The Latest Breaking News from Pete Buttigieg

US government launches investigation into outrage which saw 1,300 flights scrapped and 9,000 suffer delays

WASHINGTON — The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that she's concerned about the safety risks of heavy electric vehicles.

A modest Cabinet role has become a political albatross for one of the Democratic Party's brightest young stars.

Company had a nightmarish holiday season with Biden administration promising to hold it accountable

Until Wednesday, few travelers had heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM

Administration ‘has confidence’ in Transportation Secretary in wake of airline fallout

From weather disruptions to computer problems to crew shortages, customers are once again caught in travel limbo

‘Plane is 80 per cent empty as presumably many people bailed when they saw the news’

A ‘ground stop’ halted takeoffs across the US because pilots could not access a key computer system

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Pete Buttigieg will require Southwest Airlines to give prompt refunds and reimburse extra expenses after its holiday cancellation meltdown, adding pressure from Washington to speed along a move the carrier is already making to placate customers.

In the coming months, Biden faces a simple question: will he seek a second term at the end of which he would be 86?