The current year cancelation rate rests at 0.7 percent below the 10-year average. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, flight cancelation rates have hovered at around 1.6…
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TSA Gears Up for Record-High Labor Day Air Travel
17 million people are expected to go through airport security, an 8.5 percent increase over 2023. The Transport Security Administration (TSA) predicts record-high travel rates for Labor Day…
Read MoreFAA Transfers 43 Unruly Passenger Cases to FBI
The number of serious cases referred for investigation in three years now at 310. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has referred 43 more unruly plane passenger cases to…
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Transportation Secretary Reminds Airlines of Refund Obligations
He calls the lack of compliance with recent policy updates “unacceptable.” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter to the CEOs of America’s ten largest airlines, reiterating policy…
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NTSB Conducts Two-Day Boeing Investigative Hearing
First day held 10 hours of interviews with company leaders and witnesses. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted a two-day investigative hearing into Boeing this week, examining…
Read MoreTransportation Department Proposes Ban on Airline Fees for Family Seating
It would require airlines to seat parents next to children without additional charge. The Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a new rule that would prohibit airlines from charging…
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FAA Agrees to More Rest for Air Traffic Controllers
Under an agreement, controllers will receive a minimum of 10 hours between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration reached a deal with an airport employee union to give air…
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President Briefed on Widespread IT Outage
The global tech crash involving a CrowdStrike update affects Microsoft Windows. President Joe Biden received a briefing Friday morning regarding the global information technology (IT) outage. After cybersecurity…
Read MoreTSA Sets New Record for Passenger Screening
At 3 million passengers in one day, summer travel has been increasing by 5% compared to last year The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 3.01 million airline passengers…
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Transportation Department Opens Airline Applications for New Daily DC Routes
Five additional daily flights are planned at Reagan National beginning in mid-July. The Department of Transportation (DOT) opened applications for five new daily flights at Reagan National Airport…
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