May 05 What you need to know about REAL ID and the May 7 deadline By Bridget Brown, Associated Press Your license or identification card soon will need to be REAL ID-compliant to fly domestically in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Senate hearing examines D.C. midair collision and NTSB preliminary report By Josh Funk, Associated Press During the hearing, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and members of Congress again questioned how the FAA hadn’t noticed an alarming number of close calls near Ronald Reagan National Airport and addressed the problem before the January… Continue reading
Mar 21 London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport By Brian Melley, Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 200,000 passengers. Continue reading
Mar 14 What to know about the aircraft that caught fire after landing in Denver By Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed Thursday at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals… Continue reading
Mar 10 One-day strike at German airports brings most flights to a halt By Associated Press A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, has caused the cancelation of most flights. Continue reading
Feb 23 American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi diverts to Rome due to security concern By Associated Press An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, landed safely in Rome on Sunday afternoon after it was diverted due to a security concern, which later proved to be “non-credible,” the airline said. Continue reading
Jan 29 Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter near Washington’s Reagan Airport By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Eric Tucker, Associated Press There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search… Continue reading
Dec 24 American Airlines blames brief grounding of flights on technical problem By Matt Ott, Associated Press American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Airline executives face Senate hearing over seat choice and baggage fees By David Koenig, Associated Press A U.S. Senate subcommittee is taking aim at airlines and their growing use of fees for things like early boarding and better seats. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 1:56 News Wrap: New Israeli attacks reportedly kill more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel pressed ahead with its assault on Rafah despite international criticism, a Russian strike on a residential area of Kharkiv killed at least two people, Secretary of Defense Austin resumed his duties after undergoing a… Continue watching