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Matthew Hampton, assistant inspector general for aviation audits, issued a memo Tuesday announcing the audit, which he said would "assist FAA’s efforts" to keep air traffic control fully staffed and continue training new hires amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travel demand roared back this summer before the spread of the Delta variant threatened to bring airlines' recovery to an abrupt halt. While "the variant" -- as Delta Air Lines refers to it -- caused bookings to slow and revenue to dip, the impact was modest and temporary, Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said in an interview.

Southwest Airlines Co. pilots said the airline’s weekend meltdown reflected longer-running fatigue and frustration among its crew, leaving it vulnerable to further outages.

A belligerent passenger was hauled off a United Airlines flight to Los Angeles after threatening his fellow flyers with bodily harm when told to don his COVID-19 mask.

Southwest Airlines canceled 87 flights as of 9 a.m. ET, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Meanwhile, more than 190 flights have already been delayed, according to the data.

Former Frontier Airlines CEO and Manifest founder and CEO Jeff Potter on how high energy prices are impacting travel.

Southwest Airlines said in an emailed statement that it had experienced weather challenges in its Florida airports at the beginning of the weekend, which were compounded by unexpected air traffic control issues in the same region.

Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin is delaying its New Shepard NS-18 launch by one day because of anticipated weather conditions.

Virgin Voyages promised cruise customers a whale of a time and did so with a mermaid twist.

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.

Fast Passes are history.

Rams Head Inn owner Aandrea Carter explains how hiring out-of-state workers helped the business stay successful post-COVID.

United Airlines announced Thursday that it would fly its biggest domestic schedule since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra discussed the impact of the computer chip shortage on Wednesday as well as what the company has planned for the electric vehicle market.