The U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
Oil speculation has been getting a lot of attention from Congress lately. On Thursday lawmakers took up another possible solution: getting more miles per gallon out of cars Americans drive.
Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April than they did in April 2007, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
The Bush administration's plan to ease nationwide flight delays through an experiment with New York airspace drew fierce resistance Wednesday in Congress, where lawmakers and airline officials raged against what they said was a ham-handed effort that will only make things worse.
The Bush administration's plan to ease nationwide flight delays through an experiment with New York airspace drew fierce resistance Wednesday in Congress, where lawmakers and airline officials raged against what they said was a ham-handed effort that will only make things worse.
The rejection from Air Midwest came swiftly on a one-page fax. The carrier couldn't afford to fly to the mountain community of Prescott anymore, officials said. The city would simply have to find a new tenant for its tiny airport.
Are high gas prices here to stay? Here are our top tips on what to expect and how to cope.
At a time when gas prices are at an all-time high, Americans have curtailed their driving at a historic rate.
Retail gas prices hit record highs for the 20th day in a row, motorist group AAA's Web site showed Tuesday.
Thousands of people are expected at the Brooklyn Bridge's 125th birthday celebration to honor the storied span which opened on May 24, 1883
The U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
Oil speculation has been getting a lot of attention from Congress lately. On Thursday lawmakers took up another possible solution: getting more miles per gallon out of cars Americans drive.
Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April than they did in April 2007, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
The Bush administration's plan to ease nationwide flight delays through an experiment with New York airspace drew fierce resistance Wednesday in Congress, where lawmakers and airline officials raged against what they said was a ham-handed effort that will only make things worse.
The Bush administration's plan to ease nationwide flight delays through an experiment with New York airspace drew fierce resistance Wednesday in Congress, where lawmakers and airline officials raged against what they said was a ham-handed effort that will only make things worse.
The rejection from Air Midwest came swiftly on a one-page fax. The carrier couldn't afford to fly to the mountain community of Prescott anymore, officials said. The city would simply have to find a new tenant for its tiny airport.
Are high gas prices here to stay? Here are our top tips on what to expect and how to cope.
At a time when gas prices are at an all-time high, Americans have curtailed their driving at a historic rate.
Retail gas prices hit record highs for the 20th day in a row, motorist group AAA's Web site showed Tuesday.
Thousands of people are expected at the Brooklyn Bridge's 125th birthday celebration to honor the storied span which opened on May 24, 1883
Congress Wednesday examined a proposed $3.1 billion merger that would create the world's largest carrier as critics of the deal warned it could drive up the price of air travel.
The Bush administration has proposed a new rule that will require railroads to ship hazardous materials on their safest and most secure routes, but critics immediately attacked the measure as an anemic regulation that will not result in any changes to existing routes.
Here's a guide to help you survive your upcoming travels.
Use this explainer to help students understand the reasons for and history of daylight-saving time.
Talk about a long wait for takeoff. After stints at Lufthansa and Delta (where he was president), Fred Reid has spent three years trying to get Virgin America off the ground. Though the Department of Transportation initially withheld approval, citing too much foreign control by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the low-cost carrier finally got the go-ahead in May after restructuring. Flights between San Francisco and New York - featuring mood lighting, leather seats, and a deluxe entertainment system - begin this month. We caught up with Reid at VA's Burlingame, Calif., headquarters to talk travel.
Our anonymous confessor has been in airline public relations, marketing and customer relations for a decade now.
At wit's end, Jay Lenstrom, chief executive of Chicago-based Radiate Group, decided to hit the road.
You need to get to that meeting, and you need to have all your stuff when you get there. But sometimes your needs are no match for mechanical difficulties, "acts of God," or downright incompetence on the part of an airline. Can anything be done if your flight is canceled or your luggage lost? Yes - you can learn how to better navigate the system before hopping in the cab to the airport. Here's a crash course in surviving the chaos of business travel.
A Minnesota transportation official defended the selection of the most expensive bid to replace the collapsed interstate bridge
Frequent and lengthy flight delays are increasing and worsening, putting 2007 on track to break records set in 2000, according to a Department of Transportation inspector general report.
If airlines don't improve on record flight delays, the federal government will impose its own solutions, the outgoing Federal Aviation Administration administrator warned Tuesday.
Riders of supersport motorcycles have a death rate that's three times as high as the overall average for motorbikes, said a study Tuesday.
Hotel loyalty programs have come a long way since they were introduced a quarter century ago by Holiday Inn. Initially viewed as the ugly stepsister of airlines' frequent-flier plans, they have shed their dowdy image, and points have become highly desirable.
The FAA is pushing for a new air-traffic control system to relieve congestion. But experts say it's no silver bullet
Security is being beefed up at the site of last week's bridge collapse after 16 people were arrested for trespassing and hindering the investigation, Minneapolis police said Wednesday.
As emergency crews conduct recovery and cleanup efforts Thursday at the site of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, survivors and eyewitnesses continue to relive the terrifying moments of Wednesday afternoon.
Traffic deaths in the United States dropped to a record low last year, according to figures released Monday by the Department of Transportation.
Airlines would have to triple compensation for passengers involuntarily bumped from flights under one proposal being considered by U.S. transportation officials.
The nation's airlines experienced their worst delays in 13 years and posted a sharp increase in cancellations during the first five months of the year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation.
Travel alert: You'll be paying more to fly this summer on planes that are more crowded than ever - even after you've bought your ticket.
Plans to add crash prevention technology to all new passenger vehicles by 2012 could save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, a Department of Transportation official said Thursday.
Plans to add crash prevention technology to all new passenger vehicles by 2012 could save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, a Department of Transportation official said Thursday.
Use this explainer to help students understand the reasons for and history of daylight-saving time.
Nearly 600 flights had to wait on the tarmac two hours or more before departing in January, nearly twice what was seen a year ago but roughly in line with a typical month, according to the latest Transportation Department statistics.
Airline delays increased sharply to record levels in 2006, according to a published report.
As travelers pack their bags for Labor Day weekend, excited to enjoy a few days away from home, many must also brace for the dreaded airport experience, which will inevitably bring long lines, flight delays and tedious security checks.
As BP shuts down its corroding pipelines in Alaska's North Slope, some analysts are wondering why the problem wasn't caught sooner and say that the company's problems foreshadow a larger mess with the world's aging oil infrastructure.
U.S. airfares took their biggest jump on record, according to the latest government figures, allowing rates to return pre-Sept. 11 levels for the first time since the terrorist attack drove down demand for air travel.
The Bush Administration is pushing ahead with a proposed change in Department of Transportation rules that will allow more foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A congressional committee narrowly approved legislation on Wednesday to give the Bush administration the authority it wants to raise fuel economy standards for passenger cars.
SPOTTING AN OPENING in traffic, my Mercedes-Benz surges forward, then settles in at a 60-mph cruise. When we hit a patch of cars, the S-Class sedan eases off the gas, slowing to 20 mph, and finally...
New York workers have discovered a trove of Cold War-era supplies within the masonry of the Brooklyn Bridge, a cache meant to aid in survival efforts in the event of nuclear attack.
Tired of schlepping your bags to the airport, wrestling for room in the overhead compartment or waiting forever at the baggage claim? You are not alone.
It was tougher to be a passenger on a U.S. airline in 2005, according to government statistics, which show almost 10,000 lost baggage reports a day during the year, as well as increases in the other problems that can make a flight unpleasant.
Pointing to statistics showing that only one in five children between the ages of four and eight rides in a booster seat when traveling by car, Transportation Secretary Norman Minetta announced a federal initiative to increase booster seat use.
Commercial spaceships could be cleared to carry passengers by 2008, the secretary of transportation said Thursday.
The head of a Louisiana state agency given responsibility for coordinating the evacuation of at-risk populations during emergencies has told Senate investigators that no evacuation plans were in place before Hurricane Katrina struck in August.
Canadian auto regulators are testing a system that would enforce speed limits by making it harder to push down the car's gas pedal once the speed limit is passed, according to a newspaper report.
One thing many SUV buyers like about their vehicles is the increased visibility. They feel like they can see farther down the road over the roofs of other cars. But that long-distance line of sight comes at a price that can be tragic.
Flight delays and cancellations are rising. And you can blame it on everything from inclement weather to overcrowded airports and financial problems.
With the Chapter 11 filings from Delta and Northwest, fully half of all seats in the airline industry are on carriers operating under bankruptcy protection -- not a comforting thought as you get ready to plan your next trip.
Downtown Mobile sat several feet under water Monday and an oil rig broke loose from its moorings and drifted into a major bridge across the Mobile River after the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina pelted the city with heavy rain and high wind.
Flight delays are worsening this summer, a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general found.
The Federal crash-test program may understate rollover and side-impact risks, a newspaper report said Thursday, citing a government report.
Earth to space travelers: The 10-second countdown isn't all the preparation you need before blasting into outer space.
Seat-belt use has hit an all-time high in the United States, the Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
Q. My movers were a disaster. They didn't bring tools, wouldn't move my sofa, then tried to overcharge me by claiming I had thousands of pounds more stuff than I did. I had to hire someone else to ...
Q. My movers were a disaster. They didn't bring tools, wouldn't move my sofa, then tried to overcharge me by claiming I had thousands of pounds more stuff than I did. I had to hire someone else to get the sofa out, and fight like crazy to get a price near the original $1,722 estimate. How could I have avoided this mess?
China and the United States have signed a deal to increase by more than fourfold the number of commercial and cargo flights between the two countries, starting gradually from August.
When was the last time you saw an empty seat on a plane? With airfares at record lows, airlines are packing in as many passengers as possible on each flight this summer in the hope of just breaking even.
Wondering what to read on your next flight? Nothing short, we'd suggest. That's because many travelers will be spending more time aboard airplanes this summer, thanks to a rebound in air traffic th...
Wondering what to read on your next flight? Nothing short, we'd suggest.
Traffic at the nation's airports is rebounding, but the Transportation Department's inspector general cautioned Thursday that the improvement hasn't come without problems.
We just moved into our new digs at CNN Financial News. Are you gearing up for a move? If so, you'll want to think twice before you put all your worldly goods in the hands of a stranger.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Safety Administration released rollover ratings for 2004 sport utility vehicles today.
Northwest Airlines faces a class-action lawsuit and potential civil penalties after the No. 4 U.S. carrier acknowledged that it provided passenger information to NASA, according to a published report Wednesday.
Low-cost airlines are now carrying almost half the passengers flying and regional jet service has grown 140 percent over the last two years, according to a report from the Department of Transportation Monday.
The FBI and other federal agencies Thursday offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the author or authors of a letter found in a South Carolina post office containing the deadly poison ricin.
The airline industry will take another step in deregulation as the Bush administration prepares to phase out rules that determine how travelers purchase their tickets, according to a report published Friday.
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