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With little or no help from the U.S. government, Americans stranded in the Mideast used WhatsApp and social media to figure out how to get home
Politics
With little or no help from the U.S. government, Americans stranded in the Mideast used WhatsApp and social media to figure out how to get home
By Hallie Golden, Rio Yamat, Michael Casey and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026
airport
Travel & Leisure
Tampa airport says it wants to ban pajamas in the terminal, has to clarify that it was just joking
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
A spirit airlines plane on a tarmac.
North America
Spirit Airlines CEO expects budget airline to exit its second bankruptcy process by this summer
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 25, 2026
FAA
Law
After United flights roll off tarmac, lose tires, audit finds FAA isn’t staffed enough to do regular inspections
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
Politics
TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
southwest
North America
50-year tradition of Southwest Airlines letting you choose your own seat comes to an end
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
More than 14,100 flights have been canceled across the U.S. with Reagan National in D.C. seeing 99% scrubbed
North America
More than 14,100 flights have been canceled across the U.S. with Reagan National in D.C. seeing 99% scrubbed
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you
North America
Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
Allegiant
Banking
Allegiant Air to acquire Sun Country Airlines for $1.5 billion
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
Bastian
Politics
Delta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Travelers line up at the security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Travel & Leisure
73 million Americans will be driving and nearly 18 million will go through TSA in the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 24, 2025
airline
Politics
Congress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
airline
Law
Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
Airport
Law
Trump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan.
North America
“Get back to work, NOW!!!”: Trump pressures unpaid controllers as FAA grounds thousands of flights
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
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