Airline

Three Air France white airplanes at the airport, one in the air

Can the pandemic encourage airlines to be greener?  

The Big Fix

Climate advocates and economists say this moment of disruption in the airline industry is an opportunity to become greener.

An aerial view shows Colombian airline Avianca's planes parked at El Dorado International Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia, April 7, 2020.

Colombian airlines face controversy over loans to survive pandemic crisis

A Boeing 777 jet departing Frankfurt, Germany.

The lab where aging aircraft are dissected for science — and safety

Technology
Bag-check kiosk.

Facial recognition technology will soon make airport check-ins a breeze

Technology
A teddy bear wearing a shirt with the word "flight attendant" is placed between flowers and candles outside Germanwings headquarters at the Cologne Bonn airport on March 25, 2015.

A crash in Europe lays bare some of aviation’s myths

Technology
A screengrab from the View from the Wing website explaining how to get cheap fares from Danish websites.

About that $44 trans-Atlantic flight from United — in business class

Business

Eagle-eyed consumers took advantage of a computer glitch in Denmark to grab thousands of airline tickets for pennies on the dollar … or kroner, in this case.

Melvyn Koh, at center, tries out Italian company Aviointeriors' aircraft "standing seat" which has 23 inches of legroom instead of the current economy class average of 30 inches.

Airlines are running more full than at any time since they ferried troops during World War II

Business

Most perks and services have already disappeared from air travel, but there’s still more to come: Airlines are planning even lower categories of service, saying it gives customers more choice. But it may also disguise more serious cost-cutting measures in places.

Economy class seats are pictured inside an Emirates Airbus A380.

As air travelers fight over reclining their seats, seat designers offer hope

Lifestyle

“Air rage” over reclining airplane seats is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, even grounding some planes. As airlines cram more people into the economy section, some passengers are buying devices like “Knee Defender” to thwart reclining. Still, new seats and seating layouts could relief the pain of today’s tight seats.

A departure board displays various cancellations at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv.

Despite recent events in Ukraine and Israel, flying over hot spots is business as usual

Conflict & Justice

Airlines have been criticized for flying over Ukraine — now they’re being criticized for halting flights to Israel. Who decides where it’s safe to fly? Pilot Patrick Smith says it’s a multi-layered process.Airlines have been criticized for flying over Ukraine — now they’re being criticized for halting flights to Israel. Who decides where it’s safe to fly? Pilot Patrick Smith says it’s a multi-layered process.

VIDEO: More Americans traveling for Thanksgiving; most are hitting the road

A new study from triple AAA found that 4 percent more Americans will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the vast majority will be driving.