Coast Guard finds most NY Waterway ferries 'operationally unfit'

A number of New York Waterway ferries were pulled from making trips in the waters between New Jersey and New York City over safety discrepancies, the Coast Guard said Sunday.

Record throngs of travelers expected to jam into airports over Thanksgiving

The Transportation Security Administration said last week that it expects to screen more than 26.8 million passengers and airline crew members between Nov. 22 and Dec. 2. That would be a 4% increase over last year.

Michigan teacher found tortured to death in Dominican Republic 

A Michigan elementary school teacher was bound, gagged and strangled to death in her apartment in the Dominican Republic, where she had been teaching.

Expect record crowds at airports this Thanksgiving

Record throngs of travelers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in response.

Delta's new Terminal C opens at LaGuardia Airport

Delta Air Lines' new Terminal C is opening at New York's LaGuardia Airport, part of an $8 billion project to modernize the entire facility.

Lawsuit: Southwest pilots streamed video from bathroom cam

A lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by a flight attendant alleges pilots on a 2017 flight had an iPad streaming video from a hidden camera in a bathroom in one of the airline's jets.

TSA arrests man trying to board plane with loaded gun

Port Authority police at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport have arrested a man who they say was trying to board a plane with a loaded handgun.

Home for the holidays: An expert shares money-saving holiday travel tips

Many travelers looking to book for the holidays are often left wondering if they should book an early deal before Halloween or take a risk in hopes of scoring a last-minute deal. 

FBI: Nothing suspicious about all those Americans who died in the Dominican Republic

The State Department says FBI toxicology reports on the mysterious deaths of U.S. tourists in the Dominican Republic showed no evidence inconsistent with the island nation's findings of natural causes.   

FAA confronts Boeing over undisclosed internal messages about 737 Max jet

Boeing was aware of troubling instant messages between two employees regarding their communications with federal regulators over a key flight-control system on its now-grounded 737 Max jet, but the company waited months to disclose them.

Man arrested after forcing way onto flight

Authorities arrested a man who they say bypassed a gate agent at Miami International Airport and forced his way onto the American Airlines flight to Newark, New Jersey.

Can you fly without a REAL ID? Deadline goes into effect in 1 year — here’s what you need to know

After the last phase of the REAL ID-Act goes into effect, beginning Oct. 1, 2020, tens of millions of Americans could be prevented from boarding airplanes because they do not have the proper identification, causing a significant impact on the U.S. economy.

Flight diverted after man becomes angry over bathroom wait

A flight to Los Angeles was diverted to Kansas City due to an irate passenger who was causing a disturbance.

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Tipping your cabin crew: This airline's flight attendants now keep all gratuities

The airline that pioneered tipping your flight attendant for good service is now letting them keep what you give rather than requiring them to share the cash.