Nation Oct 30 New airline refund rules could ease travel hassles for American passengers By Geoff Bennett
Nation Jun 28 Airline cancellations and delays already up ahead of July 4 holiday weekend Huge crowds, bad weather, inability of some airline crews to reach their scheduling offices — even a Delta jet that made a belly landing in Charlotte, North Carolina — have all contributed to the mess. By David Koenig, Associated Press
Nation Jan 11 Watch 6:14 What may have caused the FAA computer outage that grounded flights for hours The nation's air travel system had another long, difficult day Wednesday. More than 1,100 flights were canceled and 7,700 were delayed when a critical system failed at the Federal Aviation Administration. The outage forced the FAA to call a nationwide… By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Aug 19 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Islamic State member sentenced to life in prison for killings of 4 Americans In our news wrap Friday, a British man was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison without parole for the Islamic State killings of four Americans, the U.S. pledged $775 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, the former Roman…
Nation Aug 05 Storms ground U.S. air travelers as airlines cancel flights Thunderstorms on the East Coast are causing travel headaches for tens of thousands of airline passengers. By Associated Press
May 28 Air travelers hit with flight cancellations over Memorial Day weekend By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press More than 1,400 flights were canceled as of 5:15 p.m EDT Saturday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. That followed more than 2,300 cancellations on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch FAA Inspectors Claim Agency Was Lax on Safety Enforcement Veteran Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told a House committee Thursday that safety violations by Southwest Airlines were ignored by their supervisors due to the "cozy" relationship between FAA officials and the airline. An analyst examines federal oversight of commercial airlines. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch FAA Official Discusses Flight Delays Across United States U.S. airlines are suffering major delays across the country. Federal Aviation Administration official Marion Blakey talks to the NewsHour about what is causing the delays and how the government is handling the frustrating situation. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Airline Industry Will Pay the Price for the Foiled Terror Plot With the tightening of airport security in order to prevent terrorist attacks, passengers are challenged with abiding by stricter rules and regulations and longer travel time. An industry expert discusses how the foiled airline terror plot will affect the airline… Continue watching