The Hill - Policy Transportation

As the war in Iran passes the 100-day mark, the cost for America's airline industry is mounting. On Friday, a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated that U.S. airlines paid nearly $6.5 billion in fuel costs in April. That was up more than 26 percent from March and up 78 percent from...

NEW YORK (AP) — The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognized the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didn’t realize it in time to call for an aborted landing, according to a new report Thursday....

The ongoing war in the Middle East has greatly impacted travelers in the skies this year, and airlines have been responding cautiously to the volatile oil and fuel costs by trimming schedules and adjusting prices.

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Southwest Airlines is apparently rethinking its guidelines for plus-size travelers, walking back a key part of the new seating policy just months after implementation.