Break in Weather Eases Airline Backups, Yet New Storm Fronts Threaten to Rain on July 4 Travel Plans June 30, 2023 By David Koenig DALLAS (AP) – Backups are easing at U.S. airports thanks to a break in the weather, but United Airlines continues...
FAA Head Defends Safety of US Air Travel After Close Calls February 16, 2023 By David Koenig The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday he has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the technology...
Minimal Airline Delays, Cancellations a Day After US Outage January 13, 2023 By Michelle Chapman and David Koenig Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers...
Air Departures Resume After FAA Lifts Ground Stop January 11, 2023 By Mary Schlangenstein, Alan Levin and Siddharth Philip Airlines began resuming flights after a system outage led US authorities to temporarily ground planes nationwide early Wednesday, a dramatic...
Blizzard Aims at Midwest While Record Cold Rolls Into Texas December 19, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan Winter will deliver a cold, snowy blast that will upset travel across the central and eastern US and plunge Texas...
The Odds of Catching Covid on a Flight Are Slim: Viewpoint August 5, 2020 By Faye Flam If you decide to fly, the odds that you will pick up Covid-19 are low, according to one expert analysis....
U.S. Reviewing Boeing’s Safety Self-Assessments During Max 8 Development March 18, 2019 By Peter Robison and Alan Levin Boeing Co. fell on heightened scrutiny by regulators and prosecutors over whether the approval process for the company’s 737 Max...
Inferno Roars Through East Africa’s Largest Airport August 9, 2013 By JASON STRAZIUSO and TOM ODULA A small fire at Kenya’s main airport swelled into a roaring inferno Wednesday that destroyed part of East Africa’s largest...
Hurricane Sandy Grounds Thousands of Flights October 29, 2012 Airlines hurried to fly passengers and planes out of the Northeast Sunday as Hurricane Sandy moved up the coast. The...
Air Traffic Controllers to Get More Rest Between Shifts April 18, 2011 The government said air traffic controllers would have more time to rest between shifts under new work rules announced Sunday,...