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  • FAAFAALaw

    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 Press
  • FILE – Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)FILE – Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)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 Press
  • southwestsouthwestNorth America

    50-year tradition of Southwest Airlines letting you choose your own seat comes to an end

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • The control tower at Love Field Airport is shown where weather conditions have had an impact on travel in and out of the normally busy airport Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)The control tower at Love Field Airport is shown where weather conditions have had an impact on travel in and out of the normally busy airport Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)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 Press
  • Oklahoma City street crews clear roadways of snow in Oklahoma City on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)Oklahoma City street crews clear roadways of snow in Oklahoma City on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)North America

    Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • AllegiantAllegiantBanking

    Allegiant Air to acquire Sun Country Airlines for $1.5 billion

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • BastianBastianPolitics

    Delta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • 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.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 Press
  • airlineairlinePolitics

    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 others
  • airlineairlineLaw

    Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • AirportAirportLaw

    Trump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan.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 others
  • Airplanes at airportAirplanes at airportPolitics

    Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • Travelers wait and check for their flights at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Travelers wait and check for their flights at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Travel & Leisure

    Worried your flight will be canceled? Here’s what to know about refunds and how to deal with airlines

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • mapmapLaw

    1,000 canceled Friday flights just a fraction of travel total as America keeps moving—for now

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others