FAA records describe a string of other runway incidents at Midway in the past two years.
A Southwest plane and business jet nearly collided at Midway. It’s not the first close call investigated at the airport.
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Metra train fatally hits pedestrian in Downers Grove for second day in a row
A Metra train heading a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove Tuesday morning, according to Downers Grove officials.
What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions
Of the 5,100 public airports across the country, only about 10% have air traffic control towers staffed by people who direct the flow of traffic.
Metra paid a law firm over $1.5M for an internal investigation that it won’t release, raising transparency questions
Metra hired a team of outside lawyers to conduct an internal investigation, but the outcome of the 2023 investigation remains shrouded.
Plane that flipped over in Canada highlights some of the dangers of holding kids on your lap
A crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult’s lap.
Project adds tech to make Borman safer; ramp metering, variable speed limits considered
Adding capacity to the Borman Expressway without adding lanes is no easy task, but the Indiana Department of Transportation is working on it.
After pullback, American Airlines says it will fly more out of O’Hare this year
The carrier will fly to nine new domestic and international cities from Chicago in 2025 and use larger planes, American announced Thursday.
Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union and former employees.
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
NTSB Yellow Line crash report finds CTA disabled a braking feature, contributing to collision
An NTSB investigation into a CTA Yellow Line crash found the transit agency’s decision to disable a braking feature partly caused the crash.