Jonathan Morrison, the new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reportedly worked for Apple’s top-secret self-driving car project — but won’t say for sure.
Transportation
Government officials paused a rule allowing passengers to get higher compensation when airlines mishandle their luggage or bump them from flights.
Despite midflight near-misses and dire pleas, airline-bankrolled lawmakers recently expanded flight traffic at Washington’s busy airport.
Sean Duffy, a former representative-turned-airline industry lobbyist and reality TV star, could now oversee the industry he wants to deregulate.
The Justice Department is packed with corporate lawyers who previously worked for the companies they are now charged with prosecuting.
While funneling campaign cash to lawmakers, rail lobbyists convinced Biden officials to brush off workers’ demand for safety limits.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reversed course and blocked congestion pricing at the last minute — months after taking more than $30,000 from state auto dealers.
After aircraft failures and employee complaints, Boeing could face charges over two fatal crashes.
Politicians are helping airline lobbyists block passengers’ right to drinking water and human-sized airplane seats.
Airline-bankrolled lawmakers just advanced a bill that could undermine Biden’s promise of automatic refunds on canceled or delayed flights.