David Shepardson

14 hours ago | yahoo.com | David Shepardson

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration is holding a two-day meeting with major airlines on Wednesday to discuss its proposal to cut flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in order to address major delays. The meeting in Washington comes as a series of equipment outages and staffing issues plaguing the airport - one of the United States' busiest located in the New York metro area - have caused travel chaos.

15 hours ago | londoninsider.co.uk | David Shepardson

A U.S.–China agreement to roll back some tariffs removed a major drag on growth, prompting Wall Street economists to trim recession odds. April consumer prices rose just 2.3 percent from a year earlier, the smallest gain in more than four years and a relief for policymakers. Futures traders now expect only two quarter-point rate cuts this year, likely starting in September instead of July.

16 hours ago | marketscreener.com | David Shepardson |Deborah Mary Sophia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after U.S. auto safety investigators opened a probe last year. The recall affects 1,212 Waymo vehicles operating on the company's fifth-generation automated driving system (ADS) software, the company said. Waymo has over 1,500 vehicles on the road across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin.

1 day ago | rnz.co.nz | David Shepardson

By David Shepardson, ReutersA lack of oxygen likely incapacitated the pilot of a Cessna Citation 560 in June 2023 that prompted the US military to scramble F-16 fighter jets before the private jet crashed in Virginia killing all four occupants, a final report said on Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is likely the pilot and three passengers became incapacitated during the aircraft's climb to cruise altitude.

1 day ago | news.nestia.com | David Shepardson

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vermont Governor Phil Scott paused the state's electric vehicle sales requirements for passenger cars and medium and heavy-duty trucks on Tuesday, amid broader concerns about the feasibility of zero-emission vehicle rules pioneered by California. Vermont is one of 11 states including New York, Maryland and Massachusetts that have adopted California's zero-emission vehicle rules, which seek to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035.