David Schaper
Stories
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National
A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Here's everything you need to know
Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer air travel season and this may be the busiest ever. But some worry it could be another summer of delays and cancellations after a "pretty rocky" 2022.
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Buttigieg calls for stronger railroad safety rules after East Palestine disaster
The transportation secretary wants stricter regulations on freight trains hauling toxic or volatile chemicals, and is calling on Congress to "untie" the DOT's hands for implementing safety measures.
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Senate panel presses acting head of FAA on safety lapses, computer system failure
The agency struggles with aging technology and no permanent leader. Billy Nolen was asked about safety lapses and a computer system failure. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 15, 2023.)
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Grounded flights were the result of employees deleting critical files, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration now says contract employees inadvertently deleted critical files, causing the computer outage last week that grounded air traffic nationwide.
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Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations
The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that early work traced the blackout to a "damaged database file."
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Winter weather challenges Americans across the country
The very big, very cold storm is challenging Americans in many states.
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United Airlines places huge order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners
The Chicago-based airline announced it is ordering 100 fuel-efficient 787s, with options for 100 more, as it seeks to add more long-haul international flights
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U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says.
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Time is running out to book relatively inexpensive flights over the holidays
If you haven't booked your holiday air travel yet, you probably should. Airlines are reporting high demand and rising prices. (Story aired on ATC on Oct. 21, 2022.)
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Flight attendants picket airports — demanding that airlines fix chronic delays
Thousands of Southwest Airlines and United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside airport terminals Tuesday — calling for smoother operations, better pay and safety on the job.