The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating delays that held passengers on JetBlue and American airlines' flights for more than seven hours this weekend, officials confirmed to The Hill Monday.

According to reports, JetBlue and American airlines diverted seven planes to Hartford, Conn. Saturday and passengers were held on the jets for longer than seven hours.

A spokeswoman said the FAA was investigating the incidents. 

"The FAA is undertaking a comprehensive review of Saturday's operations in the northeast including, air traffic procedures, aircraft diversions, weather and equipment performance," the agency said in a statement.

President Obama's proposal to create a national infrastructure bank and spend $50 billion on transportation to stimulate job growth will be up for a vote in the Senate this week.

The infrastructure bank proposal, which calls for spending $10 billion to start, was originally contained in legislation introduced by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). The president incorporated it into his proposal for a $447 billion jobs act, which the Senate is now voting on in pieces after its rejection as a package.

A hiccup for the infrastructure bank could come from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), a figure who is normally loyal to Obama. The chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has said in the past she would "never" support the proposal.

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A Miami sports writer was trapped on a plane that was stuck for seven hours during the East Coast snow storm this weekend.

Changing the name of an airport in Mississippi is proving to be expensive.

The organizers of a proposed high-speed railway in California are releasing a new business plan this week.

A Miami police officer has been arrested for speeding in his squad car.

The TSA frequently finds itself battling firestorms sparked by tweets or videos from angry passengers.

The Transportation Security Administration worker who left a sexual note for a passenger will be fired, the agency said Friday.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Synder (R) says he wants to improve transportation to attract young people.

A runway at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport is being renovated.

Railroad workers on Long Island have been charged with disability fraud.

A Swedish automobile company is in talks to buy Saab.

Senate Democrats will try to pass President Obama’s $60 billion infrastructure bill next week.

U.S. airlines made $1.5 billion in profit from baggage-check and reservation-change fees in the second quarter of the year, according to statistics released Thursday by the Department of Transportation.

From April to July, DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics said, the major U.S. airlines generated $887 million from bags being checked and $612 million from tickets being changed.

The airlines brought in $38.6 billion and spent $35.6 billion, DOT said. 

"Washington is attempting to make U.S. airlines its piggy bank once again," Jeff Smisek said of the proposals.