A model of a proposed design for a new Air Force One plane sits on the table as US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Air Force said … Read more
A Southwest plane and baggage carts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration said it will forgive the last $11 million of a civil fine against Southwest Airlines that stems from the carrier’s 2022 holiday meltdown that … Read more
India’s aviation watchdog on Saturday warned airline IndiGo of regulatory action after it canceled thousands of flights over the last week, stranding passengers and forcing government action to limit a surge in airfares caused by the crisis. The country’s biggest airline, IndiGo canceled the flights because of a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan … Read more
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Las Vegas on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320 family of jets in a move that … Read more
A travelers check flight information at LAX as the shutdown passes the one-month mark, leaving essential workers unpaid in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2025. Grace Hie Yoon | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. airlines are predicting another record Thanksgiving holiday travel period and are upbeat now that the travel-snarling government shutdown has ended. … Read more
An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive … Read more
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them … Read more
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen before the opening of the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 13, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Boeing defense workers approved on Thursday on a new contract that will end a more than three-month strike that has delayed the manufacturer’s production of … Read more
Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Firefly Aerospace, center, during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Firefly Aerospace‘s stock surged 15% on Wednesday after the space technology company issued better-than-expected third-quarter results and lifted its guidance. … Read more
The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flight cancellations eased across the U.S. on Wednesday ahead of a House vote on a funding bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown … Read more