Topline The Department of Transportation’s inspector general is launching an audit into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of federal jets for official trips, as Buttigieg comes under fire ...
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As The U.S. Chairs APEC, Where Does America Stand On Trade?
“During the year when the U.S. hosts, we really drive the agenda” – Monica Hardy Whaley, President, National Center for APEC The 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APE...
Buttigieg Says Airline Is Facing ‘System Failure’ As Thousands Of Flights Are Canceled
Topline Southwest Airlines canceled just over 2,500 additional flights on Wednesday, a day after CEO Bob Jordan apologized to travelers for the thousands of cancellations that began last weekend, a si...
Buttigieg urges airline CEOs to ensure carriers fly reliably this summer after waves of disruptions
Passengers line up at John F. Kennedy International Airport after airlines announced numerous flights were canceled during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Christmas Eve in Queens, New...
Biden Administration Wants New Vehicles To Average 49 MPG By 2026
A customer pumps gasoline into his car at a station in Mill Valley, California. Getty Images The Biden Administration, which is pushing automakers to get more electric vehicles on the road, is setting...
Buttigieg says DOT will dole out $2.9 billion in infrastructure grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to the news media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters Transportation Secretar...
Three Transportation Surprises In 2022
Christmas and New Year celebrations are behind us, and kids have jettisoned their educational toys and are busy playing with their new video games. The rest of us are wondering when Omicron will be ov...