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JetBlue flight makes emergency landing due to smoke in cockpit
A JetBlue flight transporting passengers to San Diego diverted from its planned route and made an emergency landing at a regional airport in central Kansas Saturday evening.
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Could the REAL ID deadline change? What we know after recent TSA proposal
The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a new rule that could change what happens for travelers at the REAL ID deadline next year.
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California man choked, attacked Frontier Airlines flight attendants after takeoff, officials say
The Fremont man faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
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TSA proposes new rule that could change how REAL ID deadline is enforced next year
The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a new rule that could change what happens for travelers at the REAL ID deadline next year. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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American Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract with immediate raises topping 20%
American Airlines flight attendants on Thursday voted on a new five-year labor deal, giving cabin crews more than 20% immediate raises.
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TSA proposes new rule that could change how REAL ID deadline is enforced next year
The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a new rule that could change what happens for travelers at the REAL ID deadline next year.
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Two planes collide on runway at Atlanta airpot
The wingtip of a Delta plane struck the tail of an Endeavor Airlines jet at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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Delta plane clips another aircraft and appears to knock its tail off at Atlanta airport
There are no reports of injuries and maintenance crews are evaluating for damage, Delta Air Lines said.
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Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger.
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Passengers often ignore in-flight safety videos. But this ‘honest' one has 8.4 million views
Doug Lansky says his video is a compilation of what pilots and flight attendants told him they would tell passengers about flight safety — if they could.
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Has Boeing shaken your confidence to fly? A new MIT study could restore it
Boeing’s ongoing quality control issues have rattled traveler confidence. But a new study from MIT says flying is getting safer by the decade.
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Holiday air travel interrupted by morning storms at O'Hare, Midway
The start to Labor Day weekend travel in Chicago was interrupted by morning storms, causing delays at both O’Hare and Midway International Airports. NBC Chicago’s Sandra Torres reports.
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1 hospitalized after United Airlines flight en route to Chicago diverted due to severe turbulence
A person was hospitalized after a United Airlines flight from Cancún to Chicago was diverted to Memphis due to severe turbulence. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.
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1 injured after turbulence forces O'Hare-bound United flight to land in Memphis
One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, because of severe turbulence, officials said.
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United Airlines flight attendants vote to authorize a strike ahead of Labor Day weekend
Flight attendants for United Airlines at O’Hare International Airport voted to authorize a strike ahead of busy Labor Day weekend travel. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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United flight attendants authorize strike as busy Labor Day travel weekend approaches
As travelers prepare for a busy Labor Day weekend, flight attendants announced Wednesday morning at O’Hare Airport they are preparing for a strike.
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Comedian Eric André says he was racially profiled at airport
“It’s one of the many times I’ve been racially profiled at the airport,” André, 41, said in an Instagram video Sunday, warning viewers flying through Melbourne to “please be careful.”
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‘Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof killing pilot
A man has died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft.
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4 killed when single-engine plane crashes in Oklahoma City
Authorities in Oklahoma City say four people have been killed in the crash of a small plane. Fire Capt. John Chenoweth says the four were killed when the plane crashed Tuesday at a small airport on the outskirts of the city.
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An airline now allows women to avoid sitting next to men. Here's how travelers are reacting
Indian airline IndiGo is trialing a booking feature that allows women to see the genders of passengers when they book their seats, the company said.