Southwest Airlines to start assigning seats, offer extra legroom

Southwest Airlines is ditching its open seating model and will start assigning seats and offering premium seating for customers who want more legroom.

Delta struggles to recover from global tech outage, stranding tens of thousands

Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service.

Global tech outage halts flights, jeopardizes Seattle cruise departures

Friday's disruption affected scores of companies who rely on CrowdStrike for their security needs with Windows as their operating system.

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A widespread technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.

Couple killed in Hawaii helicopter crash; Search suspended for missing pilot, passenger

A Kentucky couple, James and Amy Nichole Ruark Quintua, tragically lost their lives while on vacation in Hawaii when their tour helicopter crashed on July 11 off the Na Pali Coast.

The Mirage Las Vegas says goodbye after 34 years

The Mirage will be transformed into a Hard Rock Hotel set to be shaped like a guitar.

Eurowings flight turns back due to mysterious odor in cabin

A Eurowings flight from Berlin to Manchester was forced to return to Berlin on Monday after an undefined odor was detected in the cabin.

Boeing agrees to plea deal to avoid criminal trial over deadly 737 Max crashes

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge in order to avoid a criminal trial related to two deadly crashes involving 737 MAX jetliners.

Fourth of July weather: Who will have holiday travel headaches?

Here are some potential weather trouble spots across the country day-by-day through the weekend after the Fourth so you can plan your holiday.

Officials investigate Southwest flight that departed from closed runway

There is a heightened focus on the aviation industry after a spate of runway incursions and near-miss events at airports nationwide.

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas reportedly catches fire and briefly loses power

A fire broke out on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, and also led to a brief loss of power, according to reports.