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Senate passes sweeping FAA bill focused on safety and consumer protections
WASHINGTON — The Senate late on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a broad aviation bill to boost air traffic controller staffing, increase...
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Emirates’ chairman has a message for Boeing: ‘Get your act together’
One of Boeing’s biggest customers issued a call to action to its new management team, expressing frustration with the safety crisis...
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Passenger who disrupted flight ordered to pay United Airlines more than $20,000
An unruly passenger who was “physically combative” on a flight last month has been ordered to pay more $20,000 to...
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California second-grade teacher becomes rare traveler to visit every country in the world
A schoolteacher in the San Francisco area has joined the elite ranks of humans who have visited every nation on...
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Open seating no more? Southwest CEO says airline is weighing cabin changes
Southwest Airlines is considering changes to its single-class, open-seating cabins to drive up revenue, CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC on Thursday,...
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Airlines must cough up cancellation cash and can no longer hide fees under new federal rule
A federal rule announced Wednesday will require airlines to quickly give cash refunds — without lengthy arguments — to passengers whose flights...
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Tall flowers, dead shrubs, ephemeral lake: Death Valley has become a picture of climate whiplash
Climate scientists have long predicted that global warming would both aggravate droughts in California’s inland deserts and also intensify bouts...
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New FAA rest rules to address ‘fatigue’ issues with air traffic controllers
The Federal Aviation Administration is instituting new rest rules for U.S. air traffic controllers to address fatigue issues that may...
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FAA lifts temporary groundstop of Alaska Airlines flights after technical issue is resolved
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights Wednesday after grounding the planes earlier as...
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Oakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport’s name, despite opposition
SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco...
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