transportation

Fire At Electricity Substation Grounds Flights To And From Heathrow For The Day

Heathrow Airport says it will reopen to some flights after a fire cut power

12:56am March 21, 2025

Europe's busiest airport announced some flights would resume on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out its power, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Delta Regional Jet Crash Lands At Toronto Pearson Airport

Investigators say a Delta jet descended too quickly before Toronto crash last month

2:13pm March 20, 2025

Canadian investigators released a preliminary report into last month's Delta Air Lines regional jet rollover landing crash in Toronto. The plane was descending too quickly before it hit the runway.

One-day strike at 13 German airports, including main hubs, brings most flights to a halt

12:56am March 10, 2025

The German airports' association, ADV, estimated that more than 3,500 flights in total would be canceled and about 560,000 passengers affected by the 24-hour walkout.

National

Transit systems turn to AI-powered cameras to catch drivers who block bus lanes

5:00am December 31, 2024

The nation's biggest transit systems are using AI-enhanced cameras to keep bus lanes clear of illegally parked cars. That's making buses move faster, but the rollout has hit a few speed bumps.

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People watch rescue and relief operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state in India on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Rescuers have been trying to drill wide pipes through excavated rubble to create a passage to free 40 construction workers trapped since Sunday.

World News

Glitches are delaying the rescue of 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse

3:13pm November 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Relatives and friends of the trapped workers gathered outside the tunnel are growing frustrated and angry. Some of the workers are concerned because they are suffering from fever and body aches.

A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters.

World News

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

5:56pm September 01, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

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Joby Aviation has gotten FAA permission to begin test-flying its first production prototype aircraft.

National

This electric flying taxi has been approved for takeoff — sort of

7:12am July 01, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Joby Aviation said this week that it got the green light to flight test its factory-made air taxi, which it hopes to launch commercially in 2025. It's one of several companies reaching for the skies.