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The Transportation Security Administration ( TSA) has announced that starting in May 2025, following the publication of the final rule regarding the use of REAL ID enforcement across airports in the United States, travelers will have to have identification that meets security requirements.

Over the years, the world of long-haul air travel has changed immensely for passengers across the planet. With intercontinental journeys having initially been arduous multi-leg and multi-day affairs, the advent of the jet age brought the world closer together, with quadjets such as the Douglas DC-8 and the Boeing 707 able to fly further than their predecessors. Widebodies like the Boeing 747 soon followed.

If tourists wish to get the feel of Venice but do not want to walk down the crowded streets, then the best bet is Aveiro in Portugal. Aveiro is often referred to as the 'Venice of Portugal' because of the canals, boats, and casual pace of life, but with none of the hustle and not as expensive.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina, serves as a major hub for American Airlines. In fact, the airport only trails Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in American's network. As of January 2025, the airport serves 187 destinations worldwide and has more than 700 departures and landings on a daily basis.

As demand for international travel continues to rise and new aircraft deliveries are delayed, Korean Air has decided to prolong the life of its Airbus A380, according to South Korea-based media, the Asia Business Daily. The airline is now choosing to perform significant maintenance on the A380 fleet, indicating its desire to maintain the superjumbo in operation far past the 2026 retirement date that was originally intended.

There have been plenty of changes at Germany’s Condor Airlines recently as the carrier announced several network adjustments in light of its new market environment, characterized by an almost complete rejig of its long-haul network to the United States and Canada. In an announcement on Friday, Condor revealed that it would be boosting flights to its upcoming new European destinations in an effort to cater to the transit traffic from its remaining long-haul flights to and from North America. In other words, Condor’s exclusive focus on leisure traffic is largely long gone as it continues to build its hub-and-spoke model to compete against peers such as Lufthansa.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 collided with a coyote while departing from Chicago, prompting the flight crew to initiate a turnback to its origin airport.

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has reported its busiest-ever December, with London’s primary airport ending 2024 with a record-breaking 83.9 million passengers.

Finnair and American Airlines have officially announced their Mexican codeshare agreement, which includes one fewer route than on its original Department of Transportation (DOT) application in November 2024.

In this video we discuss how it has now been disclosed that the air traffic controllers handling the flight were cleared of wrongdoing in the tragic accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB) has released its report on a United Airlines flight that ended in a damaged fuselage due to pilot inputs. The Boeing 767 was landing in Houston from Newark when the nose gear of the plane touched down with such force that it caused significant damage.

Greater New York City to Greater Los Angeles connects the two most populous metro areas. Booking data shows that in the year to October 2024, approximately 5.5 million passengers (15,000 daily) flew between them.

Greater New York City to Greater Los Angeles connects the two most populous metro areas. Booking data shows that in the year to October 2024, approximately 5.5 million passengers (15,000 daily) flew between them.

United Airlines first flew the Boeing 737across the Atlantic in 2022. This was when its Newark to Ponta Delgada, Azores, route was launched, which had never been served before. The 737 MAX 8 continues to be used.

Doesn't time fly? Over 10 years have passed since the Airbus A350'sfirst passenger-carrying flight on January 15, 2015. Qatar Airways operated the Airbus A350-900 from Doha to Frankfurt, a route that is now—funnily enough—operated by the Boeing 787.

DJI, one of the most prominent brands within the consumer drone space, announced that it would update its application to replace prior datasets with official data from the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) in a push to encourage operators to take more responsibility for their actions.

South Korean investigators have discovered traces of bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed in South Korea in December 2024.

Boeing has resumed the flight test campaign for the 777X after the test fleet was grounded due to an issue that the manufacturer discovered during scheduled maintenance.

With transatlantic flights between Europe and North America generally being on the longer side, most passengers will be grateful if they can find a route that suits them that operates on a non-stop basis, and gets the journey done as quickly and directly as possible. However, depending on the cities in question, this isn't always possible, leaving one-stop connecting itineraries as their only real option.

The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX caused chaos above the skies of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico as the seventh test flight of the company's Starship failed, resulting in multiple flights diverting and/or entering into holding patterns in order to avoid falling debris.