Gumpanat / Getty Images Two Airlines Hike Bag Fees as Fuel Prices Create Cost Pressures Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are the latest airlines to raise their checked bag fees by $10 this past week. By Michael Austin April 13, 2026
Nathan Howard / Getty Images On July 1, A Florida Airport Will Officially Become Donald J. Trump Int'l Airport and Get Corresponding New Airport Code Trump will join former President John F. Kennedy in having the distinction of his initials - DJT - being used as the airport call letters. By Randy DeSoto March 31, 2026
Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images Ground Stops Ordered for DC-Area Airports The FAA recently issued complete ground stops for airports spanning the Washington, D.C. area including Ronald Reagan International Airport. By Mariane Angela March 31, 2026
Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesCommentary Air Canada CEO Out After Crash -- For Not Offering Condolences in Second Language "I'm very disappointed in, as others are, rightly so, in this unilingual message of the CEO of Air Canada," Prime Minister Mark Carney said. By C. Douglas Golden March 31, 2026
Timothy A. Clary - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary WATCH: See What Airports Looked Like Before And After ICE Agents Came “Everywhere ICE goes, trouble follows,” Chuck Schumer claimed before the program started. He’s probably not singing the same tune now. By C. Douglas Golden March 25, 2026
Timothy A. Clary - AFP / Getty Images Air Traffic Controller Caught on Tape Following Airplane Crash at LaGuardia: 'I Messed Up' Two people were killed and 41 were injured after a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport smashed into a fire truck as it landed. By Jack Davis March 23, 2026
Boarding1Now / Getty Images Airline Companies Around the World Hike Prices in Response to Iran War As energy prices rise amid Iran's halting of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the average cost of airfare in the U.S. is increasing. By Ben Zeisloft March 16, 2026
Patrick T. Fallon - AFP / Getty Images TSA Accuses Democrats and Their Shutdown for Absurdly Long Security Lines DHS is placing the blame for long TSA wait times during the government shutdown squarely on the shoulders of the Democrats. By Michael Austin March 15, 2026
Jon Tetzlaff / Getty Images Four American Service Members Killed in Operation Epic Fury Mishap Four new members aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker have been killed in an accident that appeared to involve another KC-135 tanker. By Jack Davis March 13, 2026
Skyhobo / Getty Images United Airlines Will No Longer Tolerate This Annoying Behavior on Planes The contract now says that "passengers who fail to use headphones while listening to audio or video content" can be eligible for removal. By Michael Austin March 13, 2026