Air travel

Airlines are trimming their domestic schedules as leisure traveler demand comes in lighter than expected.

The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about flying.

Video from the New York Port Authority shows the moment an accused stowaway boarded a flight to Paris by pushing past a distracted gate agent.

The flight, which had 200 passengers onboard, was canceled and evacuated following the incident on Monday.

Video showed flames and heavy smoke coming from the engine of the Airbus A330 before passengers were seen escaping from the plane on emergency slides.

An analysis of an aviation safety database reveals that drones last year accounted for nearly two-thirds of reported near midair collisions involving commercial aircraft taking off and landing at major U.S. airports.

Starting May 7, all U.S. travelers will be required to show a Real ID to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities.

American Airlines is following other airlines such as Delta and JetBlue in making Wi-Fi free on board.

Travelers will need a Real ID-compliant license or other accepted form of identification like a passport to get through security before a domestic U.S. flight.

TSA to start enforcing Real IDs next month

Frontier follows Delta in pulling its 2025 full-year forecast due to economic uncertainty.

Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona beginning in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledged the decision may be controversial.

The deadline to get your Real ID is quickly approaching, with just a month away. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

There’s just a little over a month left to get your Real ID since the deadline is quickly approaching.

A kite appears to have hit a passenger jet as it flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon, United Airlines said.

A small plane crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon, killing all on board and causing a fire, officials said, NBC News reported.

The U.S. has a severe shortage of air traffic controllers. There are currently 10,800 certified controllers but the country needs to have more than 14,000.

A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, NBC News reported.

Congress is holding a hearing Thursday about the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft.

Over the weekend, a flight that was leaving the Los Angeles International Airport had to divert after the pilot forgot their passport.