The Death and Life of New York Outdoor Dining What began as a vibrant, organic solution to a crisis has been stifled by overregulation. Reason · Dec 14, 2024
Ukraine's reformed military procurement agency drives the country's NATO ambitions Ukraine's new state agency for nonlethal military procurement is an example of the type of reform that the country hopes will clear the path toward NATO The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024
Cardano Vs. Polkadot: Which is Better? Ethereum (ETH) Vs. Polkadot (DOT) Vs. Cardano (ADA) Three, count 'em, three world-changing cryptocurrencies. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2024
UK Government yet to commit to multi-million pound Scottish railway extension The wait goes on for the UK Government to fully commit to its share of £10 million in funding towards a feasibility study over the extension of a… The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2024
What are your rights if your Thanksgiving flight is canceled or delayed? Here’s what you should know ahead of the busiest Thanksgiving travel days on record The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024
Trump pick for DOT head Duffy has empty transportation resume - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will nominate former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy to head the Transportation Department. Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024
Abolish the Department of Transportation When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful. Reason · Nov 14, 2024
Oregon's DOT Abruptly Says "No Snowmobiling" on Scenic Highway This Year One of the coolest parts about living in the West is each state's propensity to close mountain highways during winter. That may sound like a weird perk given fewer roads means more people on others, which would likely cause traffic, and traffic ain't fun. But fewer open roads also means… RideApart · Oct 31, 2024
Air Travelers Now Have A Huge New Protection: What You Need To Know The Department of Justice released a new rule requiring airlines to issue refunds for delayed, canceled, or disrupted flights. International Business Times · Oct 29, 2024
New Airline Rules Simplify Refunds From Canceled Flights and Delayed Bags Flyers get a break with new airline rules: automatic refunds for canceled flights and bag mishandling. Kiplinger · Oct 25, 2024
American Airlines fined $50million over ‘unsafe and undignified’ help for disabled passengers Buttigieg said the DOT was investigating other airlines for potential violations The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
SCOTUS Case Involving Cannabis Fraud Highlights the Illogic of Federal Drug Testing Mandates A trucker lost his job because he tested positive for marijuana after consuming a supposedly THC-free CBD tincture. Reason · Oct 23, 2024
Lufthansa Hit With Largest Fine Ever By Federal Agency For Civil Rights Violation: What Happened And How Much Is It? Lufthansa has been slapped with a $4 million fine, the largest ever for civil rights violations, after barring 128 Jewish passengers from a flight in May 2022. International Business Times UK · Oct 16, 2024
Lufthansa pays record $4m fine for barring Jewish passengers from flight German airline blocked 128 Jewish travellers over alleged misbehaviour of a few passengers, US authorities say. Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2024
Latin Times · Oct 15, 2024 German Airline Slapped with Historic Fine for Collectively Punishing Jewish Passengers for the 'Alleged Misconduct' of a Few The DOT has fined Lufthansa airlines $4 million for discriminating against over a hundred Jewish passengers in 2022.
International Business Times · Sep 23, 2024 Alaska Airlines Experiences IT Outage, Disrupting Operations And Delaying Flights On Monday, the airline reported it had to issue a ground stop for arrivals in Seattle for about two hours. The issue has now been resolved, but the airline still expects some post-outage impact on its operations.
International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024 DOT grants conditional approval for Alaska-Hawaiian airlines merger The merger between Alaska, the fifth-largest domestic U.S. airline, and Hawaiian, the 10th-largest carrier will bring together a 360-airplane fleet serving over 130 destinations.
Kiplinger · Aug 31, 2024 How to Protect Your Hurricane Season Trip If you're traveling during hurricane season, which peaks between August and October, take the following steps to protect your trip.
Reason · Aug 2, 2024 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Heated depositions, wellness checks, and strip searches.
Roll Call · Aug 1, 2024 Proposal would bar airline fees for parents to sit beside kids - Roll Call The Biden administration is proposing to bar airlines from charging extra for families with young children to sit near each other.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 Airlines are still recovering from the global tech outage. What are your rights if you’ve been stranded? Delta Air Lines is still seeing major delays and cancellations following the faulty Crowdstrike update
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 Delta Air Lines under investigation as flight cancellations continue days after CrowdStrike outage Experts said it could take airlines weeks to recover from the massive cybersecurity error
Kiplinger · Jul 19, 2024 Tech Outage: How to Get Reimbursed if Your Flight Was Canceled or Delayed Did the global Microsoft outage disrupt your travel plans? Here's how to get reimbursed if your flight was canceled or delayed.
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024 Revealed: The three most complained-about US airlines Sharp rise in complaints come as US airports saw record levels of travelers over July 4th holiday
Fortune · Jul 7, 2024 People have a clever way of making money off airlines to essentially travel for free—and it’s all about looking for an overbooked flight Some travelers have made $10,000 just by giving up their airplane seat and agreeing to take another flight just a couple hours later.