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A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented businesses that it could discourage travelers, but supporters say the change will generate money for cash-strapped parks.
SharesKenny Beck surveyed the damage Tuesday to his family’s two-story home after at least two tornadoes tore through the Houston area, damaging over 100 homes at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week that has Americans closely eyeing the weather.
SharesThe biennial Dubai Air Show opened on Monday with hometown airline Emirates ordering 65 of Boeing’s upcoming 777-9 aircraft, as the carrier looks to increase its fleets off record earnings and unending demand for flights through this East-West travel hub.
SharesA federal appeals court put on hold Thursday the Trump administration’s new rules limiting commercial driver’s licenses, saying the Transportation Department cut too many corners in rushing the regulation out the door.
SharesCalifornia plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said that isn’t the reason.
SharesTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that pilots and commercial airlines are reporting potentially perilous circumstances due to the stress that the government shutdown has placed on air traffic controllers nationwide.
SharesThe Senate-passed package to reopen the government is in the hands of House lawmakers for a scheduled Wednesday vote, but flight cancellations and delays could jar that timing.
SharesA bus carrying teens and young adults returning from a church camp in the Southern California mountains lost control and tipped onto its side Sunday night while on the way down a winding mountain road, sending 20 people to the hospital, authorities said.
SharesRep. Nancy Mace is railing against the Transportation Security Administration after being told she has been almost constantly surveilled by the agency.
SharesA vehicle transporting passengers at Washington Dulles International Airport hit a dock at the building Monday afternoon, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials.
SharesAirlines canceled 1,600 flights early Monday — the 41st day of the government shutdown — after Sunday had marked the worst day for travel disruptions.
SharesMassive amounts of flights were delayed and canceled in the U.S. on Saturday because of the government shutdown, with traffic controllers working without pay.
SharesThe Federal Aviation Administration is slashing airline traffic by 10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, including those serving New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago, starting Friday, according to a list obtained by The Washington Times.
SharesThe Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday will announce a list of 40 high-volume airports where it will reduce flights by 10% due to staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown.
SharesTravelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into a second month.
SharesToyota reported a 7% year-on-year drop in profit for April-September on Wednesday, as U.S. President Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers.
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