Tag: Air Travel

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Chinese airlines offering flights cheaper than a cup of coffee as coronavirus grips country

Zach Halaschak · February 27, 2020 8:38 pm

Tourists from Korea wearing protective masks walking with their belongings while waiting for a flight back to South Korea at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

Israel becomes first country to urge citizens against foreign travel over coronavirus fears

Zach Halaschak · February 26, 2020 9:04 pm

Boeing received roughly $12.2 billion in loan guarantees from the Export-Import Bank of the United States last year. (AP file)

Boeing finds ‘foreign object debris’ in fuel tanks of undelivered 737 Max jets

Spencer Neale · February 22, 2020 10:12 pm

In this Jan. 19, 2012 photo, a plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. Even as sanctions squeeze Iran ever tighter, there's one clandestine route that remains open for business: A short sea corridor connecting a rocky nub of Oman with the Iranian coast about 35 miles (60 kilometers) across the Gulf.

FAA says American flights can resume over Persian Gulf after restrictions during Iran tension

Zach Halaschak · February 15, 2020 3:38 pm

Rashida Tlaib arrested protesting with airline workers

Sean Higgins · February 14, 2020 10:48 pm

American Airlines' planes are parked at a gate at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

American Airlines suspends US-China flights through April amid coronavirus outbreak

Anthony Leonardi · February 11, 2020 9:59 pm

Tail winds help British Airways flight break record for fastest subsonic trip from New York to London

Madison Dibble · February 10, 2020 3:40 pm

White House mulls new trade weapon for EU talks: ‘Carousel’ tariffs

Sean Higgins · February 9, 2020 5:00 am

This undated photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, shows the wreckage of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

Canadian attorneys sue Iran for downing passenger jet

Tim Pearce · February 8, 2020 1:34 am

In this March 26, 2019, photo, an airline passenger walk in the arrivals terminal at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va.

DHS suspends expedited-entry travel program in New York, affecting 175,000 this year

Anna Giaritelli · February 6, 2020 6:07 pm

Beltway Confidential

Did we just find out the Top Gun: Maverick enemy is Iranian drones?

Tom Rogan · February 6, 2020 11:51 am

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Man who faked having coronavirus on plane apologizes and says he was making viral video

Tim Pearce · February 5, 2020 8:39 pm