Southwest Airlines to start assigning seats, offer extra legroom

Southwest Airlines is ditching its open seating model and will start assigning seats and offering premium seating for customers who want more legroom.

Delta struggles to recover from global tech outage, stranding tens of thousands

Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service.

Couple killed in Hawaii helicopter crash; Search suspended for missing pilot, passenger

A Kentucky couple, James and Amy Nichole Ruark Quintua, tragically lost their lives while on vacation in Hawaii when their tour helicopter crashed on July 11 off the Na Pali Coast.

The Mirage Las Vegas says goodbye after 34 years

The Mirage will be transformed into a Hard Rock Hotel set to be shaped like a guitar.

Eurowings flight turns back due to mysterious odor in cabin

A Eurowings flight from Berlin to Manchester was forced to return to Berlin on Monday after an undefined odor was detected in the cabin.

Boeing agrees to plea deal to avoid criminal trial over deadly 737 Max crashes

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge in order to avoid a criminal trial related to two deadly crashes involving 737 MAX jetliners.

Fourth of July weather: Who will have holiday travel headaches?

Here are some potential weather trouble spots across the country day-by-day through the weekend after the Fourth so you can plan your holiday.

Officials investigate Southwest flight that departed from closed runway

There is a heightened focus on the aviation industry after a spate of runway incursions and near-miss events at airports nationwide.

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas reportedly catches fire and briefly loses power

A fire broke out on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, and also led to a brief loss of power, according to reports.

Airplane suddenly drops 25,000 feet midflight, injuring 17 passengers

Korean Air said 17 passengers received medical attention after one of its Taiwan-bound flights dropped mid-air due to pressurization issues.

US prosecutors recommend criminal charges against Boeing for violating settlement: report

U.S. prosecutors have reportedly recommended that the Department of Justice (DOJ) bring criminal charges against Boeing for violating a settlement related to two fatal crashes. 

How Boeing's latest crisis could affect your summer travel plans

The CEO of Boeing surprised lawmakers when he told them his company has not taken any new orders in two months. The airplane maker is also struggling to fill current orders. That puts more pressure on its customers, including Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.

Boeing CEO apologizes to families of 737 Max crash victims during Senate panel testimony

Boeing CEO David Calhoun stood and faced the people in the audience who were holding photos of some of the 346 people who died in the 2018 and 2019 737 Max jetliner crashes.