Air travel

Congress is holding a hearing Thursday about the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft.

Over the weekend, a flight that was leaving the Los Angeles International Airport had to divert after the pilot forgot their passport.

Melissa Sotomayor said in a now-viral video she was humiliated by the way she was spoken to. The airline said it had apologized to the mother.

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was named busiest airport in the world in 2024, according to OAG Aviation.

Here are the 10 busiest global airports based on the number of seats in 2024.

One of the world’s busiest airports came to a grinding halt Friday after a massive substation fire caused a power outage.

More than 1,300 flights were affected after a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded around the world.

London’s Heathrow Airport closed Friday local time and will remain closed all day after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the major transportation center, NBC News reported. “Whilst fire crews are responding to the incident, we do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored,” the airport said in a statement early Friday...

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane.

Air traffic control centers across the country are understaffed, according to data from the Federal Aviation.

No one was injured in the incident involving a Delta Connection flight that was making a “go-around” due to an approach problem Sunday, officials said.

Twelve people were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday evening after an American Airlines plane caught fire after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

Officials say an American Airlines plane has caught fire while at a gate at Denver International Airport.

Here’s what you need to know about why flying through unstable air can create safety hazards that affect airline passengers and crews.

An international flight out of Chicago was forced to return to O’Hare International Airport after several bathrooms on the plane became “unserviceable” mid-flight and an investigation later revealed the reason why.

Avelo Airlines has changed its change fee policy. Here’s what you need to know.  

Police say 70-year-old Michael Reinath and 76-year-old Linda Gifford died in the Feb. 19 collision at Marana Regional Airport.

A 17-year-old boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in Australia before being restrained by a pilot and two passengers, police said Friday.

The plane, headed from the Minneapolis area to Mazatlán, landed without incident, and all the passengers got off safely, Sun Country Airlines said.

SkyWest flight 5690 safely landed at Waco Regional Airport on Sunday evening.