"Deep, underlying systemic failures — system flaws — aligned to create the conditions that led to the devastating tragedy" near DCA last year, said NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy.
The board is sharing results from its year-long investigation into the midair collision of a helicopter and an airplane.
The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will get paid promptly as the government reopens.
But some controllers have not forgotten the last shutdown in 2019, when they had to sue to get paid in full for overtime.
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Making the bus free for riders is one of the bold proposals that helped Zohran Mamdani win the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.
But not everyone is on board. Even some transit advocates have their doubts.
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The leaders of California’s ambitious high-speed rail project say they have a viable plan to reach the state's major population centers.
But the project that critics call a "train to nowhere" faces an uncertain future with billions in federal funding tied up in court.
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Updated statement from United:
We are working with customers to get them to their destinations after a technology disruption on Wednesday evening. The underlying technology issue has been resolved, and, while we expect residual delays, our team is working to restore our normal operations.
Hundreds of United Airlines flights were disrupted as the carrier grappled with a major computer system outage.
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Hundreds of United Airlines flights were disrupted on Wednesday evening as the carrier grappled with a major computer system outage.
“Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline said in a statement.
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
We talked to five current and former U.S. air traffic controllers about what it's like to do this crucial job right now.
Here's what they told us.
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With record numbers of Americans expected to fly this week, I revisited Newark Liberty International Airport to find out how things are going after its recent problems.
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The U.S. needs thousands of additional air traffic controllers, but training them can take years.
We visited one school that’s trying to get controllers on the job faster.
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"It was like disbelief. And then it was just like fury, honestly, like how could they have us working this?"
A Newark air traffic controller talks about how it felt to lose radar and communication systems during a shift.
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"This was an illegal act," U.S. Federal District Judge Paula Xinis told DOJ lawyers at a hearing about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, setting up another high-stakes clash between the White House and the courts.
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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown plays into widespread misperceptions about migrants and crime, as critics worry about "the tail wagging the dog."
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A commercial airplane collided in midair with a Blackhawk helicopter as the jet was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
It could be the most significant disaster in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.
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ICE says it's focusing on the worst threats to public safety.
But President Trump's crackdown is changing how many immigrants and mixed-status families go about their daily lives in places like Waukegan, IL, near Chicago.
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Former acting ICE director John Sandweg was skeptical that President Trump could deliver on his campaign promise of mass deportations.
But after looking at Trump's first round of executive orders and actions, his thinking has changed.
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The CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with asylum appointments since January 2023, contributing to a drop in illegal border crossings.
A dispatch from the border as the Trump administration shut down the CBP One app on its first day in office.
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The day after President Trump signed an executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship, a group of 18 Democratic state attorneys general joined the legal fight to block the move, describing it as unconstitutional.
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President Trump laid out the first steps in an ambitious agenda that could reshape border security and immigration policy in the U.S. for years to come.
But it is sure to face logistical and legal challenges.
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Proud to be working with @jasgarsd.bsky.social, @sergiomarbel.bsky.social, @ximenabustillo.bsky.social and many others across NPR and public radio as we cover this pivotal moment.
Some personal news:
I’m back on the immigration beat, which I covered during the first Trump administration, for a temporary assignment.
And a full wrap of Duffy's confirmation hearing:
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More on those investigations, and the fight over a car crash reporting requirement that Tesla opposes, here:
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Sean Duffy, President-elect Trump's pick for transportation secretary, was asked at his confirmation hearing about ongoing investigations into Tesla and its Full Self-Driving mode.
While some of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning this week, Sean Duffy received a friendly welcome in his confirmation hearing to be secretary of transportation.
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But Tesla officials take a very different view of the standing general order and its crash requirement. To them, it’s unfair — even misleading — because it makes Tesla’s overall safety record seem worse than it really is.
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Regulators and safety advocates say the crash reporting requirement is crucial to understanding how well this technology is working — and necessary to hold carmakers accountable for deaths and injuries when it fails.
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