Tag: Passenger
Pete Buttigieg on Airlines, Passenger Protections and Travel Advice
The outgoing transportation secretary talks about his record of holding airlines accountable, what might come next and whether to check a bag. (No.)
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F.A.A. Refers More Unruly Passenger Cases to Justice Department
A surge in disruptive passenger behavior since the beginning of the pandemic has put pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Biden Announces New Investments in Passenger Rail Projects
President Biden, a longtime Amtrak rider, exhibited a business-as-usual approach in announcing $16.4 billion in awards for rail projects, despite poll [...]
Old passenger planes converted into cargo haulers
The price to ship goods by air jumped to a record just before Christmas 2021, driven by strong e-commerce demand, port congestion and a chokehold on c [...]
Passenger car sales in China collapsed 38% y/y in January
Info from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) comes via Reuters. China's passenger car sales slumped 38% in Januaryreversing a 2.4% gain in the [...]
Chinese EV giant BYD plans to build a passenger car factory in Thailand
Chinese electric car company BYD has expanded rapidly overseas, including announcements in recent months of plans to enter Thailand's and Japan's pass [...]
London’s Heathrow passenger caps extended until late October as travel strains continue
Passengers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus arrive at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 in London, August 3,, 20 [...]
EVs dominated Super Bowl ads, but only 9% of passenger car sales
Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker's showroom in Beijing, China Ja [...]
American Airlines London-bound flight turns back to Miami after passenger refuses to wear mask
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraftNicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines said a flight to London returned to Miami beca [...]
China’s Xian Xianyang International Airport suspends all international passenger flights
Also re aviation in China in response to recently surging cases numbers:
Hong Kong has suspended flights from 8 countries
Macau has tighten [...]
China to remove foreign investment limit passenger car manufacturing
New cars for export wait for shipping at a seaport in Yantai, China on September 7, 2021.Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chi [...]
Watch Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin NS-19 live: First six passenger crew
[The livestream is slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the web player above.]Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set [...]
Dubai Airports CEO on travel recovery, passenger numbers
The air travel industry is "not quite out of the woods" — but the future could be brighter than the last 20 months, says Paul Griffiths, the chief [...]