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  1. Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Big Issue. Business, Yesterday

    The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.

  2. Air Canada and Striking Flight Attendants’ Union Reach Tentative Deal World, Yesterday

    Thousands of flight attendants must still approve the agreement. The walkout, which began Saturday, has disrupted half a million travelers’ plans, the airline said.

  3. A.I. Travel Tools Are Everywhere. Are They Any Good? Travel, Yesterday

    A.I.-powered tools can help you plan trips, squeeze value out of loyalty programs and translate languages. But don’t give up Google Flights just yet.

  4. Frustrations Mount for 500,000 Passengers Affected by Air Canada Strike Travel, August 18

    Many passengers are still struggling to find alternative transportation and are angry at the airline. “You feel like you’re at their mercy,” said one.

  5. Passengers Stranded as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Continues Video, August 18

    Passengers on Canada’s largest airline waited to be rebooked or compensated for flight cancellations as the walkout disrupted travel across the country.

  6. Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order World, August 17

    The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will most likely continue for at least a second day.

  7. If You’ll Pay $800 for a Credit Card, You’re in Demand Business, August 17

    Credit card companies and airlines are in a race for customers who spend the most money — and that is making it harder for many other customers to score deals and perks.

  8. Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights World, August 16

    A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.

  9. As Strike Looms, Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration World, August 15

    Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.

  10. As the Air Canada Strike Looms, Here’s What Travelers Need to Know Travel, August 15

    A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.

  11. Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Crippling Strike World, August 14

    The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.

  12. El influente estadounidense atrapado cerca de la Antártida se siente ‘aislado y solitario’ En español, August 14

    Ethan Guo, un piloto y creador de contenidos de 20 años, dijo que desde junio está atrapado en una base chilena. Las autoridades habían dicho que había aterrizado allí sin permiso.

  13. American Pilot, 20, Stuck Off Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’ World, August 13

    Ethan Guo, a content creator, said that he has been effectively trapped at a Chilean base since June. The authorities had said he landed there without permission.

  14. Lo que hay que saber del sarampión al viajar En español, August 13

    Los viajes de verano hacen temer la propagación de este virus altamente infeccioso. He aquí cómo protegerte a ti y a tu familia.

  15. If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private Video, August 10

    The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.

  16. Inspector General to Review F.A.A.’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Crash U.S., August 8

    The announcement comes a week after the National Transportation Safety Board grilled aviation officials about safety gaps in the airspace near the capital.

  17. The ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Site Once Changed History. Now, It’s Testing the Law Again. Climate, August 8

    Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.

  18. F.A.A. Plans to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers but Still Expects Shortages U.S., August 8

    The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would not be enough to end a shortage of controllers.

  19. Help! Delta Deserted Us After an Emergency Landing in the Azores. Travel, August 7

    When a flight from Madrid to New York had engine trouble over the Atlantic, 282 passengers ended up at a tiny, remote airport wondering what happens next.

  20. United Airlines Halts U.S. Flights Because of a System Outage Business, August 7

    The airline said it expected additional flight delays through Wednesday night “as we work through the issue.”

  21. 4 Dead After Medical Transport Plane Crashes in Arizona U.S., August 6

    The plane was landing at Chinle Municipal Airport in the Navajo Nation in Arizona to pick up a patient for a medical transfer. It was not immediately clear what had caused the crash.

  22. Spirit Airlines Pilot Is Charged With Stalking Two Children Business, August 5

    The pilot, Dominic Cipolla, was arrested in July while on duty at New Orleans International Airport, the airline said.

  23. Es hora de agendar un viaje de verano de última hora En español, August 5

    El final del verano ofrece grandes ahorros en billetes de avión y menos multitudes. Los expertos dicen que hay más ofertas de vuelos de lo habitual.

  24. Decades of Blunders Put a Lethal Wall at the End of a South Korean Runway World, August 5

    The New York Times identified a series of missteps that made a Jeju Air flight’s catastrophic end much more deadly.

  25. Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the Jeju Air Crash World, August 5

    Original designs for a structure at the end of the runway stipulated that it should break apart easily on impact. It ended up being made of concrete.

  26. Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety U.S., August 5

    A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet.

  27. The Price May Be Right for That Last-Minute Summer Trip Travel, August 4

    Late summer has steep airfare savings and smaller crowds. Experts say there are more flight deals than usual and great prices for international trips.

  28. Electric Air Taxi Company Plans to Acquire a Helicopter Business Business, August 4

    Joby Aviation, which is developing electric aircraft, will acquire the passenger business of Blade, a New York helicopter operator, for $125 million.

  29. Boeing Workers Who Make Fighter Jets Are Set to Strike Business, August 3

    About 3,200 machinists in St. Louis are poised to walk off the job after failing to reach an agreement on wages and retirement benefits.

  30. When Everybody Has Airport Lounge Access, Nobody Does Opinion, August 3

    Airport lounges have never been more popular — and not worth the hassle.

  31. Why Even Basic Airline Seats Keep Getting More ‘Premium’ Business, August 2

    As travel demand sinks, both legacy airlines and budget brands have turned to a strategy of ever-expanding upgrades.

  32. Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash U.S., August 2

    Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting American Airlines Flight 5342 before the two aircraft collided on Jan. 29, Army experts said.

  33. How 3 Lives Intersected in the Final Moments of the D.C. Crash U.S., August 1

    Documents released in the inquiry into the deadly collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet reveal a smart but shaky pilot, a wary instructor and an overwhelmed air traffic controller.

  34. ¿Una aplicación para vencer el ‘jet lag’? Esta fue nuestra experiencia En español, August 1

    En los últimos años han surgido aplicaciones con programas personalizados y basados en la ciencia para superar el desfase horario. Viajamos al otro lado del mundo y de regreso para ver si funcionan.

  35. Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash U.S., August 1

    Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash.

  36. Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing U.S., July 31

    After hours of testimony and thousands of pages of new documents, here’s what emerged in the first day of a marathon National Transportation Safety Board hearing.

  37. Transcripts Reveal Confusion and Frustration in Black Hawk Cockpit Before Deadly Crash U.S., July 30

    New documents from investigators reveal muffled communications during the final minutes before the helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

  38. Investigators Home in on Altitude Discrepancy in Army Helicopter Before Potomac Crash U.S., July 30

    Flight instruments probably led the Black Hawk crew to believe the helicopter was lower than it actually was before the collision with a commercial airplane on Jan. 29.

  39. Delta Pilot Arrested in Cockpit Faces 24 Felonies in Child Sex Case U.S., July 30

    The pilot was removed from the cockpit of a plane after it landed in San Francisco on Saturday night. A woman was also charged in a related felony complaint.

  40. Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem World, July 30

    A company that provides air traffic control services said it had resolved a “technical issue.” The delays came months after a power outage forced Heathrow Airport to shut down for 16 hours.

  41. Pilots for Army Black Hawk Discussed Changing Course Before Crash U.S., July 30

    The maneuver might have taken the helicopter out of the direct path of a passenger jet as it was trying to land at Reagan Airport on Jan. 29.

  42. The Biggest Unanswered Questions About the Reagan Airport Crash U.S., July 30

    Six months after a midair collision killed 67 people outside Washington, transportation safety officials will hear testimony from the key players whose pilots were involved in the accident.

  43. Federal Investigators Set to Begin Hearings on D.C. Plane Crash U.S., July 30

    The National Transportation Safety Board is also expected to release a trove of documents related to the fatal midair collision in January between an Army helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport.

  44. The Battle to Beat Jet Lag: Can an App Make a Difference? Travel, July 30

    Apps promising to swiftly ease jet lag have proliferated. We traveled to the other side of the globe and back to see if they made a difference for a long-haul journey.

  45. Republicans Unveil Aviation Safety Bill Before D.C. Crash Hearings U.S., July 29

    The legislation, led by Senator Ted Cruz, the Republican chairman of a panel that oversees air travel, has a number of high-profile supporters — but no Democrats, yet.

  46. Boeing Reports Strongest Revenue in Six Years Business, July 29

    Although the aerospace company lost money in the second quarter, it built and sold more planes as it recovered from quality crises and a workers strike.

  47. Pilot Facing Child Sex Abuse Materials Charges Is Arrested After Flight, U.S. Says Business, July 28

    The pilot was led away while the crew and passengers remained on board, according to eyewitness reports.

  48. Passengers Evacuate Burning Plane in Denver Video, July 28

    Passengers rushed out of an American Airlines plane after the pilot ordered them to evacuate because of a fire. The flight was headed to Miami from Denver International Airport.

  49. Passengers Evacuate Smoky Plane on Emergency Chute at Denver Airport U.S., July 27

    A small fire in the brake system just ahead of the jet’s takeoff prompted the evacuation of 173 passengers and six crew members, the authorities said.

  50. Small Plane With 3 Aboard Crashes Off California Coast U.S., July 27

    The plane has been located, the U.S. Coast Guard said, and two people have been found unresponsive. A search for the third person is continuing.

  51. 2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff U.S., July 25

    The sudden maneuver was made during a Friday flight out of California after two collision safety alerts sounded in the cockpit, causing the pilots to take evasive action, the airline said.

  52. Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars Business, July 25

    Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.

  53. Los vuelos de conexión entre Europa y EE. UU. podrían volverse más ágiles En español, July 25

    A partir de este mes, los viajeros de varios vuelos de Londres podrán saltarse los controles aduaneros estándar y llegar más rápidamente a sus puertas de conexión.

  54. Southwest Passenger Says She Was Ejected From Flight Based on Her Race Travel, July 24

    On a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., last November, the passenger said she was the only Black person seated in an exit row when she was asked to leave.

  55. Flight Attendant Who Filmed Girls in Lavatory Is Sentenced to More Than 18 Years U.S., July 24

    The former flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, N.C., secretly filmed girls using the restroom on American Airlines flights in 2023, prosecutors said.

  56. Making Connections on Flights to the U.S. from Europe Could Get Easier Travel, July 23

    On select routes from London offered by American and Delta, travelers will bypass standard customs and skip rechecking bags as part of a program that could expand to other airports.

  57. 2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says World, July 23

    The mistakes were found after DNA testing by a coroner in London. The Indian government said bodies of the Flight 171 victims “were handled with utmost professionalism.”

  58. El lujo en el aeropuerto ahora se ve en la comida En español, July 23

    En busca de pasajeros adinerados, las aerolíneas y las compañías de tarjetas de crédito están abasteciendo sus salas de élite con caviar, bares de sushi y chefs de renombre.

  59. Power Bank Suspected as Cause of Fire on Virgin Australia Flight World, July 23

    Airlines have tightened rules regarding portable batteries after a rise in episodes on planes in recent years.

  60. Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches World, July 22

    An investigation into a deadly crash last month has focused on control switches that cut off fuel to an Air India Boeing jet after takeoff.

  61. Will Trump’s Tariffs Spoil Earnings Season? Business, July 22

    General Motors is the latest company to record a hit from the president’s trade war. But so far, investors remain upbeat.

  62. Students Killed After Fighter Jet Crashes Into School in Bangladesh Video, July 21

    The Bangladeshi military said that a mechanical error caused an Air Force training aircraft to crash onto a school campus for students ranging from elementary to high school.

  63. Alaska Airlines reanuda sus operaciones tras una falla de software En español, July 21

    La aerolínea anunció que terminó la inmovilización de su flota luego de un fallo que duró unas tres horas y dijo que era probable que se produjeran “impactos residuales” en sus operaciones.

  64. SkyWest Flight Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision Near Military Base U.S., July 21

    After the passenger jet landed safely in North Dakota, the pilot told passengers that he had made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid hitting a military aircraft.

  65. Bangladesh Air Force Plane Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 19 World, July 21

    More than 160 people were injured after the training aircraft crashed in Dhaka, the capital, according to military officials. The country’s interim leader called the loss “irreparable.”

  66. For the Privileged Few, Airport Food Hits a New Height of Luxury Food, July 21

    In pursuit of well-heeled fliers, airlines and credit card companies are stocking their elite lounges with caviar, sushi bars and big-name chefs.

  67. Air Traffic Control Problems Are Only the Latest Tap on the Airline Beat Corrections, May 18

    Air travel was supposed to be just one part of Niraj Chokshi’s assignment at The Times. But then the pandemic started a wave of news that hasn’t really stopped.

  68. How Did Covid Change Travel? You Had a Lot to Say. Travel, March 15

    The ups and downs of the last five years have had a huge impact on how we fly, where we go and whether we travel at all. We asked readers to share their stories.

  69. ¿Vas a viajar? Una mascarilla puede ayudarte a prevenir la covid En español, August 14

    Los casos de COVID-19 en EE. UU.están en niveles muy altos y faltan semanas para que lleguen las nuevas vacunas, así que pedimos consejo a los expertos sobre cuándo y dónde llevar protección.

  70. Late-Summer Travel Plans? You Might Want to Put On a Mask. Travel, August 14

    With U.S. Covid-19 cases at very high levels and new vaccines still several weeks away, we asked experts for their advice on when and where to wear a mask.

  71. Los problemas de calidad de Boeing en 4 claves En español, March 28

    Sus empleados afirmaron que las dificultades de la empresa que fabrica aviones no son nuevas, pero que se agravaron durante la pandemia, cuando perdió a miles de sus trabajadores más experimentados.

  72. Caen las tarifas aéreas en EE. UU., para alivio de los pasajeros En español, November 16

    Las aerolíneas están comenzando a ofrecer precios de rebaja, una señal de que tienen problemas para llenar los aviones.

  73. Cathay Pacific Fights to Emerge From the Long Shadow of Covid Business, May 29

    Pandemic lockdowns, on the heels of the turmoil of pro-democracy protests, hurt an airline that relied on Hong Kong as a vibrant gateway to Asia.

  74. F.A.A. Spends $100 Million to Help Prevent Runway Accidents Business, May 23

    The money is intended to reduce “incursions,” in which planes, vehicles and people mistakenly obstruct runways, and it will be used on infrastructure improvements.

  75. How Finnair’s Huge Bet on Faster Flights to Asia Suddenly Came Undone Sunday Business, October 20

    When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.

  76. London’s Heathrow Airport to End Passenger Cap in Late October Business, October 3

    The cap was initially expected to end in September. Heathrow said fewer cancellations and shorter waits for luggage meant it could remove the limit.

  77. From Flight Attendant to Funeral Planner: New Beginnings in the Covid Era Business, July 25

    The pandemic upended careers in Hong Kong and around the world, forcing or inspiring people to make radical changes in their lives.

  78. Passengers Sigh as Heathrow Caps Numbers to Head Off ‘Airmageddon’ Foreign, July 16

    After two years of pandemic-enforced staycations, demand for travel has come roaring back in Europe, and airports are finding it impossible to keep up.

  79. Random coronavirus testing will resume for international passengers arriving in Canada at four major airports. Foreign, July 14

    The country’s mandatory testing program was paused last month as the government worked to shift the testing out of Canada’s busy airport terminals.

  80. The C.D.C. is still unprepared to respond quickly to disease threats posed by international travel, a U.S. audit finds. Express, July 12

    A new report exposes the outdated data collection methods still relied on by the public health agency.

  81. Workers at Airports Have Had It Business, July 1

    Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay.

  82. Workers at Airports Have Had It Business, July 1

    Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay.

  83. Understanding the Summer Air Travel Mess Travel, July 1

    Going into the Fourth of July weekend, with nearly 13 million people expected to fly on U.S. carriers, we look at the numbers behind the delays and cancellations and see what lessons can be learned.

  84. Hold Onto Your Hats (and Bags). Travelers to Europe Face Chaos. Business, June 14

    Hours in security lines. Canceled flights. Lost baggage. Here’s a look at how you could be affected by travel disruptions this summer and tips on how to prepare.

  85. Test to Return to the U.S. by Air Will Be Dropped Travel, June 10

    In a move hailed by the travel industry, starting Sunday morning passengers will be able to board flights to the U.S. without a negative coronavirus test.

  86. Testing Positive and Using the ‘Backdoor’ to Get Into the U.S. Travel, May 28

    Entering the United States by air requires a negative coronavirus test. Some people who can’t provide one are using a workaround: flying to Canada or Mexico, then entering via a land border.

  87. Despite a resurgent virus, millions of Americans are expected to be traveling over the holiday weekend. Travel, May 27

    This is likely to be one of the busiest travel periods since the start of the pandemic.