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July 21, 2023

North Carolina man, 69, accused of groping teen on flight

A North Carolina man is facing a charge of abusive sexual contact after he allegedly touched a 15-year-old girl inappropriately on a flight from Atlanta to Seattle.

July 21, 2023

House passes FAA reauthorization bill that raises retirement age of pilots from 65 to 67

A House bill passed this week increases the commercial airline pilot retirement age from 65 to 67 and “directs the FAA to increase air traffic controller hiring targets."

July 21, 2023

Fox News producer caught in scorching Delta ‘flightmare’

A Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta gets stuck on the 111 degree tarmac with no air conditioning. Fox News producer Krista Garvin was caught on the flight and recalls ‘visibly ill’ passengers, with some getting sick.

July 21, 2023

House approves measure to give FAA more money to ease air travel delays, cancellations

Following a wave of flight cancellations and delays, the House is aiming to provide the FAA more funding, which would be used to retain pilots and hire more air traffic controllers.

July 20, 2023

Passenger becomes irate and forces flight to turn around after forgetting bag in terminal

Video aboard a Thai Smile flight in Thailand shows an irate passenger being confronted by the flight crew after he demanded to return to the gate to retrieve his bag.

July 19, 2023

Taylor Swift fans take over delayed flight in viral singalong video

Taylor Swift fans made the best out of a bad situation when their flight was delayed. Many passengers had just come from Swift's Eras Tour in Denver and broke out in song.

July 17, 2023

Ex-Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt appointed to Southwest Airlines board of directors

Former Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was appointed Sunday to Southwest Airlines' board of directors. Blunt, a high-ranking Republican, retired last year.

July 14, 2023

Frontier Airlines kicks 2 women off Las Vegas-bound plane following profanity-laden fight, forced to divert

Two women were captured screaming at each other during a 30,000 feet brawl on a Frontier Airlines flight. The plane was diverted to Denver, Colorado, where the passengers were arrested.

July 14, 2023

Plane in Brazil skids off runway in latest aviation mishap as passengers heard screaming

A plane skidded off the runway in Brazil's Florianopolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport after landing in wet and cloudy conditions.

July 14, 2023

Activists' strange runway glue protest disrupts dozens of flights as capital's roads also targeted

Protesters in Germany disrupted around 46 flights at the Hamburg Airport, and dozens more at Dusseldorf as they demanded immediate action to help fight climate change.