AT&T on Tuesday said it would delay deployment of 5G service at towers near some U.S. airports after airlines warned that the rollout would cause flight cancellations. The company’s statement came just hours after the Biden administration said it was in talks with telecom companies, government agencies and airlines about the dispute. AT&T and Verizon […]

NicolasMcComber | E+ | Getty Images Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may be wondering whether or how to ensure — and insure — upcoming or planned trips. Some 2,221 flights nationwide were canceled Thursday alone, according to website FlightAware. That was […]

Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Airline investors appeared to shrug off thousands of U.S. flight cancellations over the holidays even as disruptions continued on Monday. Carriers scrubbed more than 1,700 U.S. flights on Monday on top of more […]

Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant threatens to increase case numbers in Los Angeles, California, U.S. December 22, 2021. Bing Guan | Reuters Airlines canceled more than 2,400 U.S. flights on New […]

Delta Airlines and an American Airlines planes taxi away from their gate ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 22, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters Airlines cancelled more than 300 flights Sunday as disruptions from the omicron variant of Covid-19 continued to impact crews and staffing. Since Friday, […]

Airline executives will face questions from a Senate panel on Wednesday about flight disruptions and staffing shortfalls despite the $54 billion in taxpayer aid they took to help cover labor costs during the pandemic slump in air travel. The CEOs of American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta’s chief of operations will say the […]

A Boeing plane sits on the tarmac at the Boeing South Carolina Plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, March 25, 2018. Randall Hill | Reuters Boeing‘s aircraft sales outpaced cancellations for a fourth consecutive month in May as customers like Southwest Airlines ordered more planes. The manufacturer last month logged 73 new orders, more than […]