Aug 13 Police, protesters clash in Hong Kong airport after flights canceled for 2nd day By Yanan Wang, Katie Tam, Associated Press Hong Kong airport said it did not expect arriving flights to be affected, though dozens of arriving flights were already cancelled. Continue reading
Aug 12 Hong Kong airport shuts down amid mass protests By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Hong Kong has experienced more than two months of mass protests calling for democratic reforms and an independent inquiry into police conduct. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. official mulling greatly expanding airplane laptop ban By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says he's considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States. Continue reading
Apr 19 Senate passes bill that would boost airport security By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help speed the introduction of package-delivery drones. Continue reading
Jan 21 Record number of guns seized at U.S. airports in 2015 By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal officials say a record number of airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes, and most of the weapons were loaded. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:31 Smaller cities hit hardest by airline mergers By PBS News Hour Airline mergers over the last few years have resulted in fewer flights in the U.S., as well as a disparity in service and ticket prices between large and small cities. Jack Nicas of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 8:46 Court gives SeaTac workers a raise after $15 minimum wage exclusion By PBS News Hour In SeaTac, Washington, home of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citizens voted in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But airport businesses challenged the law in court, excluding 5,000 or so workers from receiving the increased benefits. Continue watching
Mar 05 Video: Flight landing at LaGuardia skids off runway By Margaret Myers A Delta flight landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport skidded off the runway Thursday morning before coming to a rest against an embankment. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading
Oct 21 Outgoing West Africa travelers redirected to 5 U.S. airports for Ebola screenings By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Everyone coming to the United States from the three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak will now be screened for the deadly disease at one of five airports, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Ebola airport screenings supported by federal law, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say. Continue reading