The T.S.A. is testing machines that can more thoroughly scan what’s in carry-on bags, so there would be less need to search bags by hand.
Flight instructors and aviation experts were split on whether video games and simulations could prepare someone to operate a real plane.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued the airline, accusing it of discrimination. United Airlines disputes the allegations.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport said no passengers were on the 76-seat plane, which officials said was taken by an airline employee believed to be suicidal.
Another airport kerfuffle over dress codes has raised accusations of sexism, and questions of style.
A government program provides few rules for how companies can use or store the biometric data that verifies passengers’ identity, opening it up to potential abuse.
Airline lounge access and early boarding are more than V.I.P. perks. Companies want their employees relaxed and ready to do business when they land.
The authorities said the World War II-era Junkers Ju-52 propeller plane was carrying 17 passengers and three crew members when it hit a mountain in the Alps.
All 103 people aboard an Aeromexico flight survived a crash just after takeoff. Several were Mexican-Americans from the Chicago area.
David Cooley, who owns a gay bar in West Hollywood, said his partner was given a choice: Move for the straight couple or get off the plane.
The Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was hardly the first plane to go off the radar.
Four years after the flight bound for Beijing vanished, a 495-page official report rebutted some conspiracy theories but provided no definitive conclusions.
Thanks to China, it doesn’t know when it will be back again.
The university student held up a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul for about two hours, and her video of the encounter went viral.
Elin Ersson, a student, live-streamed the standoff on a Turkish Airlines flight, in which she refused to take her seat until a man who was being deported to Afghanistan was removed.
The low-cost airline has faced widespread unrest among its staff since a scheduling issue last year led to a dispute over work conditions.
American, United Airlines, and Delta were among the last holdouts against a Chinese effort to force all airlines to drop any references to Taiwan as a separate country.
MGM Resorts’s maneuver sets up the first legal test of an antiterrorism law that is meant to protect companies that develop innovative security products.
Parliament moved aggressively to push through a series of polarizing measures, piling up points at the expense of its already weakened foes.
The flight restrictions that occur when President Trump visits his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., may force some small airports or businesses to close unless changes are made.
That long line at the airport? No worries! It might be a wedding party waiting just for the ceremony to start.
Affirming a breakthrough peace deal, a plane flew from Ethiopia to Eritrea, carrying politicians, artists, journalists and potential investors.
The government has just made it easier for terrorists and criminals to produce deadly weapons with an inexpensive 3-D printer.
While the average jet’s life span is 25 years, a stunning array of art and functional objects made from their remains can be useful far, far longer.
Passengers are increasingly willing to pay more for premium economy seats on long airplane trips that come with a host of other perks.
Rapid advances in airplane technology make pilotless flying possible sooner than anticipated — but the biggest manufacturers say other advances are likely first.
A plan underway to preserve some of the buildings where the flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright built their Wright Flyers is falling apart.
The disparity between the haves and have-nots in airline travel extends well beyond the cabin experience and is increasingly playing out inside the terminals.