Consumer complaints to the Department of Transportation surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job.
WASHINGTON - The head of Delta Air Lines on Friday joined the growing opposition to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives onto planes.
The Jan. 7 fire at Boston's Logan International Airport is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which released information gathered so far. It still hasn't been able to ...
WASHINGTON - Boeing attempted a major step Friday toward getting its 787 Dreamliners flying again, proposing a fix for the plane's troubled batteries that could allow the flights to resume as ...
Boeing has developed a plan that it intends to propose to federal regulators to temporarily fix problems with the 787 Dreamliner's batteries that have kept the planes on the ground for more than a ...
WASHINGTON — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to power the plane’s electrical systems aren’t necessarily unsafe – manufacturers ...
It's likely that burning lithium ion batteries on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharging, aviation safety and battery experts said Friday
The government stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and ...
As airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding.
Hundreds of people are killed each year when drivers turn the wrong way into oncoming traffic on high-speed highways, and a majority of the crashes involves drivers with blood-alcohol levels more ...
WASHINGTON - The government should require automakers to make the latest collision-prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, federal accident investigators said last week.
It's been 43 months since the last deadly airline crash in the United States. That sounds like good news, but one consequence of having such a remarkable record is that it's difficult to justify ...
WASHINGTON - Tolls are increasingly being diverted to pay for transportation projects and other expenses unrelated to roads, bridges and tunnels used by the motorists who pay the fees, the ...
Federal officials are discussing why a Learjet hurtled off the end of a runway in Columbia in 2008, causing a fiery crash that killed four people and injured two celebrities.
WASHINGTON --- The Transportation Department said Tuesday it is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages on hand-held devices while operating commercial vehicles.
Richmond County sheriff's investigators have charged Ryan David Jones with three counts of murder and related charges in connection to Tuesday's discovery of three charred bodies in south Augusta.
