Transportation Policy

Policy

UPS Plane Crashes in Alabama

Two crew members were aboard

Reason Staff | 8.14.2013 9:32 AM

Policy

Feds Try To Block US Airways Merger With American Airlines

Much better to have them go under

Reason Staff | 8.13.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Canada Suspends License of Train Company Involved in Deadly Crash

47 people were killed

Reason Staff | 8.13.2013 3:00 PM

Policy

DoJ Challenges Airline Mergers

Between US Airways and American Airlines

Reason Staff | 8.13.2013 12:15 PM

Culture

Asiana Offers $10,000 Each to Survivors of San Francisco Crash Landing

Not a settlement, wouldn't preclude them from suing the airline

Reason Staff | 8.13.2013 10:12 AM

Civil Liberties

US May Make Payments to Some Victims of Drone Strikes

No comfort for the dead

Reason Staff | 8.13.2013 9:40 AM

Culture

All Aboard the Hyperloop!

Scott Shackford | 8.12.2013 6:30 PM

Science & Technology

Elon Musk Releases Details on Hyperloop Travel Tube

Travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 6:10 PM

Policy

San Francisco Transit Strike Delayed Until October

Judge orders 60-day cooling off period

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 5:40 PM

Politics

Calif. Bullet Train Faces More Delays

It was supposed to be "shovel-ready," remember?

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 4:10 PM

Nanny State

FBI, Local Police Respond to Threat of Beauty Supplies at JFK Airport

Suspicious odor cited

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 8:04 AM

World

Another Drone Strike Kills Two in Yemen

Ninth strike in two weeks

Reason Staff | 8.11.2013 10:30 AM

Policy

Alleged Israeli Drone Kills Five in Sinai Peninsula

Coordinated with the Egyptian military

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 5:50 PM

Policy

Small Plane Crashes into Home in Connecticut

Three missing, including two children

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

The Obama Administration is Ramping Up the Drone War in Yemen

Matthew Feeney | 8.9.2013 11:35 AM

World

US Ramping Up Drone War in Yemen

34 killed in last two weeks

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 8:50 AM

World

First-Responders at Kenyan Airport Fire Looted Electronics, Banks

Both during and after the blaze

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 3:00 PM

World

Flights Resume at Nairobi Airport After Fire

Cause of the fire still unknown

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 12:00 PM

Policy

Six Alleged Al Qaeda Militants Killed in Suspected US Drone Strike

U.S. embassy in Yemen was recently evacuated amid security concerns

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

American Officials Say Obama Administration Authorized Recent Drone Strikes in Yemen

Part of effort to foil Al Qaeda plot

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 7:30 AM

Policy

Bomb Threat Connected to Flight from Ireland to Philly

FBI meets plane on arrival

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 5:30 PM

Culture

Dead Shark Found on NYC Subway Car

Shark week stunt?

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 4:30 PM

World

Firefighters at Kenya Airport Had Trouble Finding Water

Fire now under control

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 11:10 AM

Politics

Is Obama Wrong About Infrastructure Creating Growth?

Matt Welch | 8.7.2013 8:35 AM

World

Kenya Airport Closed, Inbound Flights Diverted After Fire

Largest airport in East Africa

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 8:20 AM

Politics

States Push for Domestic Drone Regulation

Mike Bruschini | 8.6.2013 11:51 PM

Politics

Small Town in Colorado Considers Issuing Licenses to Hunt Drones

Ordinance being voted on tonight in Deer Trail, Colorado

Reason Staff | 8.6.2013 1:40 PM

Policy

TSA: Bringing Its Watchful, Officious and Useless, Eyes Everywhere in America

Brian Doherty | 8.6.2013 11:11 AM

Policy

Drone Strike in Yemen Kills Four Suspected Al Qaeda Militants

Say tribal leaders

Reason Staff | 8.6.2013 8:00 AM

Economics

EU Approves Merger of US Airlines

US Airways, American Airlines agree to surrender some slots at Heathrow

Reason Staff | 8.5.2013 3:00 PM

World

Driver of Derailed Spanish Train Was on Intercom Before Accident

Facing charges of negligent homicide

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 5:50 PM

Policy

Yemeni Engineer Begs Obama to Stop Murdering His Family with Drones

Scott Shackford | 8.2.2013 4:35 PM

Policy

Kerry Optimistic Pakistan Drone Strikes Will End Soon

Because they're successful, not because of horrifying collateral damage and outrage

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 2:23 PM

Policy

Bay Area Transit Employees Give Strike Warning

This would be the second in recent weeks

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 1:15 PM

World

Spanish Train Driver Received Warnings to Slow Down Before Crash

All within two minutes of the crash

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 12:30 PM

Policy

Bay Area's Mass Transit Program Offers Huge Perks to Employees

They and their families ride without paying, even after retiring

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 11:23 AM

Policy

CIA Said To Target Rescuers Responding to Initial Drone Strikes

J.D. Tuccille | 8.2.2013 10:31 AM

Civil Liberties

Report: CIA Follows Up Drone Strikes With Attacks on Rescuers

The UN considers the tactic a war crime

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 7:08 AM

Policy

Survey: Half of British Flyers Ignore Orders To Turn Phones Off

And no doom so far

Reason Staff | 8.1.2013 6:10 PM

Politics

Rail to Nowhere: Honolulu, Hawaii's Train Boondoggle

Sharif Matar | 8.1.2013 2:00 PM

Politics

John Kerry: Drone Strikes in Pakistan Will Continue

US, Pakistan trying to re-open broad talks suspended two years ago

Reason Staff | 8.1.2013 11:56 AM

Policy

Shocker: California May Make Regulatory Room for Ride-Sharing

Scott Shackford | 7.31.2013 10:00 AM

Policy

Calif. Regulators Propose Letting Ride-Share Services Continue

As long as they follow basic safety rules

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:23 AM

Policy

Passengers Kicked Off Flights Because Planes Are Too Heavy

Thanks to heat in Europe

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:08 AM

Policy

San Francisco Airport Cracks Down on Ride-Providing Companies with Trespassing Charges

Brian Doherty | 7.30.2013 2:33 PM

World

Spanish Train Conductor Was on Phone at Time of Crash

Was traveling 95 miles per hour

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 1:23 PM