Airlines Urge CDC to Delay DRC Travel Declaration
Airline groups asked U.S. health authorities to postpone a new certification requirement for international air passengers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
U.S. Air Travel News
This section covers air travel in the United States — airlines, airports, routes and the consumer and regulatory issues that shape the experience of flying. Reporting runs from operational news through federal aviation policy.
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November 6, 2026
FAA Activates Digital Air Traffic Towers at Two AirportsDigital towers at Bartow Executive Airport in Florida and Kenai Municipal Airport in Alaska are now operational under the FAA's newly approved program.
November 6, 2026
FAA Lacks Tools to Detect Air Travel Signal AttacksA Government Accountability Office review finds the agency cannot yet monitor or detect GPS interference and spoofing as it happens.
November 6, 2026
Allegiant Exercises Options for Six More Boeing JetsThe budget carrier has added six 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its order as it gradually replaces its Airbus fleet.
November 6, 2026
FAA Chief to Testify on $12.5B Air Traffic UpgradeFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford will update a House committee on the modernization effort funded by Congress in June 2025.
November 6, 2026
IAWA Names Vanessa Blacknall-Jamison Woman of ExcellenceThe International Association of Women in Aviation honored the former OBAP executive director at its annual conference in Philadelphia.
November 6, 2026
NTSB Finds Storm Damage Missed Before Southwest Dutch RollFederal investigators say wind damage to a parked Boeing 737 Max 8 went unnoticed before a May 2024 in-flight incident.
November 5, 2026
Holiday Airfares Surge as Travelers Hunt SavingsThanksgiving and Christmas round-trip domestic fares are running well above last year's levels, prompting travelers to change dates, airports and routes.
November 5, 2026
FAA Replaces Floppy Disk Systems by 2028The agency will overhaul outdated disk-based systems used at more than 400 air traffic control facilities across the country.
November 5, 2026
FAA Proposes Shock Mount Directive for Tecnam TwinsThe Federal Aviation Administration proposed an airworthiness directive covering Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft over engine shock mount defects.
November 5, 2026
Horizon Pilots Sue Airline Over Fatigue RulesTeamsters Local 1224 says a change to pilot rest procedures violates the existing contract and federal labor law.
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Route additions and cancellations, airport expansion projects, airline earnings, on-time performance data, federal safety and consumer regulations, and labor agreements that shape how carriers operate are the recurring subjects here. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix serve some of the country's busiest airports, and operational news from those hubs regularly reflects system-wide conditions. Flight cancellation surges and passenger rights disputes generate the highest volume of coverage in short windows, but infrastructure and labor stories carry longer arcs. Federal regulatory action — on safety, baggage fees, seat standards and slot allocation — provides a recurring thread that runs independently of operational news.