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The acting director of Transportation Security Administration stated on Tuesday that the agency had not ruled out the possibility of considering a plan for privatization, while defending the proposed reduction in screening officers. Why it's important Some Republican Senators want to privatize an agency created by Congress following the September 11th attacks. KEY QUOTE Ha McNeill, acting TSA administrator, said that "nothing is off-the-table" at a hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee. We're willing to discuss new privatization schemes if they make sense. Airports may choose to privatize, while others do not. She said that since the new rules...

Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary, said that the U.S. Department of Transportation would announce Tuesday it will be implementing temporary flight cuts at Newark following meetings with major U.S. Airlines to address the impact of congestion. Duffy, a CNBC reporter, said that the Federal Aviation Administration will announce a revised schedule for Newark in order to reduce congestion. The airport has had to deal with a series of chaotic equipment failures, runway construction issues and staffing problems. "We have a structure that determines how many flights we can depart per hour." Duffy explained that we have a schedule for delayed takeoffs....

Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Newark facility, which handles air traffic in the city, lost radio frequencies on Monday for two seconds. This is the latest in an ongoing series of problems with telecoms. Around 11:35 am, the incident took place. The FAA reported that all aircraft were safely separated at 1535 GMT (1535 ET). These incidents are a reminder of the aging infrastructure in air traffic control and follow Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. This month's proposal was made earlier Spending billions of dollars over the next 3 to 4 years to fix it. Newark air traffic was also...

New Jersey Transit will resume its trains on Tuesday, after reaching a tentative agreement on Sunday with the striking rail engineers over wage increases. This ends a three-day strike that left tens and thousands of commuters in New York scrambling for alternative transportation. Just after midnight, on Thursday, NJ Transit began its first statewide rail-strike in over 40 years. It is the third largest transit system in America, providing more than 700,000.00 passenger trips per day, on average, across its light rail, train and bus lines. In the beginning, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents 450...

New Jersey Transit will resume its trains on Monday, after reaching a wage agreement with the striking rail engineers, said the engineers' union on Sunday. The deal ended a work stoppage which had affected approximately 350,000 passengers. The strike was the first NJ Transit strike in over 40 years. It began just after midnight Thursday. Tens of thousands commuters were left scrambling for alternate transportation to New York. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents 450 NJ Transit commuter train engineers, announced that it had reached a pay agreement with the agency over the weekend and that...

After meeting with major U.S. Airlines to discuss the impact of congestion, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it will announce temporary flight cuts at Newark. The FAA conducted three days of meetings one-on-one with airlines to "find a balance between their airport operations being reduced and meeting the individual needs of each airline." The FAA will make a final decision on arrival rates by May 28 or later. The agency proposes a maximum arrival at Newark rate of 28 aircraft an hour until runway construction is completed by June 15, except on Saturdays, until the end the year....

New Jersey rail engineers left their jobs on Friday, after marathon contract negotiations stalled before a midnight deadline. This triggered a strike in a transit system which serves hundreds of thousands commuters to New York City. The commuter train strike, the first since a three week walkout in more than forty years, went into effect on January 1, 12:01 am EDT (0401 GMT). The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents 450 NJ Transit commuter train engineers, reported that a 15-hour nonstop bargaining session ended when negotiators from the management walked out of Thursday's talks at 10 pm....

New Jersey commuter rail engineers left their jobs early on Friday morning after marathon contract negotiations stalled before a midnight deadline set by their union for meeting wage demands. This ignited the first strike in the U.S. since more than 40 year. The strike began at 12:01 am EDT (0401 GMT), on Friday. It is expected to cause hundreds of thousands daily of passengers in New Jersey, and New York, to be unable of travel. NJ Transit announced that its rail system would begin a "safe shutdown" at 12 a.m. No new departures will be made after this time, but...

These are the most popular stories from the New York Times' business pages. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. Despite dropping a lawsuit against the crypto exchange for illegally marketing digital currency to the public, the Securities and Exchanges Commission is still investigating Coinbase's user numbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may restrict the recommendations for Covid vaccination, urging only older Americans and people with chronic illnesses to be vaccinated. The Trump administration struck a deal to supply hundreds of thousands Nvidia advanced chips to the United Arab Emirates annually for the...

These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories. New Jersey commuter rail engineers have gone on strike after a long-running wage dispute. Walmart has announced that it will raise its prices in this month, and at the beginning of this summer when tariffed merchandise reaches their shelves. Some prices have already increased. Bayer has a plan in place to settle some of the mass lawsuits it filed over Roundup, weedkiller. If this fails, Bayer may file for bankruptcy on behalf of...

The Federal Aviation Administration approved the SpaceX Starship Flight 9 mission's license modifications on Thursday, but it did not allow it to immediately fly. The FAA said that SpaceX would not be allowed launch until either the FAA closed its Starship Flight 8 Investigation or made a determination on a return-to-flight, This approval included SpaceX's ability to increase its number of launches in Boca Chica (Texas) from five to 25. The decision was first announced back in March. Starship Flight 8 exploded into space in early march, after its engines were cut off and it started spinning uncontrollably. About 240...

The union representing New Jersey commuter rail engineers announced late Thursday that they would leave their jobs early on Friday morning after contract negotiations with the U.S. third largest public transit system, stalled at the 11th hour. Just before midnight on the deadline for meeting the wage demands of the workers, the talks had stalled. In a press release, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced that the first strike by the New Jersey Transit Agency in over 40 years would begin at 12:01 am EDT (0401 GMT). The union that represents NJ Transit engineers, who drive commuter trains...

Transport Minister Kamel al Wazir stated on Sunday that Egypt is working towards integrating the country into an international railway network. However, a long-planned link between Saudi Arabia and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which was to connect them, has not yet been finalised. He said that Egypt is expanding its railways on seven different axes. Three high-speed railways would link Sokhna Port, on the Red Sea, with Alexandria and the Mediterranean in the north as well as Aswan in far southern Egypt. Israel and Iraq are also investing billions in rail lines to tap the east-west market. All plans include loading...

Celebi of Turkey, which is a provider of airport ground handling services in India, has filed a lawsuit against New Delhi for its decision to revoke the clearance. Celebi argues that New Delhi cited "vague" concerns about national security without any reasoning. In the interest of "national security", the Indian government revoked Celebi’s security clearance on Thursday, amid growing anger among Indians over Turkey's position on Pakistan during the India-Pakistan Conflict. Celebi Airport Services India asked the Delhi High Court, in a filing dated May 16, to overturn the decision. The company argued that it would have a negative impact...

Air India has asked Indian officials to stop IndiGo's leasing deal with Turkish Airlines. They cited business impacts as well as concerns about security sparked by Istanbul’s support of Pakistan. Indians are canceling holidays due to the growing anger of Indians against Turkey's position on Pakistan during the India-Pakistan Conflict. Celebi is a Turkish ground handling services firm that was denied security clearance by the Indian government, citing national safety. IndiGo, since 2023, has a leasing agreement with Turkish Airlines. Turkish Airlines has provided IndiGo with two planes, pilots, and crew for the New Delhi and Mumbai to Istanbul routes....

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of being responsible for an attack in Port Sudan last month. This is the first time the Gulf state has been directly involved in a conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Sudan severed diplomatic ties with the UAE in this month. The UAE denied the charge, which claimed that the Gulf nation was supplying advanced weapons to the RSF during the two-year conflict. It did not comment immediately on Tuesday's remarks. Al-Harith Idris, Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations, claimed in New York, on Monday, that the attack...

Indian small grocery stores and online fashion retailers have boycotted Turkish products, including chocolates, coffees, jams, cosmetics and clothing, amid growing anger over Turkey's support of Pakistan in the confrontation with India. After India launched military strikes against islamist attackers in Indian Kashmir, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoan expressed his public solidarity with Pakistan. The fighting across the border continued for four full days before a truce was declared. The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation, which supplies 13,000,000 mom-and-pop stores with groceries, announced on Monday that it would launch an "indefinite, total boycott" against all Turkish products. This includes chocolates,...

LSEG and market data indicate that the cracks in Asia's 380 cst high sulphur fuel (HSFO) closed on Friday at a record high. LSEG data show that the 380-cst HSFO/Brent cracked for June closed at a premium of $3.70 a barrel, which is the highest ever recorded. The 380-cst HSFO/Dubai cracked closed at a $4.45 premium per barrel. Market sources and analysts stated that HSFO cracks were supported during recent trading sessions because of the expectation of seasonal strength in the market and lower crude prices. Markets usually firm up in the second half of the year, as summer power...

Osama Rabi, the chief of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority, has said that the authority will consider offering transit fee discounts between 12% and 15% to help restore the traffic on the strategically important waterway, which is reeling after the Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping. Rabie, in a telephone interview with the privately-owned Sada al-Balad TV channel, said that discounts would be available within a few days of ratification from Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. He said this after the revenue from the Canal continued to plummet due to attacks by Yemeni Houthis on shipping, who claim they are trying shut...

Sources from maritime unions and maritime sources confirmed on Thursday that 200 seafarers stuck aboard 15 ships for weeks near the port of Ras-Isa in Yemen are now preparing to unload their cargoes and depart thanks to a truce agreement between Houthi militias and the U.S. Officials from the maritime sector said that the threat level for shipping was still high, given the Houthis' declaration that Israeli assets were open to attack, and the associated risks to shipping in general. In the past, ships with no connection to Israel were targeted and there was no guarantee of safe passage. On...

Sudan's Army said that its anti-aircraft system intercepted drones on Wednesday, which were targeting a Naval Base in Port Sudan, the capital of wartime. There were explosions heard in the city. It was not immediately known if they were near Flamingo's base. Port Sudan was the target of days of attacks, including drone strikes reported by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. These assaults have destroyed the largest fuel depots in the country and damaged its main humanitarian aid gateway. Since the outbreak of the RSF-Army war in April 2023 that led to mass displacements, famine, and ethnically motivated killings, the...

The DP World Tour Scottish Championship will be held at the golf course of U.S. president Donald Trump in Aberdeenshire, tour organisers announced on Tuesday. The tournament, which will take place from 7-10 August 2025 and is worth $2.75m, will be the first European Tour event to be held in Scotland at Trump International Golf Links. The Trump Organisation is the owner of Turnberry and Trump International Golf Links, both located south of Glasgow. Guy Kinnings, CEO of DP World Tour, said: "Trump International Golf Links Scotland is already a well-known links course in the UK. It promises to be...

Ambrey, a British maritime security company, reported on Tuesday the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had launched a drone strike on Port Sudan facilities. The attack targeted the container terminal escalating the two-year conflict. Ambrey claimed to have obtained video footage of damage done to the terminal, as well as the civilian infrastructure. The city is now reported to be without electricity. Ambrey reported significant GPS disruptions, but no damage was reported to merchant vessels. Witnesses reported that explosions and fires erupted in Port Sudan, Sudan's wartime capital and main port city, on Tuesday. This was part of an ongoing drone...

Security sources said that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had launched a drone attack on Port Sudan early Tuesday morning, targeting fuel depots. This was a major escalation in a conflict that has lasted for two years. As civil defence teams attempted to put out the fire, large plumes of smoke rose into the late afternoon. According to military sources, the RSF bombed fuel storage facilities at dawn using a drone. They described these as civilian infrastructure. Sudan's Energy and Petroleum Minister Mohiedienn Naiem Mohamed Saied stated that "this attack is a deliberate attempt of these militias" to paralyze life...