16 h. ago Chaos erupts at Indian airports as country’s largest airline cancels flights

NEW DELHI (AP) — Chaos gripped major Indian airports Friday as passengers of the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo, scrambled to cope up with widespread flight disruptions and cancellations triggered by newly enforced rules limiting working hours for crew and pilots. Scenes of frustration played out as passengers slept on airport floors, queued for hours at […]

Events

4 d. ago Airbus says most A320 jets now have software fix, with less than 100 planes still needing update

LONDON (AP) — Airbus said that most of its fleet of 6,000 A320 passenger jets have received an update to fix a software glitch that could have affected flight controls. Travelers had faced minor disruptions heading into the weekend as airlines around the world scrambled to push the software updates out to the widely used […]

Transport

1 week ago Ethiopian volcano subsides, leaving a trail of disruption and canceled flights

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths. Villages in the district of Afdera in the Afar region were covered in […]

Culture

4 w. ago The shutdown has disrupted air travel. Will that drive a surge in car rentals and train bookings?

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide. And the disruptions are causing some to instead hit the road or buy a train ticket. That could mean more and more business […]

Transport

4 w. ago U.S. airlines cut flights, with more disruption into next week

More than 13,000 controllers have been forced to work without pay, taking both an emotional and financial toll

Other

4 w. ago What to expect when U.S. airlines cut 10% of flights due to government shutdown

An average of 2.5 million people in the U.S. go through airport security checkpoints every day

Politics