The general manager of Washington's troubled Metro system has received a nearly 10 percent raise, over objections from agency workers.
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Read More »September 28, 2018 Comments Off on DC Metro chief gets $37.5K raise despite worker objections
The general manager of Washington's troubled Metro system has received a nearly 10 percent raise, over objections from agency workers.
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Read More »May 30, 2018 Comments Off on Metro’s cash-free bus pilot aims to speed up trips
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is set to stop cash payments on a route, as part of a pilot program meant to speed up bus trips.
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Read More »March 23, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland agrees to fund Metro
Maryland will give Metro its full share of $167 million a year in new, permanent funding, the governor and leaders of both legislative chambers said Thursday, putting the transit system on track to win a historic regional deal to support it.
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Read More »December 15, 2016 Comments Off on DC Metro board to vote on suspending late-night subway service
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro’s board of directors is set to vote on whether to suspend late-night service on the beleaguered subway system for at least two more years. Metro used to stay open until 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday ...
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Read More »August 19, 2016 Comments Off on Fate of DC subway rests with ex-MTA chief, a ‘nuts and bolts guy’
WASHINGTON — Paul Wiedefeld stood on an overcrowded platform at Union Station, watching as trains came and went, too full to pick up more commuters. Metro was making him — the general manager of Washington’s subway system — late for ...
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Read More »September 4, 2012 Comments Off on BWI sets all-time monthly passenger record in July
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport flew a record 2.2 million passengers in July, led by an almost 20 percent leap in international traffic.
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Read More »July 12, 2012 Comments Off on Editorial: A good flight path for BWI
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport added new meaning to two of the key words in its lengthy moniker last week. And that was good news for the flying public. On July 2, Condor Airlines began service from BWI to Frankfurt ...
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Read More »July 4, 2012 Comments Off on BWI’s new airline offers low fares, more fees
A new airline at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will allow more options for travelers going to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dallas/Fort Worth, as well as the possibility of lower airfares to these locations. BWI’s new carrier, Spirit Airlines, boasts low ...
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Read More »July 3, 2012 Comments Off on Spirit Airlines moving operations to BWI from Reagan National
Spirit Airlines will begin service from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dallas/Fort Worth beginning in September, officials from the airport and airline announced Tuesday. Spirit, which has offered flights to Fort Lauderdale out of Reagan ...
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Read More »November 9, 2011 Comments Off on AirTran moving terminals at BWI
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will shuffle the locations of some of its air carriers next week and again in December to prepare for a $100 million expansion project slated to begin in the spring, officials announced Wednesday. The changes ...
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