Officials celebrate completion of O’Hare Airport's new Terminal 5 expansion
Mayor Lori Lightfoot attended the grand opening celebration for the Terminal 5 extension. It's part of an $8.5 billion overhaul at the airport that's been underway since 2016.
Boeing pleads not guilty to criminal charge related to deadly 737 Max jet crashes
Boeing has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge in a case revolving around two crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes.
State Dept. issues Cancun travel warning after taxi drivers attack Uber drivers, passengers
Disgruntled taxi drivers have been seen attacking Uber drivers and passengers following a controversial court ruling.
Delta flight attendant sits, comforts jittery passenger in touching photo
A Delta passenger said flight attendant Floyd Shannon-Dean sat on the ground in the aisle to comfort a crying woman who wasn’t used to flying.
Boeing ordered to be arraigned on felony charge in crashes of two 737 MAX planes
A federal judge is ordering Boeing to appear in court next week and be arraigned on a felony charge stemming from crashes of two 737 Max jets.
Netflix is hiring a flight attendant for one of its private jets—and the job pays up to $385,000
Job candidates can apply now for the role on the Netflix website for a chance to travel and earn a quality salary.
TSA discovers fewer guns at Chicago airports in 2022, nationwide is a different story
Passengers at O'Hare and Midway brought firearms less frequently than the national average.
Airline passenger's video captures last moments before Nepal crash
Everything looked normal as Sonu Jaiswal’s livestream on Facebook shifted from the picturesque views seen from the plane’s window to fellow passengers. Then chaos. Then a wall of flame.
Top family travel trends making waves in 2023
The Travel Mom Emily Kaufman breaks down the hottest family travel trends as the new year gets underway.
Nepal plane crash: 68 dead, 4 missing in resort town Pokhara
The flight, which had 72 people aboard, was landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara when it crashed into a gorge.
Airline execs pushing for more spending, staff after FAA systems failure
Airlines are calling on federal authorities to bolster FAA staff and spending after its technological glitch earlier this week.
Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.
FAA system outage cancels flights, doles out delays at Chicago airports
Airplanes were grounded for hours nationwide by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or canceled thousands of flights across the U.S.
Chicago airports hustle to resume flights after ground stop lifted
A temporary grounding of all U.S. flight departures was lifted Wednesday morning and normal air traffic operations were "resuming gradually" after a nationwide system outage.
Chicago flights canceled and delayed after FAA systemwide outage
Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled in Chicago on Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration reported a system failure nationwide, temporarily grounding all domestic flight departures.
Long lines build at O'Hare Airport after FAA reports system failure
Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed in Chicago Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration reported a system failure nationwide.
Pilot makes emergency landing on I-355 near Bolingbrook
A pilot was uninjured when a small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon on the Veterans Memorial Tollway in Will County.
Chicago drivers lost 155 hours of their lives while stuck in traffic in 2022: study
Chicago drivers spent the highest amount of hours stuck in traffic in 2022, a new traffic study shows.
Small plane lands on interstate in suburban Chicago
A small plane made an emergency landing on the Veterans Memorial Tollway near Bolingbrook Tuesday afternoon. The small plane landed on the right shoulder of southbound Interstate 355 near Interstate 55 as emergency crews assisted, according to Illinois State Police.
Promotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest Airlines holiday chaos
Southwest announced five promotions to help with operations. The airline canceled thousands of flights in late December because of a winter storm.