Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Transportation Industry published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 603
» View all items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-51
Next >
-
Memorial Day travel expected to drop slightly for SoCal residents [video chat]
Are staycations coming back into fashion? The number of Southern Californians expected to travel at least 50 miles for the Memorial Day weekend will drop about 2.1% compared with last year. The annual forecast by the Auto Club of Southern California...
Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Trips and Vacations, Petroleum Industry
-
Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark
A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, U.S. Airways, Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
-
More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Grand Central Terminal, Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
-
NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy , Connecticut Department of Transportation, Transportation Accidents
-
Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Domestic Travel, Bill Finch, National Transportation Safety Board, South Norwalk
-
Investigators probe Connecticut train crash
Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Bill Finch, National Transportation Safety Board, South Norwalk
-
Trade group predicts crowded airports and planes this summer
Airports will be crowded this summer and empty airline seats rare as Americans take to the skies in numbers that are expected to edge closer to the pre-recession peak. Nearly 209 million people will fly on U.S.-based airlines this summer, up 1% from a...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, International Travel
-
Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Bangladesh, Los Angeles International Airport, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Air Transportation, Consumers
-
Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit
WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Highway Transportation, Criminals, National Transportation Safety Board, Car Safety Tips and Advice
-
Talk back: Should states lower DUI threshold to 0.05%?
Federal safety regulators proposed Tuesday that the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content be lowered from 0.08% to at least 0.05%. Drunk driving is a national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, The Times Richard...
Tags: Criminals, National Transportation Safety Board, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Carrollton
-
Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Industry
-
FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, American Airlines, Inc., Marketing, Itasca, Federal Aviation Administration
May 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Transportation Industry topic gallery.
