Aug 04 U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official says. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watchdog urges more action to protect planes from hackers By David Koenig, Associated Press The agency said the Federal Aviation Administration has not developed a training program for cybersecurity or test airplane computer systems that could be vulnerable to attack. Continue reading
Mar 16 U.S. airlines seek billions in aid as outbreak cripples travel By David Koenig, Associated Press U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Jan 22 New rules could bump emotional-support animals from planes By David Koenig, Associated Press The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending. Continue reading
Jan 10 Messages show Boeing employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA By David Koenig, Associated Press In internal messages, Boeing employees talked about misleading regulators about problems with the simulators. Continue reading
Jan 01 Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019 By David McHugh, Associated Press The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in eight fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump tweets ‘airplanes are becoming too complex to fly’ By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump lamented the complexity of modern airplanes Tuesday in the wake of two deadly crashes in the past five months, appearing to speculate on the cause of the disasters before aviation experts from the United States and elsewhere… Continue reading
Feb 22 Oversight committee wants to look at Pruitt’s travel records By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 10:43 Flight attendants and passengers call for clearer policies around sexual assault on planes By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman In 2017, the FBI investigated 63 allegations of sexual assault on airplanes, with several public figures speaking out about their own experiences. But no database tracks these incidents, and airlines are not required to report them to the federal government. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 6:07 Why planes can’t fly when it’s too hot, and other ways our civilization can’t take the heat By PBS News Hour An extreme heat wave is baking the West and Southwest, with temperatures well above 100 degrees. More than 40 flights were cancelled or delayed because some planes can't safely lift off in that heat. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari… Continue watching