World Mar 22 UK government orders probe after Heathrow shutdown sparks concerns over energy resilience By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Mar 21 London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport 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. By Brian Melley, Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nation Dec 02 TSA screened more than 3 million travelers at U.S. airports Sunday, setting a record FlightAware says more 6,800 flights were delayed on Sunday, with the highest numbers at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago's O'Hare Airport. By Associated Press
Nation Nov 25 How the TSA plans to handle the ‘busiest Thanksgiving ever’ At airports, the Transportation Security Administration says it could screen a record number of U.S. air travelers on Sunday. By David Koenig, Associated Press
Politics Feb 15 WATCH: White House holds daily briefing after announcing $970 million for airport improvements The Biden administration has gone to great lengths to promote new and proposed protections for air travelers — seeing airlines as an easy target of consumer frustration. By Associated Press
Dec 23 Flight from India freed to leave France after being held for days amid human trafficking probe By Angela Charlton, Elise Morton, Associated Press A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was authorized Sunday to leave the French airport where it has been grounded for four days for a human trafficking investigation. A lawyer for the airline said the plane would take… Continue reading
Nov 05 Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to… Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Biden announces new rules to protect airline passengers for cancellations, delays By David Koenig, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's control. Continue reading
Jan 12 Few airline delays or cancellations a day after FAA outage grounds planes By Michelle Chapman, David Koenig, Associated Press Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding some planes for hours. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: President Biden vows to modernize aging, outdated U.S. airports By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden traveled to Boston Monday where he spoke at Logan International Airport and vowed to modernize aging, outdated U.S. airports. Continue reading