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Japanese automakers score with minicars

They are popular in crowded cities because they are easy to park, and a hit in less affluent rural areas where public transportation is limited. Minis also pay cheaper registration fees and taxes than regular cars, noted Masa Ogawa, a managing ...

New policy allows airports to charge landing fees

WASHINGTON - Congested airports nationwide can charge landing fees based on the time flights land and traffic volume instead of on the plane's weight, according to a federal policy introduced Monday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said ...

What type of vacation can your tax rebate buy?

A seven-day cruise on Holland America to the Western Caribbean (leaving from Tampa) in November starts at $514. (Transportation to the port, tips and extras like the spa, alcohol and shore excursions will add to your bill.) Tropical getaway : Believe ...

CDC fields the ‘No Go Team’

They were talking blue windbreakers. After a plane or train crash, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatches its experts within two hours. The investigators in their familiar jackets take charge of the scene, secure evidence, follow leads. ...

Airlines' flighty finances

... lines, the thimble-sized seats, the mad-dash connections -- we love what it provides: the ability, in just hours, to go almost anywhere around the world. "It's tremendous mobility," says Aaron Gellman of Northwestern University's Transportation ...

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