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American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the modernization of FAA technology is "something that we have to plan for and build over a number of years."

American Airlines CEO: Updating FAA technology is a big jobIn an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Robert Isom talked about Wednesday's FAA system outage. "It's going to be billions of...

There have been a number of floatplane accidents in Alaska in recent years.

Flight tour operators will be required to improve their safety plansThe FAA has proposed a rule requiring air charter and tour operators to develop comprehensive safety plans for their aircraft.

Carnival Cruise Line had no scheduled departures from U.S. ports on Wednesday.

Nationwide flight pause has minimal effect on cruisingOnly three ships were scheduled to depart from the two of the busiest U.S. cruise ports on Wednesday.

ASTA lobbies Department of Labor to drop proposed IC rules

ASTA lobbies Department of Labor to drop proposed IC rulesASTA asked Labor to stop "trying to fix something that isn't broken."

The Senate transportation committee is planning to hold hearings about Southwest's Christmastime operational meltdown.

Southwest meltdown getting Senate hearingsThe Senate transportation committee will look into the causes of the airline's operational disruptions and their impact on...

The DOT says airlines and other travel companies were hit with $8.55 million in consumer-protection fines in 2022, the DOT's highest total for a single year.

The DOT will start 2023 levying a big fineThe DOT said it will impose a $1 million civil penalty this month but has yet to reveal the offender or the infraction.

Death of airline groundworker triggers federal investigationThe National Transportation Safety Board said a worker at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama "was ingested into the engine"...

U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman hopes that visa wait times will be a top priority of the new office.

At long last, the U.S. will fund a high-ranking tourism chiefThe travel industry had been championing such a position for years.

Preview 2023: PolicyThe U.S. Travel Association spent the past two years focused on reopening borders and ensuring relief for a battered industry....

Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill Friday, which contained a measure to create a tourism position within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

U.S. omnibus spending bill creates first assistant secretary position for tourismThe massive bill includes the Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act, which establishes the position of assistant secretary of travel...

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