February 2, 2021 Pakistan orders man acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder off death row Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house."
February 1, 2021 Passenger at Oakland Airport issued bomb threat because he was 'upset' by delay, police say The man, who was not identified, had apparently told an airline staffer that he had a bomb in his luggage because he was "irate" over a delayed flight, according to the Alameda County Sherriff’s Office.
January 30, 2021 CDC mandates masks on flights, other public transportation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order Friday night mandating masks on all public transportation, including airplanes, trains, and buses.
January 29, 2021 American, Southwest, JetBlue executives criticize possible coronavirus testing requirement for domestic travel Airline executives who run some major carriers in the U.S. are speaking out against a possible coronavirus testing requirement for domestic travel.
January 28, 2021 Over half of world's pilots are not currently flying, study says Pilots are apparently spending a lot of time on the ground.
January 27, 2021 American Airlines claims Utah family of 20 kicked off flight for mask infractions A family from Utah says they were kicked off a plane for a minor mask infraction.
January 27, 2021 Biden administration considers mandatory COVID-19 tests for domestic air travel, official says Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters Tuesday that the administration is "actively looking" into imposing the domestic travel testing requirement.
January 27, 2021 Woman screams when asked to exit Southwest Airlines flight, viral video shows A woman has gone viral online for inexplicably screaming when asked to deplane a Southwest Airlines flight after landing.
January 27, 2021 Most major airlines won't force employees to COVID vaccine, but will 'strongly encourage' it Due to the nature of their work, many consumer-facing industries — and especially the travel industry — are currently determining their own processes for vaccinating their workforces.
January 26, 2021 TSA firearm catch rate doubles in 2020, highest in agency’s history Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints in 2020 compared to the prior year, the agency said Tuesday.
