A $105 billion bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years ahead of a May 10 deadline would raise hiring targets for air traffic control and would codify in law a rule the Biden administration introduced this month requiring airlines to offer refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights, among other consumer-focused provisions. This article …
American Airlines increases baggage fees If you want to fly with American Airlines, the first checked bag is now $40, or $35 if you pay before you get to the airport. The second bag will cost you $45. Fox – 5 Atlanta American Airlines’ pilots union is warning that it’s been tracking a “significant spike” …
International carriers faced flight disruptions on Monday as Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed alternative options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia. Iran’s retaliation on Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones, which were mostly shot down by Israel’s U.S.-backed missile defense system, caused chaos in the aviation industry. Over …
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to reporters as he departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shake-up for …
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing possible temporary action against United Airlines beyond what was described in a letter the company sent to employees Friday, two sources familiar tell CBS News. This comes in response to a series of concerning incidents involving United aircraft over the last month that included a wheel coming off a Boeing 777, and a panel …
By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren / Woodland Park Zoo (cropped) Alaska Airlines flight attendant Amber May has had some unusual requests in her 10 years of flying, but being asked to help save some flamingo eggs just about topped them all. “A passenger rang the call button and asked if I would help keep some eggs warm,” …
More people than ever were caught with firearms — the vast majority of them loaded — at security checkpoints at U.S. airports in 2023, federal officials said. The numbers remain small: Out of 858 million people screened before boarding an airplane, Transportation Security Administration agents found just 6,737 guns. But that’s still the most ever …
By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG PORTLAND, Ore. — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon, on the way to Ontario, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska …
Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions. More than 1.1 million people in parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming were under blizzard warnings on Monday afternoon with heavy snowfall, strong winds and icy conditions expected. “Significant winter storm will ‘let …
By CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. — An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from jail pending trial Thursday, after an Oregon judge approved it with conditions that include keeping away from aircraft. Multnomah County …