DAVID KOENIG

AP Airlines Writer
Holiday travelers wait in line to check their bags at the JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A major airline is being fined for chronic flight delays, and passengers may get a cut of the money
JetBlue is getting hit with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights. The Transportation Department said Friday that half the money will go to passengers who were delayed on flights along four routes on the East Coast between summer 2022 and late 2023.
 
Travelers wade through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S.
 
In this April 29, 2018, file photo, a drone operator helps to retrieve a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Drone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions
The popularity of drones has exploded in recent years, as small unmanned aircraft have become cheap enough for many hobbyists to buy. Recent reported sightings of drones flying over New Jersey at night have raised concerns about safety and privacy.
 
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, Sept. 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will step down next month to let President-elect Donald Trump name his choice to lead the agency. Mike Whitaker announced his pending resignation in a message to FAA employees on Thursday.
 
(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)
It’s his job to keep American’s planes running on time
It’s the job of American Airlines’ chief operating officer to make sure the carrier’s flights take off on time and fly safely during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
 
Debris is carried at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
A federal judge has rejected a deal that would have let Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and 346 people died. U.S.
 
A traveler walks to his gate at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
On its way out, the Biden administration renews a push for airline-consumer protections
The Biden administration has only seven weeks left in office, but officials are still trying to enact consumer-protection regulations on airlines.
 
Travelers self-check at Delta Airlines counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
US senators grill airline officials about fees for seats and checked bags
A U.S. Senate subcommittee has held a hearing to question the growing use of airline fees to charge passengers for things like early boarding and better seats.
 
People pass by a long line of taxicabs at Denver International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far
The last-minute Thanksgiving travelers are packing their cars and carry-on bags to hit the nation’s highways and airports.
 
FILE - A Frontier Airlines jet takes off from Denver International Airport on July 5, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems?
Delta and United Airlines have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning a significant share of budget travelers.
 
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Airline CEOs and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg fight over regulations even after election
The Biden administration is on its way out of power, but that’s not ending the arguments between the administration and airlines that think they are being over-regulated.
 
FILE - Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian talks at the new Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 29, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government ‘overreach’ seen under Biden
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden.
 
FILE - Passengers wait in a line for help at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at the Tampa International Airport Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?
The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Spirit Airlines said said customers shouldn’t see any disruption to their travel plans while the process unfolds.
 
FILE - A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus approaches Manchester Boston Regional Airport for a landing, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit is the biggest U.S. budget airline.
 
Union machinist Terry Muriekes waves a Halloween-decorated strike sign by Boeing's Everett, Wash., factory on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)
Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike
Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a strike that lasted nearly two months.
 
Southwest is offering buyouts to airport workers and blaming Boeing for the job cuts
Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts to ground workers at many of its airports, and it’s blaming Boeing for the reductions.
 
Eep Bolaño listens as IAM District 751 president Jon Holden announces that the union voted to accept a new contract offer from Boeing, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at their union hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Boeing’s machinists strike is over but the troubled aerospace giant still faces many challenges
Factory workers at Boeing have voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks. That clears the way for the company to restart idled Pacific Northwest assembly lines.
 
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - A Boeing employee holds up flyers encouraging others to vote no on a new contract offer from the company, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
The voting has closed for unionized factory workers at Boeing who were deciding whether to accept a contract offer or to extend their strike.
 
FILE - A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Camilo Daza airport in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%
According to a Pentagon audit, Boeing has overcharged the Air Force on spare parts for a major cargo plane, including marking up the price of simple lavatory soap dispensers by 8,000%.
 
Boeing employee Gina Forbush wears an pin saying "IT'S A HARD NO!" while listening to the announcement that union members voted to reject a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Seattle Union Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions
Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back.
 
FILE - Ryan Munoz, a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines, poses in the airline's newly designed uniform on Sept. 26, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Southwest settles proxy fight with hedge fund as Q3 profit shrinks. American loses money
Southwest Airlines will replace several members of its board with candidates pushed by Elliott Investment Management to end a monthslong fight with the hedge fund.
 
Boeing employees, including assembler Tyrone Hipolito, center, work the picket line after union members voted to reject a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposal
Boeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.
 
FILE - An airline employee transfers a wheelchair to her station at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.
 
Union members watch as volunteers tally votes on a new contract offer from Boeing, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Seattle Union Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike
Boeing factory workers have voted 64% against the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.
 
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, speaks during a U.S. Senate debate with Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Dallas. (Shelby Tauber/Texas Tribune via AP, Pool)
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas on Election Day
They’re pinning their hopes on the U.S.
 
FILE - Unpainted Boeing 737 Max aircraft are seen, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at the company's facilities in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Boeing is making a new offer to the union in hopes of ending a strike now in its second month
Striking workers at Boeing will vote next week on a new offer that could end a walkout that has lasted more than a month.
 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker prepares to testify before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on the FAA's oversight of Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Boeing faces a new FAA review as a key supplier plans temporary furloughs due to labor strike
Boeing’s biggest supplier of airplane parts says it will temporarily furlough 700 workers because of a slowdown in work due to the labor strike at Boeing. Spirit AeroSystems said Friday the furloughs would last three weeks.
 
Catherine Berthet, whose daughter Camille Geoffrey died in the March, 2019, crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max, speaks outside federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Lawyers are asking a federal judge to throw out a plea agreement that the aircraft manufacturer Boeing struck with federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/Dave Koenig)
The judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
The federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company. U.S.
 
FILE - A United Airlines jetliner glides in for a landing at Denver International Airport on Jan. 16, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
United Airlines says its third-quarter profit dipped 15% but revenue trends are looking up
United Airlines says its third-quarter profit fell 15% from a year ago. But its revenue trends improved thanks to low-fare carriers scaling back their growth plans for the rest of the year.
 
Boeing machinists, labor allies and elected officials rally in Seattle at their union hall on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.(AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)
Troubled Boeing signals it may raise up to $25 billion to shore up finances
Boeing is moving toward raising up to $25 billion to shore up its troubled financial position. The company signaled Tuesday that it could raise that much money by issuing new stock or debt over the next three years.
 
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