Restrictions Ordered for Helicopters Near Reagan Airport After Plane Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration will adopt two urgent recommendations issued by a federal safety board to reduce and reroute helicopter ...
Tag: Airlines and Airplanes
Southwest Airlines Will Begin Charging for Checked Bags, Ending a Beloved Policy
Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday that it would start charging for checked bags, ending another longtime policy that had set ...
Your Bag’s Hidden Journey From Check-In to Plane
Each day, Delta operates an average of 260 flights at LaGuardia, an airport known for tight turnaround times, with roughly ...
Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.
The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming increasingly confusing as some airlines in Asia change their policies, citing ...
Delta Air Lines Lowers Profit Outlook on Weaker Demand
Delta Air Lines on Monday cut its financial forecast for the first three months of the year, saying that growing ...
FedEx Plane Lands With Engine on Fire at Newark Airport After Bird Strike
A bird strike forced a FedEx cargo plane to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday ...
Travel Rewards Programs Now: Too Many Points, Not Enough Seats
“Rely less on the airline to just offer you a good deal,” Mr. Leff said. “Often you want two cards: ...
Canada Urges Its Travelers to Stay Home as Trade War With U.S. Continues
In a speech this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, clearly annoyed by import tariffs levied by President Trump ...
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After ‘Possible Smoke’ in Plane, F.A.A. Says
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after the crew reported “possible smoke” ...
Airbus Says U.S. Tariffs Would Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Airline Industry
Airbus, the world’s largest commercial airplane maker, said on Thursday that it was preparing for the possibility of new U.S. ...
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation Department, about his handling ...
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from ...
Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the FAA
The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers were ...
What Airplane Passengers Should Know About Flight Safety Amid Crashes
A deadly midair collision involving a commercial airplane and an army helicopter. Multiple crashes in various countries. Planes catching on ...
Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash
The family of one of the 67 victims of a plane crash last month near Washington filed two legal claims ...
Delta Plane Crashes at Toronto Airport While Landing
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon, with ...
The Sublime Beauty That Airplanes Leave Behind
I spend most days working from home, in my apartment in San Francisco’s Richmond District. When the morning fog has ...
Unruly Passenger Aboard Frontier Flight Bashes Window and Is Subdued
Chaos erupted aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston this week when a man started bashing a window ...
Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
Just after 8:43 p.m. on Jan. 29, an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, posed a ...
Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
Flying helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport always carries some risk. But the conditions on the moonless night of Jan. ...
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