After Airbus issue, DOT says airlines don’t have to cover passenger expenses amid aircraft recalls

In the U.S., airlines must provide full refunds when they cancel a flight, regardless of the reason. But the Transportation Department does not require them to cover lodging or meals for stranded ...

Is TSA checking passengers' cellphones for 5 apps? Here's what we know

In one popular YouTube video, an alleged flight attendant named Sophia warned passengers about TSA conducting "electronic ...
Concord Monitor

Lawmaker files bill to bring back car inspections in 2027

New Hampshire lawmakers voted to repeal the state's mandatory car inspection law, but one state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in 2026 to bring it back for cars older than three years, while ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Emissions testing company sues NH over plans to get rid of annual vehicle inspections

The suit was filed by the company that makes emissions-testing equipment. They allege the state would violate the federal ...
Railway-News

US: FRA Approves Waiver to Expand Field Tests of ATI Technology

The FRA's Railroad Safety Board has approved a waiver allowing railroads to expand the field testing of automated track ...
GoLocalProv

INVESTIGATION: Memorial Boulevard Bridge — RIDOT “Severe Damage,” City’s Review Delayed

Rhode Island Department of Transportation Inspection Reports The City of Providence claimed it did not have a copy of the most recent inspection report for its Memorial Boulevard Bridge. Thus, GoLocal ...
Newsday

Weight restriction placed on Smith Point Bridge after inspection finds 'structural deterioration'

The Smith Point Bridge, a span in Shirley that had been designated as being in poor condition, has a truck weight limit after a state inspection “revealed structural deterioration,” Suffolk County ...
The Hill

FAA grounds MD-11 cargo planes for inspection after deadly crash in Kentucky

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks on SEPTA as 3 deadlines approach

Federal inspectors are traveling to Philadelphia to help SEPTA inspect their entire Silverliner IV fleet amid three approaching deadlines for the transit agency. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean ...
The Providence Journal

'A politically charged scenario': Docs show what wasn't released in Washington Bridge reports

Engineers concluded that broken support rods on the Washington Bridge had been corroding for more than 15 years. This conclusion about the 15-year corrosion timeline was omitted from a draft report ...
CCJ

Arkansas DOT begins AI truck inspection project

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Arkansas State Police have partnered with intelligent transportation system (ITS) company Quarterhill to begin a $2.7 million project that ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-area bridge fails inspection, prompting partial road closure

COLUMBIA — A bridge in a rapidly growing area of Columbia has been closed after failing a state Department of Transportation inspection. The bridge carrying Woodcreek Farms Road across Coopers Lake ...