Addressing a new technology, Chicago’s city council is pondering possible regulations on drones that would restrict hours of operation and require owners of the unmanned small aircraft to register them…
Cities are interested in transportation services offered by groups like Uber and Lyft, but they also have concerns about public safety, according to a recent survey (PDF) by the…
A federal appeals court has ruled that the former chairman of an airport board in Kentucky had no expectation of privacy in an inadvertent “pocket dial” call.
A French company’s patent application lays out a way for squeezing more passengers onto airplanes. However, those who might potentially use it aren’t enthused.
On Thursday, a 63-year-old woman who has made international headlines over her repeated claimed efforts to get aboard commercial airlines in multiple states without a ticket was released from the…
The FBI operates a fleet of low-flying aircraft equipped with video and cellphone surveillance technology that generally gather information without judicial approval, according to an investigative report.
A cybersecurity consultant who claims he hacked onto airline computer systems while on board as a passenger and once briefly controlled a plane is being investigated by the FBI.
Travelers so frequently forget items at airport security checkpoints that the federal Transportation Security Administration has a routine procedure for logging and holding lost property.
During the past year, a 63-year-old retired legal secretary with a penchant for spending time at airports—and, authorities fear, a yen for totally ticketless travel—has tested the resources of the…
A 63-year-old retired legal secretary who repeatedly made headlines within the last year as she was charged with airport-related trespasses and stowaway attempts in multiple states is back in the…
The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the type of coffee pots that can be used on planes, and requires ashtrays in or near lavatories, though smoking is now banned on flights.
The co-pilot who intentionally crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps last week, killing all 150 aboard, had researched suicide and cockpit door security beforehand, prosecutors say.
The co-pilot who intentionally crashed a Germanwings flight carrying 150 people into the French Alps on Tuesday had concealed a mental illness from his employer, authorities said Friday.