Airlines

Here’s what you need to know about why flying through unstable air can create safety hazards that affect airline passengers and crews.

Southwest is getting rid of its policy for free checked bags, ending a more than 50-year perk.

There has been a 55% increase in cases of moderate, severe or extreme turbulence, compared to 45 years ago.

A JetBlue pilot who was arrested at Boston’s Logan International Airport in February shot and killed himself Friday morning.

Signs of weakening consumer spending have emerged ahead of the peak spring and summer travel season.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a near miss between a Southwest Airlines plane and a jet on a runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport was caught on camera.

A shocking video from Chicago’s Midway Airport circulating on social media Tuesday showed a near miss between a Southwest Airlines flight and an “unauthorized” FlexJet business jet on a runway, with Southwest Airlines aborting a landing to avoid the plane.

People are understandably anxious about flying after crashes and scares. A Delta pilot who has three decades of flying under his belt shares why he’s not reluctant to fly and shares why it’s safe to fly. News4’s Joseph Olmo shares tips to anxious flyers. 

A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Atlanta shortly after takeoff when the crew reported “possible smoke” in the aircraft, according to the FAA.

An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, has landed safely in Rome after it was diverted due to a security issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A spokesman with Leonardo da Vinci Airport did not give the reason for the change in flight plans over the Caspian Sea. An Associated Press reporter filmed two fighter...

Delta Air Lines is offering passengers who were on the Toronto-bound flight that crash-landed and flipped upside-down $30,000 each.

Delta Air Lines is offering passengers who were on the Toronto-bound flight that crash-landed and flipped upside-down $30,000 each.

Investigators will try to determine why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto.

The day after a Delta flight from Minneapolis overturned while landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, first responders answered questions from press.

Despite the chaotic scene captured on video, no fatalities occurred and injuries were minor after a plane carrying 76 passengers and four crew members flipped onto its roof while landing at Toronto’s airport on Monday.

The company says the layoffs are part of its plan to minimize costs and increase efficiencies. 

Multiple people have been injured after a Delta flight from Minneapolis was involved in an “incident” upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport. The plane flipped upside down.

Hani Mahmassani, a transportation and engineering professor at Northwestern University, addresses concerns over flying following a series of aviation disasters across the country.

A Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing struck a parked Delta aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma Airport on Wednesday morning.

Airline executives have pushed the government to modernize air traffic control and alleviate congestion in some of the busiest air corridors in the U.S.