Airlines

A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment of a former chief technical pilot should not be the end of the accountability in the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

A former Boeing pilot was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators about the 737 Max jetliner, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

Boeing is dealing with a new defect on its 787 Dreamliner, the latest in a series of production slip-ups that have delayed aircraft deliveries and drawn increased U.S. government scrutiny.

Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights this weekend amid air-traffic control issues and weather, and the airline has not given an update as to whether the cancellations may continue.

The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 and showing no signs of extending the deadline.

Delta is urging airlines to coordinate with each other by sharing internal “no fly” lists, arguing a ban doesn’t work if a passenger can travel on another airline.

The FAA on Tuesday asked airlines to step up their efforts in curbing an ongoing rise in reported incidents involving unruly passengers.

The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), which organizes the Conservative Political Action Conference, warned United Airlines to abandon its “draconian” COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming that the mandate will enable dangerous government overreach, in a letter exclusively provided to Fox News on Monday.

Two empty liquor bottles were found this month on one of Boeing Co. ’s new Air Force One planes under development in San Antonio, people familiar with the matter said.

Get ready for a snarled mess at airports around the country if airlines are forced to verify that passengers are vaccinated.

The Biden administration is refusing to rule out a requirement for U.S. travelers flying domestically to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test at the airport as it seeks to curb the surging delta variant.

Several leading U.S. airlines warned Thursday that the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant is hurting their bookings and further delaying a recovery for the travel industry.

Two Alaska Airlines employees are filing a federal complaint alleging that the company retaliated against them for questioning its support of the Equality Act.

“We believe having as many people as possible vaccinated is the best path for protection against COVID-19 and we will continue to strongly encourage our employees to be vaccinated,” an Alaska airlines spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement.

Federal charges were filed Wednesday against a passenger accused of striking a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the face during a May flight to San Diego.

The airline recovery may have run into some trouble.

Southwest Airlines is making cuts to its flight schedule that are expected to extend through the end of the year with the exception of heavy holiday travel times.

The Pentagon effort to use U.S. airlines to ease crowded conditions at overseas military bases is creating a new bottleneck at Dulles International Airport, where planes carrying Afghan refugees are stacking up on the tarmac as officials take up to 10 hours to process passengers before they can depart.

Commercial airline passengers who wish to travel abroad during the coronavirus pandemic need to double-check their chosen face mask fits current policies.

The Biden administration is planning a dramatic ramp-up of its airlift from Kabul by making preparations to compel major U.S. airlines to help with the transportation of tens of thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan, while expanding the number of U.S. military bases that could house Afghans.