Florida updates in category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission met last week and declared their intentions to pursue the controversial deal with CSX Railroad to buy 61 miles of railroad track. The problem is that...

CSX Railroad refuses to allow central Floridians to create a new "green" dream train mode of travel between the cities of Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, Deland,and Daytona Beach unless they are given...

Last night, the Florida House approved the deal between FDOT and CSX regarding commuter and freight rail - and including a waiver of liability for CSX for accidental injuries and deaths that occur...

The co-pilot and lone survivor of the Comair jet crash in Lexington, Kentucky wants to fly again. Apparently, he is using the potential return to the cockpit as motivation in his rehabilitation. All other 49 people onboard the flight were killed. The cause? As in most aviation disasters, a series of avoidable errors, leading to an attempted takeoff from the wrong runway.

A F-15C Fighter Pilot has died after a mid-air collision on Wednesday, February 20. The other pilot is in good condition at Eglin Air Force Base Hospital in Florida. The pilots ejected over the Gulf of Mexico and were later rescued.The planes crashed off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, just south of Tyndall Air Force Base and the planes were F-15C Eagles single-seaters so the two pilots...

The Haggard Law Firm has settled yet another aviation lawsuit, this time against Photolux. This is just the latest settlement of many over the past year for a total to date of almost $1.1 million. It arises out of the June 14, 2002 plane crash near Osteen Florida of a Piper Malibu JetProp Conversion aircraft. The crash killed the pilot and his 2 passengers. The Haggard Law Firm represented...

Last weekend was a sad weekend for the families of five men who were killed in a plane crash 17 miles off shore from Fort Lauderdale. After taking off at 8:57 a.m. on Saturday, the 1965 Piper Aztec leveled off at 4,500 feet. It was immediately engulfed in stormy conditions and flew into the area of a "level 4" thunderstorm, likely containing severe turbulence, the report said. In little more...