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Aeromexico planes at Felipe Angeles.

Aeromexico launching first U.S. service from Mexico City's new airportDaily service between Felipe Angeles Airport and Houston Bush Intercontinental will begin on May 1.

The Jan. 11 ground stoppage contributed to more than 2,800 flight cancellations and more than 10,000 delays.

FAA identifies company responsible for system outageThe FAA said employees with Virginia-based Spatial Front unintentionally deleted files that led to the Notice to Air Missions...

Two African nations lift their visa requirements for U.S. visitorsMalawi and Zambia both have scrapped visa requirements for their most important source markets, the U.S. among them.

An Aero Mongolia plane. Currently, no carrier flies between the U.S. and Mongolia.

U.S. inks open-skies deal with MongoliaUnder a memorandum of understanding, airlines from each country would be able to fly without restrictions between the two...

The Department of Transportation has fined Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million, but the airline will only be required to pay half if it meets certain conditions.

Virgin Atlantic fined for flying over Iraqi airspaceThe violations are a U.S. concern because they happened on flights in which Virgin Atlantic was codesharing with Delta.

Delta reported net income of $1.3 billion for all of 2022, a return to profitability for the first time since 2019

Delta CEO criticizes Congress over FAA system failureEd Bastian put the onus for the Jan. 11 system outage on lawmakers for not funding the FAA adequately.

FAA system outage reportedly caused by contractor errorContractors are believed to have edited a file in the system, though it's not clear whether they did so intentionally or in...

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.

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