-transportation.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2128024-egypt-convicts-ngo-workers-including-16-americans.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 43 non-profit workers, including the son of the U.S. secretary of transportation and 15 other Americans, to prison in a case against foreign-funded pro-democracy groups. The ruling and heavy jail time of up to five years deepen worries over the operations of non-governmental organizations in Egypt as par... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:06:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2128024-egypt-convicts-ngo-workers-including-16-americans.html 2013-06-04T21:06:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120152-trash-haulers-record-probed-md-derailment.html ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — A trash hauler whose truck was involved in the explosive derailment of a CSX freight train has a poor safety record, a federal safety board said Thursday about the investigation into the crash and fire that caused $625,000 worth of damage to the train and tracks and an untold amount to nearby businesses and homes. Separately, Maryland... Fri, 31 May 2013 00:12:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120152-trash-haulers-record-probed-md-derailment.html 2013-05-31T00:12:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117294-wrecks-belie-improving-rail-safety-record.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It's easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news. But the nation's railroads are actually safer than ever, government statistics show. Derailments and crossing accidents have steadily declined nationwide even as businesses have come to increasingly rely on trains to move t... Thu, 30 May 2013 04:04:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117294-wrecks-belie-improving-rail-safety-record.html 2013-05-30T04:04:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115752-csx-md-train-explosion-caused-chemical-cargo.html ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — Train operator CSX Transportation on Wednesday pointed to a hazardous chemical in a rail car as the source of an explosion on a derailed train near Baltimore that sparked a fire, rattled homes and damaged buildings. A company spokesman said officials still weren't sure what caused the sodium chlorate to explode in the first place, but it ignited another ... Thu, 30 May 2013 00:23:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115752-csx-md-train-explosion-caused-chemical-cargo.html 2013-05-30T00:23:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2114636-correction-train-derailment-maryland-story.html ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — In a story May 28 about a train derailment and explosion, The Associated Press reported erroneously that chemical aboard the train was fluoroacetic acid, a toxic substance that is used to make products that kill rodents and that produces poisonous gases when burned. The chemical was fluorosilicic acid, a liquid that can produce toxic gases and vapors and... Wed, 29 May 2013 22:33:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2114636-correction-train-derailment-maryland-story.html 2013-05-29T22:33:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109166-official-2-dead-angel-flight-crashes-ny.html EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead and investigators are searching for the pilot, who is missing. Officials did not immediately identify ... Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109166-official-2-dead-angel-flight-crashes-ny.html 2013-05-25T04:22:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103808-senators-warm-to-transportation-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them. Foxx told a jammed Senate confirmation hearing that... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:43:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103808-senators-warm-to-transportation-nominee.html 2013-05-22T21:43:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101936-conn-rail-service-returns-to-normal.html NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Regular train service returned to Connecticut on Wednesday, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railway... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101936-conn-rail-service-returns-to-normal.html 2013-05-22T15:23:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095152-obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-to-play-golf.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base. LaHood is running the Transportation Departme... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095152-obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-to-play-golf.html 2013-05-18T20:13:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083446-big-4-cellphone-carriers-unite-anti-texting-ads.html NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad camp... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:05:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083446-big-4-cellphone-carriers-unite-anti-texting-ads.html 2013-05-14T05:05:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2078598-control-towers-149-small-airports-to-stay-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress. The towers, which are operated by contractors for the FAA at low-traffic airports, had been scheduled to close June 15. They will now r... Sat, 11 May 2013 07:41:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2078598-control-towers-149-small-airports-to-stay-open.html 2013-05-11T07:41:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators. American called the payment "a reasonable resolution" to the Federal Aviation Administration's claims that it had violated safety regulations involving electrical wiring on planes and other issues. The air... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:40:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html 2013-05-10T00:40:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html HONOLULU (AP) — The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot Thursday, while the National Transportation Safety Board leads an investigation. No one was badly hurt when the two-seater helicopter lost power, forcing the crash landing Wednesday afternoon. The NTSB is not sending anyone... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:21:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html 2013-05-09T20:21:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071682-faa-to-staff-72-airport-control-towers-night.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. The FAA had announced earlier this year that it would eliminate midnight shifts of air traffic controllers at 69 airport towers, two regional ... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:31:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071682-faa-to-staff-72-airport-control-towers-night.html 2013-05-08T22:31:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066076-faa-safety-oversight-aircraft-repairs-faulted.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the factors most likely to present safety risks, the Department of Transportation's inspector general said Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration's supposedly risk-based safety inspection syst... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:46:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066076-faa-safety-oversight-aircraft-repairs-faulted.html 2013-05-06T18:46:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052852-2nd-body-s-calif-midair-collision.html CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A second body was found Tuesday at a rugged site in the Santa Monica Mountains where a small plane crashed and burned after a midair collision with another small plane that managed to make a belly landing on a golf course, authorities said. The discovery was made as investigators examined the crash site and firefighters stood by t... Wed, 01 May 2013 06:18:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052852-2nd-body-s-calif-midair-collision.html 2013-05-01T06:18:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053716-officials-threatened-faa-towers-to-remain-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill. The disclosure came as senators ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:07:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053716-officials-threatened-faa-towers-to-remain-open.html 2013-04-30T21:07:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050438-obama-taps-foxx-nc-mayor-to-transportation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at the center of Washington's fiscal fights. Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., is the first black nominee among the president's picks for open spots in his second term Cabinet. The president had faced qu... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:34:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050438-obama-taps-foxx-nc-mayor-to-transportation.html 2013-04-29T19:34:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048802-faa-air-traffic-system-full-operation.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a bill through Congress allowing the agency to withdraw furloughs of air traffic controllers and other workers. The FAA said Saturday that it has suspended all employee furloughs and that traffic ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:14:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048802-faa-air-traffic-system-full-operation.html 2013-04-27T22:14:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048422-obama-flight-delay-band-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he's prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked. He says the bipartisan bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers is a "Band-Aid" solution rather than a lasting answer to this year's $85 billion i... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048422-obama-flight-delay-band-aid.html 2013-04-27T17:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. Unable to ignore the travelers' anger, Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw the furloughs. The... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:55:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html 2013-04-26T21:55:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046604-fact-check-faa-to-furlough-controllers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With disgruntled passengers complaining about airline flight delays, Republican lawmakers and the airline industry pounced on the Obama administration. The glitch was invented by the White House for political reasons, they charged, and officials waited until the last minute to warn Congress and the airlines of the impending upheaval. The... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:21:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046604-fact-check-faa-to-furlough-controllers.html 2013-04-26T16:21:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046156-japan-allows-airlines-set-to-resume-787-flights.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's transport minister said Friday the government will allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete installation of systems to reduce fire risk in problematic lithium ion batteries. The ministry gave the official approval Friday evening following a formal safety order from U.S. Federal Aviation Administ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:34:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046156-japan-allows-airlines-set-to-resume-787-flights.html 2013-04-26T12:34:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2045346-senate-passes-bill-to-ease-faa-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with lawmakers eager to embark on a weeklong vacation. Under the legislation, which the Senate pas... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:41:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2045346-senate-passes-bill-to-ease-faa-furloughs.html 2013-04-26T03:41:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html United Airlines says it's on the way to fixing the reliability problems that have driven away travelers. Now it needs to reliably make money. The airline's parent company reported a $417 million first-quarter loss on Thursday. CEO Jeff Smisek was disappointed with the financial result, but said the airline is making strides in customer service that will e... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html 2013-04-25T20:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044132-faa-order-formally-lifts-boeing-787-grounding.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787 Dreamliners again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with a revamped battery system. A Federal Aviation Administration safety order posted online Thursday applies to all U.S. airlines, but only one airline — United — currently has 787s in their f... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:40:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044132-faa-order-formally-lifts-boeing-787-grounding.html 2013-04-25T14:40:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. The disclosure came as sentiment grew among Senate ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html 2013-04-24T22:53:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042300-white-house-open-to-flexibility-faa-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers. Those furloughs could result in widespread air traffic delays. White House spokesman Jay Carney says that if Congress wants t... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:29:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042300-white-house-open-to-flexibility-faa-cuts.html 2013-04-24T19:29:45Z