ABIA shares travel tips before Labor Day weekend

ABIA has also installed hand sanitizer stations throughout the airport and has also reminded travelers that the Transportation Security Administration is allowing one liquid hand sanitizer container, up to 12 oz per passenger, in carry-ons. 

TSA screens highest number of passengers since COVID-19 pandemic low-point in April

While passenger volume at U.S. airports increased ahead of Labor Day weekend, the numbers remain well below levels reported prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texans seeing lowest Labor Day weekend gas price average in 16 years

According to AAA Texas, average gas pump prices are the lowest they have been in 16 years concerning Labor Day weekend. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $1.91 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. 

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected

United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, down from an earlier target of 36,000 after thousands of workers took early retirement, buyouts, or long-term leaves of absence with the industry facing a slow recovery from the pandemic.

New generation of tolling technology to be tested on Austin roadways

"Connected Vehicle", a next-generation of vehicles capable of providing real-time toll rates, confirming toll payment, and offering a wider range of payment options, will be tested on both the MoPac Express Lane and on the 45SW Toll Road.  

FBI investigating pilot's report of 'guy in jetpack' flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX

The FBI will be investigating an incident that took place near Los Angeles International Airport after an American Airlines pilot reported seeing a mystery person in a jetpack flying in the path of incoming jets Sunday evening.

Visitors to Hawaii will be required to fill out mandatory health questionnaire before entry

Hawaii officials announced the implementation of a mandatory health questionnaire that also requests travel information for all visitors to the island amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees

United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States.

Manufacturing defect leads Boeing to ground several 787 planes

Boeing has found manufacturing defects on some of its 787 long-range airliners in areas where parts of the fuselage are joined together, the latest setback for the aircraft maker whose 737 Max is still grounded after two deadly crashes.

United Airlines will furlough up to 2,850 pilots without more federal aid

United Airlines says it will furlough up to 2,850 pilots this fall unless the federal government provides more coronavirus-relief money to the nation's airlines.

Delta bans nearly 250 people from flying on its planes for refusing to wear masks

In an internal memo released Thursday, Delta Air Lines has placed more than 240 people on a “no fly list” for failing to comply with its mandatory mask policy.

Delta Air Lines to furlough 1,941 pilots in October, according to internal memo

Delta Air Lines is set to furlough 1,941 pilots in October, the carrier said in a memo seen by Reuters on Monday that noted the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and plunging air travel demand.

Travelers lost about $900K at airport checkpoints last year, TSA says

Travelers left behind nearly a million dollars at U.S. airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency, the Transportation Security Administration said.

Returning vacationers face new constraints as coronavirus spikes

Countries in Europe and Asia that saw a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks are tracking swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases.

Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn’t working.