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DOT investigating if ‘unrealistic scheduling’ at Southwest Airlines led to meltdown

U.S. Department of Transportation officials are investigating Dallas-based Southwest Airlines over whether the carrier’s holiday meltdown that stranded millions of travelers was caused by overscheduling flights.

Tribune News Service

Buttigieg’s post-Biden ambitions dented by travel meltdown

WASHINGTON — A series of transportation calamities is tarnishing Pete Buttigieg’s political prospects, threatening to hamper his ability to use his high-profile Cabinet position as a springboard for a widely-expected second White House bid once President Joe Biden leaves office.

Tribune News Service

Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that early work traced the blackout to a "damaged database file."

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Editorial: Another near miss for the nation's tattered transportation infrastructure

Perhaps not since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have the spacious skies over America been as empty as they were Wednesday morning when the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all domestic flights grounded over a computer malfunction. The cause wasn’t immediately identified, but this is the second time in two weeks…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Federal safety watchdog concerned about EV weight, size in crashes

WASHINGTON — The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that she's concerned about the safety risks of heavy electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service

Historic transportation crises haunt Buttigieg

A modest Cabinet role has become a political albatross for one of the Democratic Party's brightest young stars.

Axios

Trump accused of having ‘racist obsession’ with Elaine Chao after repeatedly posting offensive nickname

Ms Chao, who was born in Taiwan, served as former president’s transportation secretary

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White House stands behind Buttigieg after fallout from airline disruptions

Administration ‘has confidence’ in Transportation Secretary in wake of airline fallout

The Independent UK

Flights grounded across US after FAA system Failure

A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the US, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

The Times of India

Biden administration releases 'toolkit' for net-zero transportation

WASHINGTON — The Biden Administration on Tuesday released a "blueprint" for reaching net-zero transportation emissions nationwide by 2050.

Tribune News Service

State transportation officials preparing to hear from EV charging station contractors

The Kentucky General Assembly is working to modify state spending for creation of a network of electric vehicle charging stations. It’s not expected to slow down the effort to power up more highway-adjacent hookups.

WEKU

Here's who might run for Debbie Stabenow's Senate seat

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's announcement Thursday that she won't run for re-election shocked Michigan's political class and sparked buzz across the halls of Capitol Hill and Lansing about who would throw in for the battleground race in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Southwest starts on reputation repair after cancellations

With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded

The Independent UK

Delta is investigating a pilot for making anti-Pete Buttigieg comments

A pilot in Atlanta blamed the transportation secretary for planes getting grounded in Florida

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Al Jazeera

Southwest Airlines promises stability after mass US cancellations

US Department of Transportation vows to investigate Southwest Airlines for cancellations following severe winter storm.

The Independent UK

Former transportation secretary Elaine Chao tells media to stop repeating Trump’s racist nickname for her

Ms Trump was condemned by several Republican lawmakers for the comment

The Independent UK

Fox News ridiculed for blaming Pete Buttigieg for Southwest Airlines flight fiasco

Democrats critcize right-leaning network for unfair chyron

Salon

Sanders calls out Southwest CEO "greed"

The Vermont senator blasted Southwest's "unacceptable" meltdown and demanded the Transportation Department step in

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Al Jazeera

‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a ‘weather-driven issue’.

Tribune News Service

Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

Roll Call

Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

WEKU

Buttigieg talks supply chain improvements in visit to UPS Worldport

Chicago Sun-Times

O’Hare expansion cleared for takeoff

The project is expected to start with two new satellite concourses, which will “dramatically expand the airport’s ability to accommodate aircraft of all sizes,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “This is a big deal for us.”

Texas Observer

Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports

Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.

WEKU

U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says.

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