Singapore Airlines launched the record-breaking route in 2004, but canceled it nine years later because of rising fuel prices.
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Portland to hold forum next week on self-driving public transportation
City Manager Jon Jennings is interested in exploring the potential of driverless shuttles to alleviate congestion.
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Downeaster service between Maine and Boston to be disrupted for weeks
Track improvements between Brunswick and Dover, N.H., will mean that passengers may have to be bused for part of their trip.
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Maine Voices: Speeding costs lives, medical bills, property and environmental damage
Too often, drivers view the posted speed limit as a mere suggestion.
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Turnpike authority approves $140 million plan to widen 5 miles of highway and replace 3 bridges
The project, a scaled-back version of an earlier proposal, will add a travel lane in each direction of the four-lane highway around Portland.
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Record traffic expected in Maine for Labor Day weekend. Buckle up.
State transportation officials are also expecting a high number of breakdowns and accidents, and they warn motorists to play it safe.
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Portland Metro rolls out its biggest expansion ever, with new bus service in Gorham and Westbrook
‘Transit West’ includes new bus routes and a transit pass for more than 9,000 University of Southern Maine students, faculty and staff members.
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Frontier Airlines to add non-stop Portland-to-Florida flights
The ultra low-cost carrier will start flying between Portland and two cities on Florida’s Gulf Coast this fall.
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Night work on Casco Bay Bridge to close lanes starting next week
Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction in August and September as workers seal the concrete to protect the steel underneath from salt and moisture.
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Air travel the ‘fastest and cheapest way to fry the planet’
Before you step onto that plane, consider its environmental costs.