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September 29, 2016

NJ train crash raises many familiar safety issues

The investigation into a New Jersey commuter train that hurtled into a station building Thursday raises many familiar issues ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Train engineer identified as 29-year employee

The Latest on a commuter train that crashed into a station in New Jersey, killing one person and injuring more than 100 ...

September 27, 2016

Pilots, air traffic controllers shifting to text messaging

Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation's busiest ...

September 25, 2016

3 killed when 2 small planes collide, crash in New York

Officials say three people have been killed following an air collision and crash of two small planes just south of Buffalo, ...

September 25, 2016

US guidelines on self-driving cars get good reception at G-7

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Sunday that his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations welcomed U.S.

September 20, 2016

Innovation, safety sought in self-driving car guidelines

Saying they were doing something no other government has done, Obama administration officials rolled out a plan Tuesday they ...

September 20, 2016

Pipeline will soon reopen, carrying gasoline to 5 states

Gasoline should begin flowing again Wednesday — through a temporary bypass on a critical pipeline — after a major leak in ...

September 19, 2016

Feds preview rules of the road for self-driving cars

Obama administration officials are previewing long-awaited guidance that attempts to bring self-driving cars to the nation's ...

September 19, 2016

The Latest: QuikTrip: Charlotte, Atlanta hit by gas shortage

The Latest on the gas shortage caused by a pipeline spill (all times local): 6:30 p.m. A QuikTrip spokesman says 21 of the ...

September 18, 2016

Drone operators seek permission to fly out of direct sight

As thousands of commercial drones take to the skies under new Federal Aviation Administration rules, some small operators are ...

September 17, 2016

Gas prices up, stations running out after pipeline spill

Lines formed at gas stations across the South on Saturday and drivers who were able to find fuel had to pay more for it in ...

September 16, 2016

FAA contemplating whether millions of drones will fill skies

So many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses that federal aviation officials said Friday they ...

September 16, 2016

American flight lands safely in Phoenix with blown tire

Authorities say an American Airlines jetliner bound for Phoenix made an emergency landing without incident at its destination ...

September 15, 2016

'Miracle on the Hudson' safety advice not carried out

In the seven years since an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, there's ...

September 10, 2016

SAS bans travelers from using Samsung phone after fires

Scandinavian Airlines is banning passengers from using the new Samsung Note 7 smartphone on its flights because of concern ...

September 08, 2016

FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung smartphone

U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or ...

August 31, 2016

Historic commercial flight from US lands in Cuba

The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city of ...

August 29, 2016

FAA forecast: 600,000 commercial drones within the year

There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that ...

August 26, 2016

US wants to force lower speeds on truck and bus drivers

The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation's highways.