Josh Funk

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Aerospace
NTSB Chair Slams House Aviation Bill as 'Watered-Down'
The legislation comes after a midair collision last year killed 67 people.
February 27, 2026
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Aerospace
FAA Making Rules Imposed After an Airliner Collided with an Army Helicopter Permanent
The crash last year killed 67 people.
January 23, 2026
Ted Cruz R-Texas, left, speaks during a signing ceremony regarding AI initiatives with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Military
Senate Approves Bill Inspired by DC Plane Crash to Ensure Military Aircraft Will Broadcast Location
The military will now operate under the same rules as airliners do.
December 18, 2025
Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Aerospace
FAA Head Vows to Maintain Safety Measures Implemented After Tragic DC Plane Crash
“We have to deliver for them and for the rest of the American people.”
December 16, 2025
A diving team and police boat is seen near a wreckage site in the Potomac River, from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
Aerospace
Senators Seek to Change Bill That Allows Military to Operate Just Like Before the DC Plane Crash
The bill has been called a “significant safety setback” that is inviting a repeat of the disaster.
December 12, 2025
An aerial view of the cleanup of a derailed Norfolk Southern freight train, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.
News
Plan for $20 Million Firefighter Training Center Near the Site of Ohio Derailment Is Revived
The training center will help prepare first responders to deal with the challenges of a derailment.
November 24, 2025
Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010.
Manufacturing
China's Rare Earth Export Delay Offers U.S. a Chance to Weaken Beijing's Grip On the Market
China accounts for nearly 70% of the world’s rare earths mining.
October 31, 2025
Investigators look at a crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport after it collided with a parked plane Feb. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Aerospace
NTSB Says FAA Was Wrong Not to Require Inspections of Learjet Landing Gear After Arizona Crash
Only about 12% of the 1,883 similar planes that might be affected have been inspected.
October 30, 2025
A Union Pacific freight train idles on the track as it waits to continue moving, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Red Rock, Ariz.
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Union Pacific Reports Higher Profits as CEO Makes the Case for Norfolk Southern Merger
The $85 billion deal would create the nation's first transcontinental railroad.
October 23, 2025
Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash.
Aerospace
FAA Allows Boeing to Increase 737 Max Production Nearly Two Years After Door Plug Flew Off Plane
Boeing can now produce 42 Max jets per month.
October 20, 2025
Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010.
News
China Outlines More Controls on Exports of Rare Earths, Technology
China accounts for 70% of the world’s rare earths mining.
October 9, 2025
A man waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Jan. 7, 2022. ()
Aerospace
Cockpit Damaged, Wing Partially Torn Off as Delta Jets Collide in New York
The pilot said, "Hey, we've been in a crash, everyone remain calm."
October 2, 2025
Crews pull up a part of a plane from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
Aerospace
Family of 1 of the 67 Washington Plane Crash Victims Sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines
The family points to warning signs overlooked after more than 30 documented near misses in the area.
September 24, 2025
The Tied Arch Bridge construction site, which will take high-speed trains over State Route 43, April 15, 2025, in Fresno County, Calif.
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Trump Administration Wants to Hand Out $2.4 Billion it Took From California's High-Speed Railroad
The redistribution is part of a new $5 billion program to fund rail projects nationwide.
September 22, 2025