Air traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to approach pre-pandemic levels and travelers are likely considering their plans with some dread, given fresh memories about thousands of canceled flights.
November 22, 2021airport
Government, Business, Logistics 
Travelers wait in line to go through security at San Francisco International Airport. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
Thanksgiving Travel to Challenge Airlines as Demand Returns
Travelers wait in line to go through security at San Francisco International Airport. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Business, Fuel, Logistics 
Smoke hangs over Reno-Tahoe International Airport in 2014. (Martha Irvine/AP)
Airports in West Deal With Shortage of Jet Fuel
Smoke hangs over Reno-Tahoe International Airport in 2014. (Martha Irvine/AP)A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West.
July 26, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
FCC headquarters. “I see a very significant safety issue here unless we find a way to mitigate it,” said Terry McVenes, president of RTCA Inc., a nonprofit that studies technical issues involving aviation. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Some Experts See Plane-Crash Risk Rising on Expansion of 5G Spectrum
FCC headquarters. “I see a very significant safety issue here unless we find a way to mitigate it,” said Terry McVenes, president of RTCA Inc., a nonprofit that studies technical issues involving aviation. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts that it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft, potentially leading to crashes.
December 7, 2020 Business, Logistics, Top 50 
A cargo terminal at Miami International Airport. (YouTube)
North America’s Busiest Cargo Airports
A cargo terminal at Miami International Airport. (YouTube)While it remains to be seen how the pandemic might shift air freight patterns over the long term, this listing of the 100 busiest cargo airports in North America provides an overview of the most important hubs for air freight.
November 13, 2020 Government, Business, Logistics 
Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken (from left), New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Regional Director for Empire State Development Cara Longworth at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Daniel Goodrich/Town of Islip)
N.Y. Leaders Break Ground on Intermodal Hub at Long Island Airport
Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken (from left), New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Regional Director for Empire State Development Cara Longworth at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Daniel Goodrich/Town of Islip)New York officials recently announced the groundbreaking for a project to build an intermodal transportation hub at Long Island MacArthur Airport.
October 9, 2020 Government, Business 
A Delta Airlines employee wears personal protective equipment after landing at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, on May 28, 2020. (John Minchillo/Associated Press)
Delta, American Join United in Dropping Most Change Fees for US Trips
A Delta Airlines employee wears personal protective equipment after landing at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, on May 28, 2020. (John Minchillo/Associated Press)This could be the final boarding call for the $200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travelers over the past decade.
August 31, 2020 Government, Business, Logistics 
Travelers wear masks as they wait at the American Airlines ticket counter in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, on June 16, 2020. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press)
American Airlines to Drop Flights to 15 Cities in October
Travelers wear masks as they wait at the American Airlines ticket counter in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, on June 16, 2020. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press)American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends.
August 20, 2020 Government, Business 
A mostly empty security area at San Francisco International Airport on April 2. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
US Air Travelers Dip Below 100,000 in Worst-Ever Free Fall
A mostly empty security area at San Francisco International Airport on April 2. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)Almost every day over the past three weeks the number of people flying in the U.S. has reached a record low as the pandemic kept people home. But on April 7, the levels crossed a stark dividing line: fewer than 100,000 people.
April 8, 2020 Government, Business, Logistics 
Ellen Milligan/Bloomberg News
Best and Worst International Airlines and Airports? Here’s One Guide
Ellen Milligan/Bloomberg NewsHad a bad experience at Newark Liberty Airport last year? You’re not alone, according to recent rankings.
May 9, 2019 Government, Business, Logistics, TCA 
Sen. Richard Shelby. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
Huntsville Airport Receives $29 Million Grant
Sen. Richard Shelby. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)Huntsville International Airport will receive a federal grant of more than $29 million for improvements, including construction of a new taxiway, according to an announcement Sept. 17 by Sen. Richard Shelby.
September 19, 2018