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"I think a nominee like Acting Administrator Nolen would receive widespread bipartisan support and could get confirmed quickly."

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to abandon his pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, saying Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington isn’t qualified for the job and is legally barred from holding the post because of his military background.

Senate Republicans are digging in to prevent Gigi Sohn's confirmation for the FCC, but Democrats may have the votes this time.

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan was conspicuous by his absence from Thursday’s U.S. Senate committee hearing into the carrier’s December holiday meltdown.

New York (AFP) - US Senators grilled a Southwest Airlines executive Thursday over December's winter storm troubles that affected some two million customers, resulting in a hellish holiday travel meltdown for the ages.

Southwest's pilots' union will say bosses at the airline ignored warning signs before being forced to cancel droves of flights in the run-up to Christmas.

Southwest Airlines Co.’s operations chief plans to tell U.S. senators that the carrier’s scheduling systems became overwhelmed during a late-December storm, leading to a breakdown that forced thousands of flight cancellations and cost the company more than $1 billion.

The next time someone moans that Congress needs term limits, remember Bristol Bay. Sometimes it takes a long time to accomplish important goals in Washington, D.C.

SEATTLE — Amtrak will add a second round trip to Vancouver, B.C., starting on March 7, restoring the line to prepandemic levels of service, according to Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell.