Tag: Air Travel

According to reports, at least two Chinese J-11 tactical aircraft carried out the intercept of a U.S. aircraft that was conducting a routine mission in international airspace over the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

National Security

Chinese jets carry out ‘unsafe’ intercept of U.S. spy plane

Kelly Cohen · May 19, 2016 12:49 pm

Egyptian aviation officials said on Thursday that an EgyptAir flight MS804 with the registration SU-GCC, traveling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed. (AP Photo/ Ahmet Akin Diler)

National Security

Trump on EgyptAir flight: ‘Looks like yet another terrorist attack’

Kelly Cohen · May 19, 2016 11:43 am

EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed

Anna Giaritelli, Daniel Chaitin · May 19, 2016 3:23 am

"The flying public is experiencing a high security risk and economic burden from unnecessary wait times." (Kevin Tanaka/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Senator to TSA: Improve airport wait times or resign

Kelly Cohen · May 17, 2016 5:33 pm

The incident happened last December on a flight from Chicago to Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Man pleads guilty to ripping off Muslim woman’s hijab during flight

Anna Giaritelli · May 14, 2016 2:41 am

Senior officials at the Transportation Security Administration routinely engage in unethical behavior and punish employees who protest those actions or TSA's security weaknesses. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

TSA officials receive huge bonuses as airport security suffers

Sarah Bedford · May 12, 2016 3:11 pm

An economics professor was accused of being a terrorist for doing math on a plane. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

National Security

Woman who thought Italian mathematician’s model was ‘terrorist code’ delays flight

Kyle Feldscher · May 7, 2016 6:27 pm

The regulation was sparked by a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in 2010 to force the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases emitted by aircraft. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Final greenhouse gas rules for planes expected in July

Kyle Feldscher · May 6, 2016 5:31 pm

Johnson said adding staff at security checkpoints will help TSA "provide effective service at airports." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Feds boosting TSA staff, dog teams at airport checkpoints

Pete Kasperowicz · May 4, 2016 8:40 pm

A bald eagle may be to blame for the deaths of four people in a plane crash in Alaska last month, according to federal investigators. (Cheryl McRoberts/American Bald Eagle Foundation via AP)

Energy and Environment

Bald eagle suspected in Alaska plane crash

John Siciliano · May 4, 2016 7:46 pm

A proposal to move forward could be ready in "a few weeks," according to those close to the negotiations. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Can air traffic control ever be privatized?

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2016 4:01 am

Gyrocopter pilot sentenced to jail, ends bid for Congress

Anna Giaritelli · April 21, 2016 9:22 pm