The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge.
Read moreA winter storm that brought snow and sleet to the Midwest and Plains created travel headaches Saturday after airlines canceled flights and officials shut down major roads.
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While watching their students on the playground at lunchtime Tuesday, several teachers from Park Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles felt drops after an airplane flew overhead. It took a few seconds for them and their students to register that the liquid was accompanied by an overwhelming odor of jet fuel.
Read moreA Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before allowing her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking U.S. citizenship for their babies.
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Iran’s president on Wednesday warned that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days after the Islamic Republic’s accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people.
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A jetliner making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon dumped fuel over a wide area of Los Angeles, including on an elementary school playground filled with children.
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Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran last week.
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Iranian security forces fired bullets and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting the Islamic Republic’s initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, online videos showed Monday.
Read moreIran announced late Friday night that its military was responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 passengers earlier this week, calling it an act of human error.
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In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a flash of light as it seems to collide with something in the air.
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Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and tried to hide them from federal regulators, according to documents released Thursday.
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Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the United States and Canada to share any information they have on the crash, which killed all 176 people on board.
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Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late Tuesday, U.S. and Canadian officials said Thursday.
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Moths tend to zig when we think they’re going to zag. To the naked eye the navigation habits of a moth can appear dizzying, but a team of researchers say these insects can help improve the flight patterns of unmanned drones.
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The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people onboard, never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back for the airport when their burning plane went down, an initial Iranian investigative report said Thursday. Ukraine said it considered a missile strike one of several possible theories for the crash, despite Iran’s denials.
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A volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands spewed ash into flight paths, prompting a warning to pilots by the National Weather Service.
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Changing its tune, Boeing said Tuesday it is recommending that pilots receive training in a flight simulator before the grounded 737 Max returns to flying, a reversal of the company’s long-held position that computer-based training alone was adequate.
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A Ukrainian airplane carrying at least 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all onboard, state TV reported.
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A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG Jet said an employee falsified records and that Ghosn’s name did not appear on any documentation related to the flights.
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Taiwan’s top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountains outside Taipei on Thursday, the defense ministry said. Five people survived.
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