The requirement to test for Covid before flying to the United States is hated by many travelers and the U.S. travel industry. But the government shows no sign of getting rid of it.
The carrier made a tender offer valued at $3.2 billion and said it was willing to pay more if Spirit cooperated with an acquisition.
Domestic travel has returned faster than international. And some destinations like Las Vegas are rebounding more quickly than big cities like New York.
The East Hampton Airport is set to close on May 17, but frequent fliers, business owners and others have filed lawsuits to keep it open.
“My pilot has gone incoherent, and I have no idea how to fly the airplane,” the passenger of a Cessna told air traffic control Tuesday afternoon.
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Passengers said that after landing in Germany, more than 100 people were blocked from boarding a connecting flight to Hungary, after a handful of passengers disobeyed a mask requirement.
The decision came as countries across the bloc were loosening restrictions in response to the current rates of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity.
Newly released documents about the 2019 crash revealed that the pilot failed to completely remove ice from the wings before takeoff, and that the plane was overloaded with passengers.
The F.A.A. also introduced a “zero tolerance” policy against poor passenger behavior earlier this year.
The move underscores the importance of the federal government to the aerospace giant’s business.
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After wandering the aisles and assaulting three crew members, Maxwell Berry, a passenger who was flying to Miami, was strapped to his seat with tape.
When a laser pointer reaches a cockpit, it can disorient or “completely incapacitate” a pilot, said the agency, which recorded more than 9,700 such cases last year.
The airline said regulators would be skeptical of letting the companies merge as long as JetBlue was in a partnership with American Airlines.
Two new books trace the evolution of the industry from the perspective of women who worked in it.
Are travelers missing out by not playing the credit-card game in search of first-class tickets? Our new Tripped Up columnist considers the fees and the benefits of two cards.
A shipment of five million honeybees was diverted to Atlanta and left out on a hot tarmac. Local beekeepers tried to come to the rescue, but very few survived.
The airline reported a $278 million loss in the first three months of the year.
Mr. Cawthorn, 26, a pro-Trump North Carolina congressman, was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon on city property, police in Charlotte said.
The mask rule on planes and public transportation has been targeted by the travel industry and Republican lawmakers. In the end, it was brought down by a little-known nonprofit, a conservative judge and chance.
Meta, Apple, Amazon and others will report their first-quarter earnings.
Many readers of The Times said a judge’s decision to strike down the mask mandate on public transportation was “political” and “outrageous.” Others called it a relief.
Airlines are struggling to find enough pilots and to diversify a profession that has been very resistant to change.
China is hosting this year’s Winter Olympics in a bubble. For me, the bubble formed not in Beijing — but more than 5,000 miles away, at Charles de Gaulle Airport, outside of Paris.
Are you flying for the holidays? Here’s what to keep in mind as you get ready for the airport.
Airlines expect to carry many more people — and bags — over the holidays as demand recovers to nearly where it was before the pandemic.
Here are answers to a few key holiday travel questions
Thousands of people have headed to the airport trying to flee, but Taliban fighters have blocked entrances, fired rifles and beaten some people in the crowds.
Maps and satellite images of the airport show the chaos as people race to leave Afghanistan.
Here’s what a recent trip through Miami International Airport looked like for a New York Times reporter.
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The crew said it was a smooth maiden voyage for the Stratolaunch, which is designed to carry rockets to blast commercial satellites into space.
India’s second-largest airline is out of cash and operating just nine planes. The outlook for a rescue is grim.
Aircraft makers rarely face a criminal investigation resulting from plane crashes. Here is a look what laws investigators might consider.