Southwest announces its new baggage fees for checked bags
Southwest Airlines, which previously had a free checked bag policy, says it will start charging $35 for each first checked bag.
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Southwest Airlines, which previously had a free checked bag policy, says it will start charging $35 for each first checked bag.
Passengers flying Southwest, which has abandoned open seating, will soon have several fare options when booking a flight. Here's what to know.
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire, the FAA says.
John Nelson, one of the passengers, captured the scene as he climbed out of the upside-down plane. He says there was a hard landing and the plane skidded on its side before flipping on its back.
FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.
An American Airlines 737 and a Cessna 182 came within about 350 feet of each other in mid-air near the airport in Austin, Texas.
During a March flight by Chile-based Latam Airlines, the captain's seat moved forward and hit a switch that disconnected the autopilot system, and the plane rapidly dropped about 400 feet
Melanie Georger was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun tells a Senate hearing his company's culture is "far from perfect" amid new whistleblower allegations.
Federal officials are investigating after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max went into a "Dutch roll" on a flight from Phoenix to Oakland.
Regulators required company to produce turnaround plan after jetliner suffered blowout of fuselage panel during Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Turbulence, which causes planes to suddenly jolt while in flight, is considered a fairly normal occurrence.
The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The FAA is looking into a Southwest flight that veered off course while on approach to land at New York's LaGuardia Airport and may have buzzed the air traffic control tower.
"It's going to be hectic but fun. Go with the mindset that it's going to be busy and pack light," said one aviation expert.
The plane manufacturer's employees are being encouraged to use a FAA hotline to report any safety concerns, the agency's leader says.
The grounded Boeing jets are coming back into service at Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.
Carriers canceled nearly 2,700 U.S. flights Monday as frigid conditions across the U.S. hit air travel for the third day straight.
"At the very least, installers missed something," former NTSB member John Goglia said after the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. "It calls into question the process."
"The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning the Boeing 737-9 Max to service," the FAA said.
The NTSB described a chaotic scene in the Boeing 737 Max 9's cockpit after the blowout, which forced the plane to return to Portland, Oregon minutes after takeoff.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that "we are very, very fortunate" no one happened to be seated in the two adjoining seats to the blown-out door.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency diversion to Portland, Oregon, after an off-duty pilot in the cockpit unsuccessfully tried to shut down the plane's engines midflight.
The overnight storm dumped so much rain in a short amount of time that the drains inside the tunnels leading to DTW's McNamara Terminal couldn't keep up.
The federal government is funding millions of dollars in airport construction projects to help address the issue of near collisions, and Michigan's Willow Run Airport is one of the airports receiving the latest funding.
