Transportation & Infrastructure
Coverage of the Department of Transportation and everything related to the nation's infrastructure.
Musk in line for $1 trillion pay package if Tesla hits aggressive goals over next 10 years
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout of $1 trillion if his electric car company meets a series of extremely aggressive targets over the next 10 years, according to documents released by the company.
Man finds debris in Potomac River possibly from January’s fatal plane-helicopter collision
A man walking along the Potomac River this weekend found debris that officials say could be a passenger seat from a fatal collision between an airliner and a military helicopter in January.
Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it would defy a return-to-work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers around the world per day during the peak summer travel season.
Qantas fined $59M for illegal pandemic layoffs
A judge on Monday fined Qantas Airways 90 million Australian dollars ($59 million) for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground staff at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The penalty is in addition to the AU$120 million ($78 million) in compensation that Australia’s biggest airline had already agreed to pay its former employees.
South Carolina celebrates another interstate expansion after influx of money to crumbling system
The leader of South Carolina’s roads agency has been to so many groundbreaking ceremonies for highway projects that he has the whole routine down.
Air Canada to begin canceling flights ahead of possible strike by flight attendants
Air Canada said Wednesday it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown of the country’s largest airline as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday.
Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant
Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build, and will outcompete rival models.
Amtrak debuting faster Acela trains with more seats between Boston, D.C.
Amtrak is soon launching new Acela trains on the Northeast Corridor between Boston and the District of Columbia, zipping 10 mph faster with 27% more seats than the current version.
More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the U.S. due to technology problem
A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports Wednesday and more than 1,000 flights were delayed.
Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area commuter train
Flames leapt from the rails of a New York City area commuter train on Monday morning, filling at least one car with smoke and sending several passengers to the hospital for inhalation after they were evacuated, authorities said.
Trump team derails Baltimore-D.C. high-speed plan
The Transportation Department said Friday it canceled grants for the “doomed” Baltimore-D.C. high-speed rail project.
Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane
The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and commercial jet in January.
Turbulence forces Delta plane to land and sends 25 passengers to hospitals, airline says
A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 passengers to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the airline said.
Airline pilot arrested for sex crimes against a child
A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested at a San Francisco airport on charges of sex crimes against a child.
