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Federal officials cited the surge of incidents involving disruptive and sometimes violent passengers in resuming self-defense training for airline flight attendants and pilots.

Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald says customers are cruising back to the company's ships with demand exceeding supply as they set sail from the U.S. again for the first time after a hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Royal Caribbean announced that unvaccinated passengers from Florida will have to pay testing fees and undergo other restrictions after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that banned businesses from using vaccine passports in the state.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is no longer a requirement for passengers who board a vessel from Celebrity Cruises in Florida.

Criminal activity is on the uprise in U.S. airports, where federal authorities continue to seize illegal COVID-19 drugs trying to make their way to Mexico.

The Federal Aviation Administration is cracking down on rowdy passengers, announcing $124,500 in proposed fines on Tuesday against eight passengers who allegedly refused to wear a mask, drank their own booze on planes, or assaulted flight attendants.

American Airlines canceled more than 300 flights Saturday and Sunday, many because they couldn’t staff crews for the planes, CNBC reported.

United Airlines recently sent a memo to employees saying the company’s appearance standards would be relaxed for customer-facing employees starting Sept. 1.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a directive for Boeing Co requiring operators of 737 MAX airplanes to conduct additional inspections for the plane's automated flight control system.

Royal Caribbean clarified its vaccine policy ahead of the cruise line's return to U.S. ports next month, saying Monday that all passengers 16 and older must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except for on ships setting sail from Florida.

Southwest Airlines’ computer issues continued into Tuesday afternoon, a day after a computer glitch stranded passengers at airport terminals around the country.

California’s Hollywood Burbank Airport announced on Twitter late Monday that Southwest Airlines resolved an issue that had suspended all departures at the location and flights are resuming.

Two passengers aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship – which carried only vaccinated crew and passengers as the industry aims to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic lockdown – tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of the cruise, the company said Thursday.

As travel continues to skyrocket across the country, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a labor shortage at airports nationwide and seeks volunteers to work checkpoints.

American Airlines is asking Dallas-based employees to volunteer to work outside of normal hours without additional pay amid uptick in travel demand.

United Airlines has new incentives to promote the COVID-19 vaccine for its employees.

Royal Caribbean International plans to set sail from Texas and Florida next month for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic sidelined the entire cruise industry more than a year ago, the company announced Friday.

United Airlines announced Thursday that it intends to buy at least 15 Overture jets from Colorado-based Boom Supersonic.

American Airlines is rolling out its nonalcoholic beverage cart once again to main cabin passengers.

Carnival Cruise Line – the latest fleet to receive CDC approval to begin hitting U.S. waters again– will first focus on Port of Galveston in Texas as well as Port Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida for "its return to guest operations this summer," Carnival announced Friday.