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White House puts forward a raft of new air passenger protectionsAmong the rules: Online ticket agents must reveal when they display sponsored airline content in search results, and airlines...

DOT bans transport of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphoneSamsung halted the production, sale and exchange of the Note7 on Oct. 10 because the product is prone to overheat and explode.

Havana’s Hotel Inglaterra is slated to join Starwood’s Luxury Collection. Donald Trump is threatening to reverse normalization of relations if elected.

Trump’s Cuba policy could prove a setback for travel industryNational polls suggest that Donald Trump’s chances of being elected president on Nov. 8 are becoming increasingly slim, but for...

Trump says he'll reverse Obama's course on CubaIn a Twitter post, Trump said, "The people of Cuba have struggled too long. Will reverse Obama's Executive Orders and...

U.N. unveils plan to curb aircraft emissionsThe plan, which was six years in the making, will require carbon-neutral growth for the large majority of the world’s air...

Nine more U.S. airports adding Global Entry kiosksBy April, Houston Hobby as well as airports in Fairbanks, Alaska; Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento, Calif.; New Orleans; Kansas...

Frontier joins PreCheckEach of the 10 largest U.S. airlines except Spirit now participates in the TSA's expedited-screening program.

Congress passes funding bill that includes Zika moneyThe bill would also fund government operations through Dec. 9, preventing a shutdown.

Treasury Department gives OK for airliner sales to IranThe license will enable Boeing to complete an aircraft order to state-owned Iran Air.

FAA: Don’t use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on planesSamsung announced on Sept. 2 that it had stopped sales of the Galaxy Note 7 after reports of exploding batteries.

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