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The FAA is investigating a handful of recent incidents involving Southwest Airlines.

FAA says it has increased safety oversight of Southwest AirlinesThe FAA is watching Southwest more closely following a series of recent incidents, including a July 14 flight into Tampa that...

DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg said, "We have made clear to Delta that they must take care of their passengers and honor their customer-service commitments."

DOT will investigate Delta's operational meltdownDelta has canceled more than 5,400 mainline flights following the CrowdStrike outage on July 19, and flyers are encountering a...

Fred Dixon brings lessons from NYC Tourism to his new role at Brand USAFor Dixon, the move from overseeing tourism strategy for one of the world's most visited cities to overseeing the strategy for...

Since January, the DOT has been weighing whether to finalize a tentative order that would end the antitrust-immune Delta-Aeromexico joint venture in late October.

Will Mexico's new leader help ease tensions with U.S. over aviation?The DOT contends that capacity reductions at Mexico City's Benito Juarez airport done during the Lopez Obrador administration...

Flyers at Washington Reagan National Airport. Eight airlines are duking it out for the five additional daily roundtrip slot pairs that the DOT is authorized to award for flights beyond the 1,250-mile perimeter at the airport.

Airlines vie for five new roundtrip slots at Reagan NationalAmerican, United, Delta, Alaska, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit and Frontier have each applied for an authorization for the...

Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways agreed to transfer slots at Milan Linate Airport to a short-haul competitor.

EU gives green light for Lufthansa Group to acquire Italian airline ITAThe European Commission said Lufthansa and ITA Airways made concessions that alleviated its competition concerns.

An Air New Zealand Boeing 787.

TSA adds four airlines to PreCheckPreCheck enrollees now can get expedited screening when flying Aer Lingus, Saudia, Air New Zealand and Ethiopian Airlines.

Hawaiian is one of the airlines that filed suit against the DOT over the fee-disclosure rule.

Hawaiian Airlines says fee-disclosure rule will harm agency distributionIn a worst-case scenario, Hawaiian said it would need to halt all traditional GDS sales if the DOT implements its rule for...

ASTA general counsel Peter Lobasso said agency owners have options in managing the new overtime regulations.

Department of Labor's new rule for overtime pay takes effectThe rule increases the salary threshold for workers exempt from overtime from $35,568 to $43,888.

Spirit AeroSystems builds the fuselages of Boeing planes, including the 787.

Boeing is buying supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billionBoeing said the acquisition would improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the...

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