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The pilot shortage isn’t so bad that a regional airline can hire co-pilots with half the experience, FAA says

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

JetBlue and Spirit airplanes

JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion after a months-long bidding war with Frontier

By David Koenig, Michelle Chapman, and others

FILE – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center, speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, May 16, 2022, as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, left, and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan, right, listen. Buttigieg says he is pushing airlines to hire more customer-service people and take other steps to help travelers this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. may act against airlines on consumers’ behalf, Buttigieg says: ‘We are paying close attention here to what can be done’

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Licensed vocational nurse Caren Williams, right, collects a nasal swab sample from a traveler at a COVID-19 testing site at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on Nov. 23, 2020. The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Some argued the United States’ COVID-19 testing requirement for international travel was obsolete. The CDC just lifted it

By Zeke Miller, David Koenig, and others

McDonald's restaurant is shown closed due to the military invasion of Ukraine

‘We can no longer keep the arches shining there’: McDonald’s CEO announces plan to start stripping out company symbols from Russia

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Congress 5G service controversy

Congress takes up dispute over 5G rollout near airports

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Tourism in Austria

New Omicron travel restrictions are threatening the tourism industry

By David Koenig, Yuri Kageyama, and others

LISBON, PORTUGAL – AUGUST 31: United Airlines Boeing 767-424ER lands in Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport on the last day of August, coinciding with the end of Summer vacation period in Europe, during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on August 31, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. The busy airport reflects that local and foreign tourism has picked up and life is returning to normal in Portugal as most of the population has been already vaccinated against COVID-19. Health authorities notified 1,908 new cases and 13 deaths associated with COVID-19 within 24 hours, with the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 being the only one circulating in the country and responsible for 100% of present infections. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

United reports big success getting unvaccinated workers to take COVID jab

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2020/08/26: Delta Airlines aircraft taxiing at La Guardia Airport.<br />
Delta Air Lines to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots in October, report says. (Photo by John Nacion/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Delta employees will face a $200 monthly surcharge on their health insurance if they aren’t vaccinated by Nov. 1

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

24 May 2021, Spain, Porto Cristo: Few people are seen on the beach of Porto Cristo in the east of the island of Mallorca in sunny weather. Not many tourists have arrived on the island yet. German travelers may travel to Spain without quarantine obligation. Travelers from Germany are required to show a negative PCR test when entering by air or sea. Spain has announced relaxations for vaccinated and convalescents. Restaurants and cafes on Mallorca are open again. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

After losing $4.5 trillion last year, global tourism industry looks for swift rebound

By David Koenig, Menelaos Hadjicostis, and others

Suez Canal Remains Blocked By Grounded Container Ship

How the snafu at the Suez Canal could affect you

By David Koenig, Chris Rugaber, and others

Dennis Muilenburg, the former president and CEO of Boeing, sits at the witness table in front of family members of those who died aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 while waiting for the start of hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee in 2019. Wire photography: Win McNamee—Getty Images

After Pressure From Congress, Boeing Chairman says CEO Won’t Get Bonus Until Max Flies

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive officer of Boeing Co., speaks during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. regarding the two Boeing 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.

737 Max Crashes: Boeing CEO Criticized for Lack of Pilot Training, in Second Day of Testimony

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Family members of those who died aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 hold photographs of their loved ones as Dennis Muilenburg, right, president and CEO of the Boeing Company, and John Hamilton, left, vice president and chief engineer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill. Muilenburg and Hamilton also testified before the committee on Aviation Safety and the Future of Boeing’s 737 MAX.

Boeing CEO Mullenburg: Pilots Were Never Blamed for Max 737 Crashes

By David Koenig and The Associated Press

Businessman Ross Perot

Texas Billionaire and Former Presidential Candidate H. Ross Perot Dies at 89

By David Koenig and The Associated Press