Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Metro Trains: Be Careful In There

  Mark Bello | September 17, 2009 2:24 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  For anyone who lives in a big city, the question of transportation is probably answered by the presence of the always efficient, if not always spacious, metro, subway, or light rail system. These...

• Air Traffic Controller On A Personal Phone Call Just Before the Hudson Crash

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 17, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Quoting from the the Daily Record, the Chairman of the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Deborah Hersman, ...told a congressional committee Wednesday that shortly after the single-engine...

• Pilot Fatigue- FAA is taking notice but are they telling passengers the truth

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 17, 2009 9:38 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  Federal Aviation Administration head Randy Babbitt says It's absolutely unsafe to think that commuter cockpit crews can fly as many hours or stay on duty for as long as pilots who may fly one...

• Co-Owner of the Charlotte Bobcats Killed in Plane Accident

  Jim Lewis | September 15, 2009 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  William “Skipper” Beck, co-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA franchise, tragically died on a plane accident. The single-engine plane Skipper was piloting crashed at the...

• Plane Accident Kills Pilot in Virginia Beach

  Jim Lewis | September 13, 2009 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Five airplanes were practicing for an aerial demonstration. Everything was going smoothly until the very end. One of the five planes failed to properly pull up while in descent and crashed...

• Is the Air You Breathe on an Airline Flight Harmful?

  Jerry H. Trachtman | September 10, 2009 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  Ever since the advent of the jet engine, bleed air has been used to supply the air that pressurizes and ventilates an airliner's cabin. Essentially, bleed air is air that is syphoned from the engine...

• Metrolink Still Struggling with Saftey Improvements

  Paul Kiesel | September 08, 2009 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: As the anniversary of the Sept. 12 Chatsworth train disaster approaches, officials with Southern California's sprawling commuter rail service are facing a vexing array...

• Restaurant Manager's Widow and Children Win $15 Million Settlement After Tragic Plane Crash

  David Mittleman | September 08, 2009 1:17 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Michael Waugh was the general manager of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab Restaurant in Chicago. Sadly, he died in a plane crash on January 30, 2006 while traveling in a Cessna 421B,...

• $15 million settlement in plane crash death

  Karl Truman | September 04, 2009 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The family of a Chicago restaurant executive has settled their lawsuit over a 2006 plane crash that caused his death. In the lawsuit, the family of Michael Waugh accused financial giant Morgan...

• One Injured In RTA Bus Crash In Dayton

  Chrissie Cole | September 04, 2009 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  A multi-vehicle accident involving an RTA bus yesterday afternoon is being investigated by officers. The accident happened at the intersection of Edwin C. Moses Blvd. and Albany Street near...