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In this Jan. 23, 2019, photo employees walk up a ramp toward a ramp where a United Airlines jet is parked at a gate Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. United Airlines reports financial results on Tuesday, July 16. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Man facing charges after reportedly ramming cockpit door, attacking flight attendant

Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, before the start of a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on "Aviation Safety and the Future of Boeing's 737 MAX." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Dennis Muilenburg, former Boeing CEO, gets $62.2 million but loses some benefits

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg smiles as he campaigns on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Pete Buttigieg releases $1 trillion infrastructure plan

In this Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, Boeing 737 Max jets sit parked in Renton, Wash. Newly released Boeing documents show that company employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max jetliner and talked about misleading regulators. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

'Incredibly damning': Boeing workers hid 737 Max problems from FAA, documents show

Rescue workers recover the bodies of victims of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying over 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

'Awfully risky': Airlines under scrutiny for continuing to fly in Iran

Bodies of the victims of a Ukrainian plane crash are collected by rescue team at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran says Ukrainian plane was on fire, tried to turn back

This June 25, 2017, file, photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

Commercial airlines reroute flights amid U.S.-Iran tensions

Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176

Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2020. Multiple people were killed early Sunday in a crash involving a passenger bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles in Pennsylvania, officials said. (WPIX TV via AP)

5 dead, 60 injured in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo a ramp worker guides a Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Delta workers sue manufacturer Lands' End over uniforms

In this July 8, 2018, file photo, clouds are reflected above the company logo on the hood of a Tesla vehicle outside a showroom in Littleton, Colo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency announced Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

3 crashes, 3 deaths raise questions about Tesla's Autopilot

U.S. infrastructure is vulnerable to devastating electromagnetic pulse attacks. (Associated Press/File)

Countering EMP threat now in law

In this May 11, 2012, file photo, then Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A close friend says Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, that Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut. It was not clear how Ghosn, who is of Lebanese origins, left Japan where he is under surveillance and is expected to face trial in April 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Carlos Ghosn, ex-Nissan boss, now in Lebanon; he left Japan over 'injustice'

A Coast Guard vessel moves toward the Na Pali Coast on the Hawaiian island of Kauai after a tour helicopter crashed with seven people aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard via Associated Press)

Tour helicopter trips under scrutiny after all 7 passengers killed in crash

In this handout photo provided by the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, police and rescuers work on the side of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Almaty International Airport said a Bek Air plane crashed Friday in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff causing numerous deaths. The aircraft had 100 passengers and crew onboard when hit a concrete fence and a two-story building shortly after takeoff. ( Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan photo via AP)

12 killed, 49 hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, A "Save Me" sign rests against the Lordstown Complex sign in Lordstown, Ohio. The long-struggling Rust Belt community of Youngstown, Ohio, which was stung by the loss of the massive General Motors Lordstown plant this year, wants to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles. But Youngstown faces competition from places like Detroit and China that are taking big roles in developing electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Rust Belt region banks on becoming hub for electric vehicles

In this June 26, 2019 photo Frontier Airlines jetliners sit at gates on the A concourse at Denver International Airport in Denver. A new report says U.S. airlines are increasing their emissions of climate-changing gases much faster than they are boosting fuel efficiency. The International Council on Clean Transportation said Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 that carbon dioxide emissions and fuel burning rose 7% from 2016 to 2018, overshadowing a 3% gain in fuel efficiency. The report ranked Frontier the most efficient among the 11 largest U.S. airlines. The Denver-based carrier has added more than 40 Airbus jets with more efficient engines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Two women sue Frontier Airlines over sex assaults by passengers

In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Former Uber CEO Kalanick will resign from the company's board next week, effectively severing ties with the company he co-founded a decade ago. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

Former Uber CEO Kalanick to resign from company's board

In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg appears before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on "Aviation Safety and the Future of Boeing's 737 MAX" on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to step down immediately

In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, completed Boeing 737 MAX fuselages, made at Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kan., sit covered in tarps near the factory. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says that the state may have to help pay workers at aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems to keep them on the assembly line if the Boeing 737 Max stays grounded much longer. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP File)

United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes

This June 25, 2017, file photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Bankrupt air bag maker Takata is recalling about 1.4 million driver's side inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. They also may not inflate properly to protect people in a crash. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

U.S. probes 4 automakers in new Takata air bag recall

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger

In this April 25, 2018, file photo, attendees visit the Ford booth during the Auto China 2018 show held in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Ford to add 3,000 jobs in the Detroit area, invest $1.45 billion at 2 plants

In this Feb. 26, 2018, file photo, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, attends a news conference near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) ** FILE **

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine sues Greyhound over idling buses

This Wednesday, June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Uber acknowledged more than 3,000 sexual assaults occurred during U.S. Uber rides in 2018, the company said in a long-awaited safety report. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides

This June 25, 2017, file photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Bankrupt air bag maker Takata is recalling about 1.4 million driver's side inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. They also may not inflate properly to protect people in a crash. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Deadly defect found in another version of Takata air bags

In this April 4, 2019, file photo Richard Branson, of Virgin Group, waves as he arrives on a Brightline train in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Brightline, a higher-speed passenger train service tied to Richard Branson's Virgin Group, has the worst per-mile death rate in the U.S. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

New higher-speed Florida train has highest U.S. death rate

(Associated Press)

Nearly 60 cars involved in Maryland highway pileup

Motorists drive in the rain north, top, on Interstate 270 in Rockville, Md., out of Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Larry Hogan's plan to widen Maryland highway with toll lanes stalled by opposition

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