Tag: Transportation

Congress is examining whether to increase the 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gasoline tax, which hasn't been raised since 1993, as a way to shore up financing for the nation's aging highways and bridges. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Congress grapples with highway funding

Zack Colman · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

Big ideas: On North Korean loyalty, streetcars and missing workers

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - Bay Area Rapid Transit passengers wait for a train in this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo taken in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's contract with its two largest unions appears to be facing uncertainty late Friday Nov. 15, 2013 as the agency called for a return to the bargaining table, just weeks after the agreement settled a dispute that has already caused two strikes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

BART, unions to meet again over contract provision

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

Whenever airline companies, such as Delta and Northwest, attempt a merger or acquisition lawyers from the Department of Justice's Antitrust Department jump onto the process, often blocking, delaying and perverting the deal, Delta Airlines CEO Richard Anderson said.

Not-so-friendly skies: Deregulation didn’t fail, it was never really tried

Neil McCabe · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

Small-hub airports like the Colorado Springs Airport must compete against large-hub airports like Denver International Airport for the same passengers. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Not-so-friendly Skies: Colorado Springs Airport faces adversity, gets entrepreneurial

Neil McCabe · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

After years of aggressively expanding into new markets, airlines now schedule fewer flights in smaller planes or purposely overbook flights on larger aircraft to ensure that as many seats in the cabin as possible are occupied on every flight. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Not-so-friendly skies: Tough to be a city left out of the large hubs

Neil McCabe · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

According to the 2013 edition of the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index survey, the commercial airline industry gets a D+ rating as only 69 percent of passengers interviewed said they were satisfied by the service they received. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)

Not-so-friendly Skies: Why air travel in America has become such a hassle

Neil McCabe · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. (AP/Matt Slocum)

House Republican Chairman proposes bill to ban in-flight cellphone calls

Susan Ferrechio · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Will Rogers World Airport serves fast-growing Oklahoma City, but flights there are down five percent despite the expanding economy. (AP File)

Examiner Editorial: Time for reform in America’s not-so-friendly skies

Editorial Writer · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Govt plan aims to keep older drivers safe on road

Kevin Freking · December 5, 2013 10:39 pm

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Railroads to offer health care to same-sex spouses

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Traffic checkpoints along the Texas border that critics say were state-operated immigration traps won't be deployed again without lawmaker support, Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

DPS: Disputed roadblocks won’t return to Valley

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am