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A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 11, 2023.Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Federal Aviation Administration has launched nearly 170 new flight routes that are shorter and faster, aiming to cut down on congestion in the eastern U.S.It's part of a seven-year effort from the FAA and airlines to redraw high-altitude route maps for planes, the agency said Monday.The FAA launched the 169 new routes last week, and is abandoning older ones, which were longer…

Air-traffic officials on Wednesday said they are trying to ease what they expect could be flight delays and other snarls in the New York-area skies this summer.The number of flights at New York airports is set to rise while a key air-traffic control facility there continues to struggle with a staffing shortfall. The combined impact could lead to a 45% increase in delays in New York this summer if no action is taken, the Federal Aviation Administration wrote in a notice Wednesday.  To address the looming issue, the agency…

National Tickers. Tabulated by minute of the day and daily, the number of miles of interstate operating under 45 mph and mile-hours of congestion respectively for all interstate routes stacked by US State. Credit: (2023). DOI: 10.5703/1288284317591 Purdue University researchers have developed techniques to harness big data from connected vehicles to monitor congestion caused by crashes, weather and construction. As part of…

Self-driving cars may exacerbate urban sprawl with commuters content to relax in their vehicles for a long commute.It depends on whether we share them among the city's commuters. Someday in the future, if you believe the hype, we'll all get around in self-driving cars. With little to no human input these cars are expected to plan their trajectory and navigate using advanced sensing technology. The cars will communicate with other self-driving cars and road network infrastructure, increasing reaction time, and…

Last Updated: February 07, 2023, 16:31 ISTT3 IGI Airport (Photo: PTI)Fog and congestion may lead to delays as well as diversion of flights which lead to increase of operating costs of the airlinesA total of 20 domestic departures, three international departures, 31 domestic arrivals and three international arrivals were cancelled at IGI Airport in December 2022 and January 2023, while 13 flights were diverted, 846 domestic flights and 458 international flights delayed, the Parliament was told on Monday.Fog and congestion…

Some of the most widely used decongestants don’t work, several studies have found, prompting doctors and researchers to call for ending sales of the drugs.Versions of Benadryl, Mucinex and Tylenol, which more people are taking now as reports of respiratory infections increase, are among dozens of over-the-counter pills, syrups and liquids that rely on an ingredient called phenylephrine to clear up stuffy noses. The ingredient has proven safe, but at least four studies have found the medicines don’t relieve congestion. …

Last Updated: December 20, 2022, 11:50 ISTCrowd at T3 IGI Airport departure, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)The dedicated staff has been deployed at the entry gate of IGI Airport to help passengers, while two additional entry gates have been opened for passenger entryAdditional deployment of manpower and machines are among the multiple initiatives taken by the authorities concerned to deal with congestion at the Delhi airport, the Parliament was told on Monday.Additional Traffic Marshals have been posted at the departure…

Amid rising incidents of congestion at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport which has led to passengers waiting for hours to board the aircraft and even missing flights, the airport authorities on Thursday informed a Parliamentary panel that measures are being taken to streamline the operations and the situation would normalise by end of this month, adding that it was a “temporary phase".According to sources aware of the developments, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture…

Last Updated: December 14, 2022, 13:58 ISTIGI Airport. (Photo: IANS)Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia paid a visit to the IGI airport recently to take stock of the alarming situationAmid rising complaints of congestion at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, which has led to passengers missing their flights and facing long delays while checking in due to high footfalls at peak hours, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has summoned the airport chief to…

The operator of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Monday said it has taken a slew of initiatives, including the introduction of a passenger footfall monitoring mechanism, to tackle congestion at the facility.Some of the airports such as GMR Group-run Delhi International Airport have been witnessing congestion, particularly during the peak hours amid surging passenger traffic.A number of affected passengers have taken to social media to complain about serpentine queues at the airlines’…