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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.

Lufthansa participating in PreCheckIt is the first European airline to participate in the TSA's expedited screening program.

U.S. issues Zika travel alert for SingaporePregnant women are urged not to travel to Singapore, or any other locations where the virus is being transmitted, because Zika...

Delta protests government’s route award to JetBlueThe decision, Delta said, in reality will direct U.S. taxpayer dollars to Emirates, JetBlue’s codeshare partner that operates...

CDC adds Bahamas to Zika travel alert listAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local transmission was reported on the island of New Providence,...

ASTA calls for independent investigation after JFK incidentIn a letter to the governors of New York and New Jersey, area ASTA chapter presidents described the scene at the airport as "an...

Membership in the TSA PreCheck program has reached more than 3 million. The TSA is required, through a bill passed in Congress, by mid-October to have PreCheck application procedures that can be handled entirely online or at kiosks.

Quick action by TSA and lawmakers has reduced security lines at airportsWhile waits of an hour were relatively common in May, the TSA now says the average wait time nationwide is less than 10...

Senators express concern about airline IT systemsIn a letter to U.S. airlines, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) posed 10 questions to the carriers,...

U.S. putting air marshals on Cuba flightsCommercial airline service between the two countries begins at the end of this month.

Key West mosquito plan receives final approvalThe Food and Drug Administration gave the OK for release genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to reduce outbreaks of...

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