Transportation

Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard
With shovels, snowblowers and snowplows, Minnesotans got to work Wednesday digging out from a major late-winter storm that walloped southern and eastern parts of the state with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.
Southwest 737 and small business jet have ‘near collision’ at Chicago Midway Airport
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago’s Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
Northstar commuter trains from Minneapolis to Big Lake could be replaced with bus service
After more than 15 years, the days of Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and Big Lake may be numbered. MnDOT and the Met Council are considering replacing Northstar commuter trains through the northwest Twin Cities metro area with buses.
Delta releases some details about crew piloting Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed
Delta Air Lines has shared some information about the crew who piloted a Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed while landing on Monday. The airline said it released the information in response to social media posts “containing false and misleading assertions.”
2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport
A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided in Marana Regional Airport on the outskirts of Tucson.
What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach
All 76 passengers and four crew walked away from Monday’s disaster, with 21 people suffering minor injuries. It’s a credit, aviation experts said, to advances in plane design as well as a crew that flawlessly executed an evacuation plan.
Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over
Aviation experts say investigators will consider the weather conditions, as well as the possibility of human error or an aircraft malfunction as they try to determine why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto.