Transportation & Infrastructure
Coverage of the Department of Transportation and everything related to the nation's infrastructure.
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said.
Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.
Reagan airport workers charged with leaking video of deadly plane-helicopter collision to CNN
Officials have revealed that two employees at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been arrested and charged with leaking to CNN surveillance footage of last week’s deadly collision of a commercial jet and an Army helicopter.
More remains found in wreckage where 67 died in plane, helicopter collision
More remains were recovered Monday amid the wreckage of the commercial jet and Army helicopter that collided last week over the Potomac River, but D.C. officials did not say how close they are to recovering the last dozen bodies of those killed.
Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires
The Pacific Coast Highway reopened Monday morning, nearly a month after it was closed when flames from the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through hillside Los Angeles neighborhoods, destroying properties all the way down to the beach.
Crews begin removing wreckage from last week’s deadly midair collision from the Potomac River
Crews began removing wreckage from the Potomac River on Monday, five days after 67 people were killed in a midair collision over Washington, D.C., between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter. The crash was the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
Lawsuit blames deaths on 2023 train derailment in Ohio as J.D. Vance visits
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.
Airport control tower was short-staffed before deadly collision of passenger jet, Army helicopter
An air traffic supervisor at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport allowed one controller to leave work early Wednesday night, shortly before 67 people were killed in a midair collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter near the nation’s capital.
FAA indefinitely closes routes near Reagan National to most helicopter traffic after deadly crash
The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport, according to an official briefed on the matter.
Deadliest aviation accident since 2001 grips Washington as Trump blames Democrats, DEI for disaster
The nation mourned its deadliest aviation accident in decades Thursday, a midair crash between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people in Washington, while President Trump blamed Democrats for enabling the tragedy with misguided diversity policies that he said put safety second.
FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington
Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Reagan National Airport, critics warned the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.
‘This is a warning’: Airport close calls a common occurrence as air traffic volume soars
Three months before the fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration launched an audit of near misses at the nation’s busiest airports after a series of close calls that could have killed hundreds of passengers.
A deadly ‘mistake’: Focus on Army Black Hawk chopper after shocking D.C. crash
How could a state-of-the-art U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, with an “experienced” crew of three soldiers, seemingly fly directly into a commercial jet in the skies just outside Washington?
Reagan National Airport has a long history of problems, challenges
The airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has long been problematic due to heavy military and commercial flight activity in the nation’s capital, according to industry insiders.
Concerns about outdated air traffic control systems return after deadly D.C. crash
The deadly collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital Wednesday night will cast a fresh spotlight on longstanding concerns about outdated air traffic control systems.
Trump says deadly D.C. air collision should have been prevented
President Trump said Thursday morning that the crash between a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River was preventable.
‘Hour of anguish’: No survivors expected from jet collision with Army helicopter over Potomac River
Figure skaters, pipefitters and foreign nationals were among the more than 60 people killed when an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital on Wednesday, marking the country’s deadliest aviation accident in more than two decades.
Big Tech wants to plug data centers into power plants, utilities say it’s not fair
Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals with power plant owners to plug in directly, avoiding a potentially longer and more expensive process of hooking into a fraying electric grid that serves everyone else.
Ford recalls more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to loss of power problem
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 272,827 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start.
Boeing expected to report $4 billion in Q4 losses as difficult year closes
Boeing’s defense division is expected to incur $1.7 billion in losses when the company publishes its fourth-quarter earnings report next month, bringing the division’s yearly losses to nearly $5 billion.
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system to easily bring coal and other natural resources out of the wilderness.
Trump’s first full day back in White House includes firings and an infrastructure announcement
President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, making an infrastructure announcement and demonstrating one of his favored expressions of power: firing people.
Trump Transportation nominee to allow probe of Tesla self-driving cars to continue
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ongoing investigation into Tesla’s self-driving software will continue in the new administration.
