August 23 Smoke from unknown passenger device forces emergency landing of American Airlines flight to Washington-Dulles American Airlines flight 357 from Philadelphia to Phoenix made emergency diversion to Washington-Dulles after passenger device began smoking, landing safely.
August 21 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gives an inside look at air safety tech upgrades Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tours Southwest Airline's Network Operations Control Center with 'The Will Cain Show' and gives an update on air safety upgrades.
August 20 Duffy’s DOT accuses Biden, Buttigieg of inflating air traffic controller pipeline: ‘Juiced the numbers’ The Trump administration's transportation department raises air traffic controller standards and suggests weaker standards under Biden increased the average washout rate.
August 18 Newly released video shows Southwest pilot admitting to drinking 'three beers' before failed sobriety test Newly-released bodycam video shows Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop failing a field sobriety test at Savannah airport, violating FAA alcohol regulations before scheduled flight.
August 18 Ex-Southwest pilot arrested after failing field sobriety test before scheduled takeoff from Georgia Newly released footage shows former Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop failing a sobriety test shortly before the flight's scheduled takeoff in January. (Source: Savannah Airport Police)
August 18 Air France and KLM breach tied to hacker group Authorities in France and the Netherlands have been notified. Meanwhile, impacted customers are being told to stay alert.
August 15 Air traffic controller suspended after ‘Free Palestine’ broadcast to Israeli pilots A French air traffic controller has been suspended after broadcasting "Free Palestine" to Israeli El Al pilots. The incident was condemned by French Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot.
August 13 FBI investigating midair brawl that forced Breeze Airways flight to divert Breeze Airways flight MX704 diverted to Grand Junction, Colorado after a fight broke out and a disruptive passenger broke free from restraints twice.
August 13 TSA launches new ‘Families on the Fly’ initiative to make air travel easier 91±¬ÁÏ correspondent Danamarie McNicholl discusses new TSA efforts to make air travel for families easier and more efficient on ‘America Reports.’
August 13 American teen pilot detained in Antarctica while raising money for cancer on solo trip Teenager Ethan Guo's record-breaking solo flight around the world was halted in Antarctica, where he faces charges for landing without authorization from Chilean officials.