Air travel disruptions
This June 2, 2021 photo shows an American Airlines aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. American Airlines is cutting flights to protect its network from getting overloaded as summer travel season arrives. American scrubbed more than 130 flights by Tuesday, June 22 according to tracking service FlightAware. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
American Airlines cutting flights as summer season starts

By David Koenig Jun. 22, 2021 03:20 PM EDT

FILE - This May 16, 2020 file photo shows Air Canada check screens at Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The U.S. government is seeking to fine Air Canada more than $25 million over what it says have been slow refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled since the pandemic started. The Transportation Department said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, it has received more than 6,000 consumer complaints about Air Canada since March of last year. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
US seeks to fine Air Canada $25.5 million over slow refunds

Jun. 15, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Alitalia workers hold letters to compose the Italian word for " Help Us ", as they stage a protest at the Rome Leonardo da Vinci airport as unions are discussing with the government the future to relaunch the Italian airline carrier Alitalia, Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Alitalia worker strike cancels flights at Rome's airport

Apr. 23, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, traffic passes the Boeing airplane production plant, in Everett, Wash. U.S. manufacturers expanded in March 2021 at the fastest pace in 37 years, a sign of strengthening demand as the pandemic wanes and government emergency aid flows through the economy. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
Boeing sees uptick in airplane orders as travel picks up

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 11:23 AM EDT

Albania’s flights resume after 2-day airport closure

By Llazar Semini Apr. 09, 2021 06:09 AM EDT
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Commercial flights resumed at Albania’s Tirana International Airport on Friday after they were blocked for two days by an air traffic...

Delta cancels about 100 flights, opens some middle seats

By Tom Krisher Apr. 04, 2021 04:50 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Delta Air Lines canceled about 100 flights Sunday due to staff shortages, and it opened up middle seats a month earlier than expected in order...

President Joe Biden walks off after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more

By Nomaan Merchant And Josh Boak Mar. 26, 2021 12:34 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more

By Nomaan Merchant And Josh Boak Mar. 25, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 25, 2020 file photo, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. With more people feeling increasingly comfortable with traveling now that vaccinations are taking place, airlines are trying to accommodate the pent up demand by adding flights worldwide. United Airlines said Thursday, March 25, 2021, that in May it’s adding 26 new nonstop routes between Midwest cities and popular vacation destinations. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
As freeze in air travel begins to thaw, United adds flights

By Michelle Chapman Mar. 25, 2021 09:45 AM EDT

A maintenance worker uses a plow as a snowstorm rips across the intermountain West Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Denver. Forecasters are calling for the storm to leave at least another six inches of snow during the day before moving out on to the eastern plains. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter storm

By Mead Gruver And Colleen Slevin Mar. 15, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

Cars are driven along a street amid a sandstorm during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing's skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Flights canceled during China's worst sandstorm in a decade

Mar. 15, 2021 06:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file photo, an Airbus A380 takes off for its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. European plane maker Airbus lost 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) amid an unprecedented global slump in air travel because of the pandemic, but expects to deliver hundreds of planes and make a profit this year. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Airbus lost $1.3 billion amid pandemic; expects better 2021

By Angela Charlton Feb. 18, 2021 02:18 AM EST

Igee Cummings walks through the snow Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Officials: 2 dead in Texas as subfreezing cold sweeps US

By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg Feb. 15, 2021 01:39 PM EST

A man clears snow off his driveway on Spidina Parkway in Pittsfield, Mass., after a snowstorm hit the East coast, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
Vaccinations resume as not-quite-historic snowstorm fades

Feb. 02, 2021 12:01 AM EST

Storm batters Bermuda, forces cancelation of flights

Jan. 28, 2021 02:37 PM EST
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A heavy winter storm battered Bermuda on Thursday, forcing the British territory to cancel some flights and close schools early. ...

Florida air traffic tower closes after worker gets virus

Jan. 24, 2021 10:28 AM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The air traffic control tower of a Florida airport has been closed after a worker tested positive for the new coronavirus. ...

Men walk amid smoke from a dumpster fire, in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clashed with Israeli police officers dispatched to close schools in Jerusalem and Ashdod that had opened in violation of health regulations on Sunday. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages

By Josef Federman Jan. 24, 2021 07:16 AM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 12, 2017, showing a Boeing 787 airplane being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle is shown at Boeing Co.'s assembly facility, in Everett, Wash, USA. Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, it will focus on European destinations and close its long-haul operations as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and debt restructuring. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, FILE)
Restructuring Norwegian Air to get government support

Jan. 21, 2021 05:43 AM EST

FAA grapples with COVID cleanups in air traffic centers

Jan. 14, 2021 09:51 AM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Flights were delayed when an air traffic control center near Jacksonville, Florida, had to close down for several hours for extensive...

A passenger plane is seen on the ground of the Madrid airport during a heavy snowfall in downtown, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that suspended all services as the snow kept falling on Saturday. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via AP)
Atlético vs Bilbao among postponements due to snowstorm

Jan. 09, 2021 05:27 AM EST