Transportation Industry

What brought down TWA Flight 800? Group wants investigation reopened

2013-06-19 12:38:00

Federal officials are weighing a request to reopen the investigation of the 1996 explosion and crash of TWA Flight 800 that went down off the coast of Long Island, killing all 230 people aboard. A group of former investigators, interviewed in a...

Vacation travel picking up; for business, not so much

2013-06-17 00:00:00

With the economy on the rebound, Americans once again are cracking open their pocketbooks to take family vacations and other leisure trips. But corporate managers in charge of spending for business conferences and conventions remain tightfisted with...

105 million hours of digital activities lost to FAA ban, study says

2013-06-09 12:00:00

When flight attendants order travelers to shut off their electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, they disrupt a lot of valuable technological activity. Well, maybe the activity is not so valuable but there is a lot of it. More than 105...

Big summer for road trips ahead

2013-06-08 05:00:00

Scrape the bugs off your windshield and check your radiator coolant because the next few months are stacking up to be one of the top summers for road trips in years. With consumer confidence up, fuel prices down and frustration over airline fees...

TSA stops using 'nude scanners'

2013-06-03 00:00:00

The "nude scanners" are gone. The full-body scanners that used X-rays to create what look like nude images of passengers have been packed away and removed from airports across the country. The 250 or so machines were removed about two weeks ago,...

Baltimore freight train explosion caught on video

2013-05-28 14:33:00

A small group of people stood off to the side of a road near Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon, staring at a column of flames from a derailed frieght train in the distance. "How far -- how far away you think we are?" a man asked. Before anyone could...

Almost a 'Trusted Traveler': Are the airport hassles behind her now?

2013-05-29 08:15:00

I'm a step closer to Trusted Traveler status. In a post that ran May 17, I wrote that I had received conditional approval for the Trusted Traveler program as part of the Global Entry system but that the earliest available appointment was Aug. 6....

First passengers from fire-stricken cruise ship return to Baltimore

2013-05-28 12:54:00

The first flights carrying passengers from the Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday after an on-board fire forced an end to the cruise. Almost 2,200 passengers were being flown into Baltimore on charter planes after a fire...

Talk back: Should states lower DUI threshold to 0.05%?

2013-05-14 15:50:00

Federal safety regulators proposed Tuesday that the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content be lowered from 0.08% to at least 0.05%. Drunk driving is a national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, The Times Richard...

Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued

2013-05-13 08:53:00

After interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System�Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...

Investigators probe Connecticut train crash

2013-05-18 11:21:00

Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...

Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark

2013-05-18 13:53:00

A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...

The re-assembled shell of TWA flight #800 sits inside a hangar at the National Transportation Safety Board training facility in 2008 in Ashburn, Virginia.

2013-06-19 13:51:12

CROMWELL 06/17/13 The Travelers Chorale sings "God Bless the USA" at opening ceremonies for the 2013 Travelers Championship Monday morning at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. CLOE POISSON|cpoisson@courant.com ORG XMIT: B582997524Z.1

2013-06-17 00:00:00

The Travelers Chorale sings "God Bless the USA" at opening ceremonies for the 2013 Travelers Championship Monday morning at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.

2013-06-17 00:00:00