When it comes to air travel, just about everyone has a complaint, no matter which security line they use.
Something on the tarmac caught travel agent Ann Lombardi's attention while she waited to board her flight. Baggage carriers seemed unconcerned about a Labrador that was bleeding profusely as they unloaded its crate from the cargo hold. Disturbed by the scene, Lombardi alerted gate attendants.
After the EU's announcement that it will ban "backscatter" x-ray body scanners, airports may have to look harder at alternative security measures. From Bluetooth tracking to thermal lie-detector cameras, we take a glimpse into the weird and wonderful future of airport security.
Africa's passenger airline industry may still be awaiting full take off but Boeing has identified the continent as a market ripe with potential.
Boeing vice president of sales for Africa, Van Rex Gallard talks about Africa's role in the world of aviation.
Billing it as a way to end the one-size-fits-all approach to airport security, the International Air Transport Association on Tuesday unveiled a mock-up of what it called the "Checkpoint of the Future."
CNN's Andrew Stevens has a preview of what air travelers can expect to see in the future at security checkpoints.
This year is going to be a tough one for the airline industry, based on a dismal profit forecast from the International Air Transport Association.
Airline industry profits will fall worldwide in 2011, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), thanks to rising fuel prices, political unrest and natural disasters.
Thanks to fuel prices, Mideast unrest and natural disasters, IATA projects airline profits will fall 78% this year.
Last year was the safest in aviation history for passengers flying on Western-built jets, an international aviation trade group said Wednesday.
The blizzard that wreaked havoc on the East Coast this week may cost airlines up to $150 million as planes sit idle following the cancellation of thousands of flights.
Outdated security systems introduced to combat plane hijackings 40 years ago must be overhauled to address new terrorism threats, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Tuesday.
CNN's Richard Quest talks with TSA Administrator John Pistole about cargo safety on planes.
In a move to make air travel safer, the U.S. Department of Transportation agreed Tuesday to join three global organizations in establishing an exchange of aviation safety information.
Planning a trip to the United States? Tuesday is the last day for citizens of some countries to dodge a new travel fee.
CNN's Richard Quest reports on a fee now charged to waiver nation visitors for a two year entry pass to the U.S.
Starting Wednesday, travelers from 36 nations will be required to pay a new travel fee when they visit the United States -- part of which will be used to promote tourism.
We weren't supposed to see headlines like this anymore: "Passengers held on hot plane for hours" -- not after a tarmac delay rule went into effect in April imposing stiff fines on airlines that kept fliers stuck in grounded aircraft for a long time.
The global airline industry is expected to pull out of its slump and make its first profit in three years, according to an industry group report Monday.
Flights across Europe are expected to return to "100 percent" on Thursday -- seven days after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the shutdown of airspace and stranded thousands of passengers around the world, the air traffic agency Eurocontrol said.
Aviation safety officials in Europe have defended the decision to close parts of the continent's airspace for six days in the face of claims by the airline industry that the shutdown was unnecessary.
Commercial European flights will be severely disrupted as long as some levels of ash are detectable in the air, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) told CNN on Monday.
CNN's Gary Tuchman looks at the ongoing effects of the volcanic ash on Iceland.
The head of the IATA criticizes European handling of airspace restrictions after the Icelandic volcano eruption.
Parents and kids are separated because of the volcanic ash problem. CNN's T.J. Holmes reports.
The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast.
President Obama signed legislation into law Thursday to create the United States' first national travel promotion program.
A bill that will create a tourism promotion organization for the United States has received its final passage in the Senate.
Air travel has been getting increasingly frustrating, with fees, crowds and other hassles, but passengers may be glad to know that 2009 was a banner year for aviation safety.
Lufthansa and the pilot union agree to suspend a strike until March 8. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.
On Tuesday, an American Airlines flight carrying 154 passengers slid off a runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica, stopping just short of the Caribbean Sea. The impact severely damaged the aircraft -- which broke into three separate pieces -- and caused the Boeing 737's engines to shear off the wings. Thankfully, there were no fatalities; 91 people were taken to hospitals where they were evaluated and most were released.
Gearing up for further bloodletting, airlines seem to be performing pre-emptive triage.
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Stocks cut losses Monday, ending mixed, as investors scooped up bank and consumer shares and kept an eye on Treasury bond yields, the dollar and commodity prices.
CNN's Richard Quest gets expert tips on staying safe in the air at the BA Flight Training Centre.
We tend to assume that if an airplane crashes our time is up. But recent experience and statistics tell a different story.
With fuel prices so low, consumers may be wondering when it will be reflected in smaller bills. But as airlines, taxis and truckers scrounge for additional revenue, surcharges formerly tagged for fuel remain - albeit by a different name.
A passenger jet carrying 88 people on board crashed as it was preparing to land in central Russia early Sunday
A system using fingerprint scanning and face recognition systems, designed to speed up passenger transit times and increase security, is beginning a trial at Heathrow airport's Terminal 3.
Fewer Americans are expected to fly this summer, but don't expect more empty seats as carriers pack planes to help offset surging fuel costs
Airline and cruise ship companies will be required to fingerprint foreign nationals leaving the United States under a controversial Department of Homeland Security proposal released Tuesday.
It has been a year of promising news for the globe-trotting business traveler. Yes, there have been all the woes of increased airport security, packed planes, heaving hotels and bursting business-class lounges, but some of the headlines have brought encouragement for a better future.
Swiss adventurers unveil the plane design for their round-the-world solar powered flight. CNN's Diana Magnay reports
The airplane has become, for many, climate change public enemy number one. And for good reason, say environmentalists. The air travel sector now carries the label of "the world's fastest growing source of greenhouse gases" according to Friends of the Earth (FoE), with airplanes pumping out more than 600 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year. That's nearly as much CO2 as the African continent annually expels.
Next summer, paper airline tickets will go the way of vinyl records and rotary-dial phones: They won't entirely disappear, but they'll be hard to find.
"Where's my ticket?" There are set to be less and less of those panicked moments when you can't find your bundle of tear-away coupons, one for each sector of your trip. The airline ticket has been steadily reduced to a reference number called an e-ticket - short for 'electronic ticket' -- which stores passenger and itinerary information in an airline's computer system.
IATA slams Heathrow chaos
Tougher security measures introduced at UK airports are failing to protect passengers, an industry watchdog said as it criticized the country's busiest airport for delays that could harm the country's economy.
Next time you board a plane and jet off on holiday to somewhere hot, spare a thought for the fact that by flying there you are probably helping to make that somewhere even hotter.
First published December 21, 2006
After 40 years in the making, the opening of Bangkok's new airport has been confirmed for 3am, September 28, with everyone from the prime minister of Thailand to industry experts hoping that the $3.7bn airport will operate smoothly.
As more and more hotels go completely smoke-free, a German entrepreneur is bucking the trend by launching an airline for those determined not to kick the habit.
Old-fashioned airline tickets will be relegated to the history books next year if an industry lobby group gets its way.
It is every regular flyer's nightmare -- you arrive at your destination only to discover your luggage is somewhere else entirely.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) plans to push next week for aggressive industry deregulation since governments and airports had not done enough to improve efficiency, its head said on Thursday.
When it comes to the airport experience, terminals in Asia are a cut above the rest, according to a recent independent survey of air passengers.
United Airlines is set to make history Thursday by becoming the first U.S. air carrier to offer daily service to Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended nearly 30 years ago.
Many business travelers now book air tickets and car hire on the Internet, print out their own boarding passes or use check-in kiosks at airports and hotels.
The United States has begun photographing and fingerprinting visitors who currently require a visa to enter the country.
In about the same amount of time -- 2 1/2 years -- it took Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to agree to eliminate an entire category of nuclear missiles, the Common Market's 12 transportation mi...
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