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TSA makes electronics screening more rigorous

TSA makes electronics screening more rigorousUnder the new rules, flyers must remove all electronic devices larger than a cell phone from their carry-on bags and place each...

U.S. updates Mexico safety tips with info about 'potentially tainted alcohol'Following media reports of allegedly tainted alcohol being served at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, the U.S. State Department...

FAA study: Stowing electronics in cargo hold is dangerousStoring laptops and tablets in cargo holds may create fire hazards "beyond what the airplane was designed to manage," the FAA...

Senate bill calls for increase in airport feeA proposed Senate appropriations bill would increase the cap on the airport passenger facility charge (PFC) from $4.50 per...

With Saudi Arabia on board, the U.S. laptop ban has endedSaudi Arabia was the last country on the list.

Egypt and Morocco removed from U.S. laptop ban listPassengers on EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc can once again bring aboard laptops and tablets on flights to the U.S.

Delta softens stance against air traffic control privatizationDuring the airline's Q2 earnings call, CEO Ed Bastian said the airline isn't philosophically opposed to the White House's push...

The English Lake District in the U.K., one of 21 sites newly designated as World Heritage sites by Unesco.

Unesco adds 21 sites to World Heritage listThe additions bring the number of properties that are on the list to 1,073.

DMOs under assault

DMOs under assaultHistory has shown that cutting funds from a state's destination marketing organization hurts the economy. Nevertheless,...

Laptop ban lifted for Jordan and KuwaitThe nations still subject to the ban have dwindled to three.

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