Airlines

Travelers wearing protective face masks wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York last month. Citing a surge in unruly passengers, U.S. aviation regulators are calling on the nation's airports to encourage the police to arrest offenders, and to prevent people from sneaking alcohol on board.

TSA Is Doubling Fines For Those Who Refuse To Wear A Mask While Flying

Sharon Pruitt-Young

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President Biden says, "If you break the rules, be prepared to pay." He calls the harassment aimed at airline employees over masks "wrong" and "ugly."

A United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport last month. The carrier has become the first major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Business

United Becomes The 1st Major U.S. Airline To Require Employees Be Vaccinated

Scott Neuman

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Citing "incredibly compelling" evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, United CEO Scott Kirby announced the policy change on Friday. It will affect the carrier's 67,000 U.S. employees.

A systemwide outage Monday night affected Southwest Airlines flights across the country.

Transportation

Southwest Airlines Grapples With Another Outage, Halting Flights

Jaclyn Diaz

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Southwest Airlines flights were delayed across the country Monday night because of a problem with the company's weather data provider. Flights were again delayed on Tuesday.

A Southwest Airlines flight departs from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in February 2019.

Transportation

How The Airline Industry Recovers From COVID-19 Could Determine Who Gets Organ Transplants

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year, and airlines have been canceling…

A sign at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport displays health precautions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Transportation

Austin's Airport Expansion Was Cleared For Takeoff. The Pandemic Has Caused Some Turbulence.

Samuel King

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One of the sectors that’s been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic is the aviation industry. Even as activity perks up a bit, passenger traffic and…

Texas

Airlines Try To Return To Normal During Tumultuous Pandemic

From Texas Standard:Normally during the summer, millions of Americans travel by air every day. But that's not happening this year because of the pandemic.…