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Boeing is introducing more quality assurance measures in its production process for 737 aircraft following a nightmare Alaska Airlines flight on one of the planes last week.

It's not unusual for passengers to fall asleep on flights, but what happened next for Cuong Tran was decidedly out of the ordinary.

A plane carrying a national soccer team had to make an emergency landing Wednesday due to an oxygen shortage on board, The Gambia Football Federation said in a statement.

Change is in the air at Finnair. The Helsinki-based flag carrier has confirmed that Turkka Kuusisto will be the airline’s new chief executive. The appointment follows the resignation of incumbent Topi Manner in August last year. 

A record 6,737 firearms were intercepted at airport checkpoints last year, the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday.

An Air Canada passenger opened the door of an aircraft and fell about 20 feet to the ground, Global News reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that Boeing will revise its instructions to carriers for inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines reported finding some loose hardware. 

Aviation data provider Cirium has unveiled the world's top airlines for on-time performance, naming Colombia's Avianca Airlines as the most punctual global carrier of 2023.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Diane Higgins, one of the 155 people who survived the "Miracle on the Hudson" crash alongside her mother, Lucille Palmer, in 2009. It has been edited for length and clarity.

An Air Canada flight was diverted on Wednesday after a 16-year-old boy assaulted a family member, the police said.

Airline safety is at the forefront of many people's minds after a fiery Japan Airlines collision with a Japanese Coast Guard plane in Tokyo.

A Qatar Airways flight was delayed Tuesday after the pilot and crew members got stuck inside an airport elevator for more than three hours.

Two retirees were flown to the wrong island by UK-based airline Jet2 after being placed on a different flight even after their tickets were checked multiple times, several local news sites reported.

We love to speculate in this country, and speculation ran rampant that United Airlines was looking to move headquarters from Chicago to Denver after numerous trips by CEO Scott Kirby to the western hub.

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Following Friday’s incident aboard an Alaska Airlines flight—in which part of a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet’s wall blew out in mid-air, rapidly depressurizing the cabin and requiring an emergency landing—the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive (EAD).   

CMS Info Systems, a company providing logistics and technology solutions, has released consumption trends for the first half of the 2024 fiscal year (October 2023 to March 2024). The aviation and hospitality sectors are showing annual growth of 29.7% and 12.8%, respectively, for the period. The CMS report pointed to increased demand for travel, especially during events like the Cricket World Cup.

The Transportation Security Administration has announced an expansion of its TSA PreCheck program with the addition of Norse Atlantic Airways, Lynx Air, Starlux Airlines, and Fiji Airways. 

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Alaska Airlines is starting some new routes.

In addition to its potential merger with Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines is gobbling up partnerships.