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Set to be in place throughout the summer, the limit aims to ease congestion after less than 60 percent of flights ran on schedule.
Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they are thinking in decades, not years.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that it was investigating the interaction, and that pilots were banned from “nonessential communication” below a certain altitude.
If tankers do not soon begin crossing the Strait of Hormuz, airlines in Europe may not have enough jet fuel to operate all of their flights.
An airline agent’s attempt at a good deed went astray when it caused a 90-year-old traveler to miss his flight. Who should pay for his hotel and meals?
The Times’s Rome bureau chief is still getting a feel for a pontiff who is willing to challenge President Trump and use his sense of humor.
Senate leaders say key provisions fall short of what is necessary to prevent aircraft from midair collisions.
Air New Zealand will begin offering economy passengers four-hour naps in private pods on certain long-haul flights. Will other carriers follow its lead?
Starting on April 20, the airline will limit passengers to one lithium battery-powered portable charger per person.
An interagency dispute over the use of high-energy lasers near airports led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airspace twice in Texas this year.
The lack of clarity has frustrated employees as Congress battles over how to fund the department.
An association of airports told European Union officials that fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had to restart within three weeks to avoid a “systemic” shortage.
Security lines are shorter, but the shutdown continues and pay is unresolved. With the World Cup around the corner, T.S.A. agents are tempering their expectations.
Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.
Shady hotel booking sites, misleading customer service numbers and hacked airline loyalty accounts have snared travelers. Here’s how to avoid getting scammed.
The airline said demand for tickets remained very strong despite the effects of the war in Iran.
En La Première, el servicio transatlántico de primera clase de Air France, nada es considerado un exceso y cada nuevo capricho parece más suntuoso que el anterior.
American and Canadian airlines, squeezed by surging fuel costs from the war in Iran, are adding “sticky” new bag fees and surcharges, on top of higher fares.
The disruptions caused by the Iran war will significantly impact our cost of living.
A writer reports from inside the premium bubble, where there’s no such thing as too much, petty annoyances are nonexistent and the real world never intrudes.
Search and rescue efforts continued after a U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran. One of the two crew members was rescued, but the fate of the other was unknown.
The U.S. military aircraft with a two-person crew was shot down in Iran on Friday.
United is introducing restrictive base fares in its most profitable cabins: premium economy and business class.
The airline, which now charges up to $59 for one checked bag on a domestic flight, could influence other carriers strained by the war in Iran.
Officials are said to be examining whether a controller had to use an emergency phone just before the crash at LaGuardia. They have yet to determine the cause of the crash and are also focusing on other avenues.
Investigators cited a possible technical malfunction.
An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.
At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.
Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.
Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco’s airport.
The airport near West Palm Beach will be rebranded the President Donald J. Trump International Airport on July 1, if approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.
The chief executive of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, has faced backlash over a video he released primarily in English over the crash at LaGuardia Airport. Canada has two official languages, French and English, and the video was criticized as dismissive of French-speaking Canadians.
Los agentes de la TSA han dejado de ir a trabajar o renunciado tras semanas sin cobrar durante el cierre parcial del gobierno. Agentes del ICE han empezado a cubrir sus funciones.
The hourslong waits at airports appear to be easing after the president signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.
Michael Rousseau’s mostly English statement after a fatal runway collision drew sharp criticism. The airline said it would emphasize French fluency in its search for a successor.
Transportation Security Agency officers have called out of work or quit after weeks of not getting paid during a partial government shutdown. ICE agents have begun to fill their roles.
Transportation safety officers are set to be paid on Monday, but Tom Homan, the White House’s border czar, said ICE agents may stay where there are shortages.
The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.
How a cascade of seemingly minor events led to the worst runway disaster at LaGuardia Airport in decades.
President Trump signed a memo late Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to restore pay to airport screeners.
Our graphics reporter Lazaro Gamio breaks down the second-by-second analysis leading up to the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport.
As T.S.A. staff shortages continued on Friday, some airports saw interminably long wait times, while others barely had a wait at all, adding to travelers’ confusion.
Days after the disaster on a LaGuardia runway, two veterans of a specialized rescue unit have been released from the hospital.
N.T.S.B. investigators documented the aftermath of an accident at LaGuardia Airport on March 22 that left two people dead and dozens injured.
Los legisladores han tenido dificultades para llegar a un acuerdo sobre la financiación del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, del que depende la TSA. Sus agentes llevan semanas sin recibir compensación.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating after a helicopter crossed into the path of United Airlines Flight 589.
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
The bill excludes funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package on Friday.
After a fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on a runway, attention has focused on why the truck didn’t heed frantic calls to stop.
President Trump said on Truth Social that he would order pay for T.S.A. agents, who have worked for weeks without compensation, as a stalemate in Congress over funding has brought chaos to airports.
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
A handful of airports, including San Francisco and Kansas City International, participate in a program that lets them rely on private screeners instead of T.S.A. agents.
No estaba claro si el hecho de que los agentes ayudaran a revisar a los pasajeros mejoraría los tiempos de espera. Algunos viajeros expresaron su preocupación.
Officials expect the airport in New York to be fully operational later on Thursday. One of its two runways had been closed since Sunday, when a jet hit a truck, killing two pilots.
Los aeropuertos de EE. UU. se han convertido en un símbolo de la disfunción del gobierno, y la temporada de viajes de primavera está a la vuelta de la esquina.
Long lines are plaguing many American airports because of a shortage of Transportation Security Administration staff.
It was unclear whether having agents helping with screening passengers would improve wait times. Some travelers expressed worries.
American airports have become a symbol of government dysfunction, and the spring travel season is just around the corner.
With lines stretching for hours and passengers missing flights, fliers are desperate to ease the wait at security. There are some steps you can take, but no guarantees.
The lack of French in Michael Rousseau’s speech about the deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport reignited a debate over linguistic inclusivity in Canada.
Lines were long at airports nationwide Tuesday amid T.S.A. staffing shortages, but passengers at Bush Intercontinental Airport waited more than four hours to pass through checkpoints.
We look at why flying right now is awful.
There's a deeper story behind the turbulence in the airline industry.
Travelers are waiting hours at security checkpoints, paying top dollar for tickets and worrying about safety after a deadly crash at LaGuardia.
International tourism declined slightly in 2025 from the year before, even as the total number of visitors increased, the city’s tourism agency said.
The price of jet fuel has almost doubled since the start of the war. Our reporter Niraj Chokshi, who covers aviation, describes what that will mean for flights.
Kathryn Garcia, who began leading the agency in February, consoled two injured firefighters and dealt with delays at the three big airports serving New York City.
Scenes from extra long lines at two airports, and a surprising discovery at a third.
In the early stages of the investigation into the Air Canada Express crash on Sunday night, a hazy timeline has begun to emerge.
Survivors of an Air Canada Express flight that crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening recalled details of the terrifying incident.
Airport escorts and “red coat” assistance for lawmakers will be suspended, the airline said on Tuesday, citing the extended partial government shutdown.
The local leaders of the union representing T.S.A. workers characterized the ICE officers in airports as unhelpful and a distraction.
The pilots were identified as Antoine Forest, 30, and Mackenzie Gunther. They were the only two fatalities in the plane’s collision with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
The hours-long lines at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday follow a deadly runway crash and a T.S.A. agent shortage due to the Homeland Security shutdown.
Some airlines and travelers, especially in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, are bearing the brunt of the pain, while others are doing better.
The runway where a fire truck struck an Air Canada plane will remain closed as investigators clear debris and gather evidence.
El despliegue ocurre en medio de la disputa por el financiamiento del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, que ha provocado cierres, largas filas y vuelos perdidos.
Has the Homeland Security shutdown disrupted your life? We want to hear about it today.
The investigation into the crash that killed two pilots will include an examination of the black boxes.
A military aircraft crashed on Monday shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, killing more than 60 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
President Trump has increasingly used Immigration and Customs Enforcement to push personal and political objectives, and on Monday sent agents to airports across the country to help deal with long security lines.
Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were sent on Monday to airports contending with long security lines.
One specialist was caught in a three-hour line for security at a Houston airport, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
Two controllers were said to be working at LaGuardia Airport’s control center at the time of the crash that killed two pilots, and one had been dealing with an odor on a United Airlines plane.
Una asistente de vuelo fue expulsada del avión, pero los pasajeros lograron abrir una puerta de emergencia y evacuar por su cuenta.
The collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck in New York brought the shortcomings of U.S. traffic control in focus.
The president is using the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security as leverage to pass a strict voter ID bill. Critics say the bill would place an undue burden on eligible voters.
The deployment comes as a battle over Department of Homeland Security funding has led to closed security checkpoints, long lines and missed flights.
The two pilots of a Air Canada Express jet were killed after a collision with a Port Authority fire truck on Sunday at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Un avión de transporte militar “sufrió un trágico accidente” cuando despegaba del sur de Colombia, según las autoridades. El número de víctimas no estaba claro.
A flight attendant was ejected from the airplane, a passenger said, but the people onboard still managed to open an emergency door and evacuate themselves from the plane.
A military transport aircraft was involved in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, according to the authorities. The military was still investigating the cause.
Several minutes after the collision, a controller told the pilot of a Frontier jet that “we were dealing with an emergency earlier,” according to audio reviewed by The New York Times.
The agents were sent to help understaffed T.S.A. teams manage long security lines. But early on Monday, it was unclear what impact they were having.
Dos pilotos murieron y decenas de personas resultaron heridas cuando un avión colisionó con un camión de bomberos en la pista.
A collision between a plane and a fire truck on the tarmac has disrupted travel to and from the busy New York hub.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of others were injured when a regional jet collided with a fire truck on the runway.
Plus, chasing meteorites for money.
Emergency crews swarmed a damaged Air Canada Express plane with a sheared off nose at LaGuardia Airport.
A ground stop was in effect early Monday as the Fire Department said it was responding to a runway incident. A New York Times journalist saw an Air Canada plane on the runway with a sheared-off nose.
The shortage of checkpoint workers created lines of at least three hours at LaGuardia Airport. Many passengers doubted ICE agents were the solution.
El presidente lanzó la amenaza de desplegar agentes del ICE en un aparente intento de obligar a los demócratas a aprobar un nuevo presupuesto para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional.
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, confirmed on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would help security officials ease long lines at airports starting Monday. Transportation Security Administration officers have been working without pay amid a partial government shutdown that has led some workers to call out of work or quit.
Tom Homan, President Trump’s chief border official, said plans were being drawn up to send immigration and customs agents to U.S. airports.
The president issued a threat to deploy ICE agents in an apparent attempt to force Democrats to approve a new budget for the Department of Homeland Security.
Como China y otros grandes proveedores de petróleo refinado de la región restringen las exportaciones, los países dependientes de las importaciones están desesperados por asegurarse el suministro de combustible.
El país caribeño depende del turismo, pero la falta de combustible y los grandes cortes de electricidad están obligando a muchos viajeros a cancelar sus visitas. Esto es a lo que podrían enfrentarse.
The island is dependent on tourism, but a lack of fuel and extensive power outages are forcing many travelers to cancel. Here’s what visitors might face.
One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.
As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.
The National Transportation Safety Board said that it was investigating a “close call” that happened as the planes were landing on Tuesday evening.
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The notice suspends the practice of allowing helicopter pilots to rely on visual separation to avoid striking other aircraft, as happened during last year’s deadly midair collision in Washington.
Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have become some of the world’s largest and most profitable thanks to their location at the center of busy travel routes.
La decisión del gobierno Trump de detener el ingreso de petroleo extranjero está hundiendo el turismo en la isla, un sector vital para la economía cubana en medio de una crisis cada vez más profunda.
The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Las aerolíneas están comenzando a ofrecer precios de rebaja, una señal de que tienen problemas para llenar los aviones.
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.
The money is intended to reduce “incursions,” in which planes, vehicles and people mistakenly obstruct runways, and it will be used on infrastructure improvements.
When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.
The cap was initially expected to end in September. Heathrow said fewer cancellations and shorter waits for luggage meant it could remove the limit.
The pandemic upended careers in Hong Kong and around the world, forcing or inspiring people to make radical changes in their lives.
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.
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.
A new report exposes the outdated data collection methods still relied on by the public health agency.
Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay.
Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is likely to be one of the busiest travel periods since the start of the pandemic.