Flight Delays, Cancellations Accelerate as Air Traffic Controller Shortages Surge November 10, 2025 By David Shepardson and David Ljunggren Airlines canceled more than 2,200 U.S. flights on Sunday and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned air travel will fall to...
Philadelphia Airport Reopens a Runway With System to Stop a Runaway Plane August 27, 2025 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday touted the reopening of a runway at Philadelphia International Airport through the installation of...
Boeing Agrees to Resolve US Criminal Case Over 737 Crashes May 27, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg and Ryan Beene Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal...
Air Traffic Control System Failing Americans, Airline CEOs Say May 22, 2025 By David Shepardson Major airline CEOs on Wednesday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in funding to modernize the United States’...
Near Misses, Fatal Crashes Force Airlines to Confront Worried Fliers April 16, 2025 By Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille A series of aviation accidents has rattled flyers enough to drag down ticket sales at the start of the year,...
US Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Boeing Safety Culture Report April 12, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that...
How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare October 26, 2023 By David Koenig The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat...
Travel Essentials: Passport, Money, Bluetooth Luggage Trackers? July 18, 2023 By Kate Duffy, Anthony Palazzo and Siddharth Vikram Philip After returning to New York from Oslo in late May, Harley Hendrix noticed her suitcase containing a cherished Alexander McQueen...
U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses April 6, 2023 By Alan Levin A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued...
Buttigieg Says Recent U.S. Aviation Close Calls ‘Deeply Troubling’ March 15, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls was “deeply troubling and deserve...