Airlines

The U.S. has a severe shortage of air traffic controllers. There are currently 10,800 certified controllers but the country needs to have more than 14,000.

British Airways said it expects around 85% of its Saturday Heathrow schedule to run as planned, but warned customers to expect delays.

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane.

A preliminary report into why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto has been released.

Twelve people were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday evening after an American Airlines plane caught fire after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

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

The change comes after months of executives promising to not eliminate the airline’s famous perk, with CEO Bob Jordan in a July earnings call saying “bags fly free” is cited among the No. 1 reason why customers choose Southwest.

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.

Your boarding process might look a little different next time you fly American Airlines out of Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

President Donald Trump took to his social media platform to share a message about a near miss on a Midway Airport runway that was captured on camera Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a near miss between a Southwest Airlines plane and a business jet on the runway at Midway International Airport in Chicago. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

An NTSB investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines plane nearly collided with a business jet on the runway at Midway International Airport in Chicago. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

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.

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.

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...