Airlines

Transportation Secretary Duffy Announces New Air Traffic Control Infrastructure Plan

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Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system

4:21pm May 08, 2025

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.

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Staffing Shortages And Technology Issues Cause Week-Long Delays At Newark Airport

What is happening at Newark Airport? This and other questions answered

9:29pm May 06, 2025

Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at Newark's airport over the past several days are giving passengers headaches and spurring promises to improve the nation's air traffic control system.

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American Airlines Plane And Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Near Reagan National Airport

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Delta plane and Air Force jet ordered to maneuver to avoid collision near DCA airport

12:56pm March 29, 2025

A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers.

Markets Open After Dow Loses Nearly 900 Points Monday On Recession Fears

Stocks sink again, as Trump's tariff policies spark chaos

1:48pm March 11, 2025

Trump has long boasted about the market's performance under him. But now he seems to have other priorities.

2 bodies found in JetBlue plane's landing gear compartment at a Florida airport

11:22am January 07, 2025

The bodies were located in the wheel well area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. It's the second time over the past month that a body has been found in the wheel well of an airplane.

Boeing 737 Max Public Flights Resume As American Airlines Flies From Miami To New York

'Gate lice' begone? Airline seeks to enforce order in boarding process

1:13pm October 24, 2024

What’s a traveler with a carry-on bag to do as they watch scores of people file onto a plane with limited overhead bin space? Wait their turn, American Airlines says.

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Airlines could soon be banned from charging fees for seating families together

1:57pm August 01, 2024

by Alana Wise

The Biden administration has sought to eliminate airline "junk fees," which are unexpected and obscured additional costs on travel tickets.

A traveler looks for baggage amid rows of unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in June.

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Broken wings: Complaints about U.S. airlines soared again this year

5:00am December 14, 2023

by Joel Rose

Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.

If it's a Rolex you're after, you're in luck. There are almost always a few available at Unclaimed Baggage. In fact, the most expensive item ever sold here was a platinum Rolex that was appraised for $64,000 and sold for $32,000 in 2014.

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U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

4:10pm November 24, 2023

by Melanie Peeples

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Paula Rodriguez and her dog, Maia, were separated while on their way from the Dominican Republic to San Francisco on Aug. 18. Rodriguez was turned away by border agents and forced to catch a flight home without Maia, who was lost by Delta Air Lines staff.

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Owner reunited with her dog that roamed the Atlanta airport for 3 weeks

8:18pm September 11, 2023

by Dustin Jones

Maia the dog escaped from her carrier last month while being loaded onto a plane at the busiest airport in the world. An online community banded together to reunite her with her owner.