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Some travelers say they will settle for fewer trips than they hoped to take, or they will drive instead of fly. Others are finding different money-saving sacrifices. read more >

The rulemaking pledge continues a push by the Democratic administration to require airlines to improve customer service, and it comes just weeks before the start of the peak summer travel season. read more >

The hold came just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush. read more >

The FAA selected Clinton National Airport in Little Rock and Texarkana Regional Airport to receive the funds. read more >

They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting. read more >

Airlines have been pushing the FAA to modernize the air-traffic control system for years. They argue that a faster and complete rollout of a so-called NextGen plan to modernize the national airspace system will benefit the traveling public by making flights more efficient and reliable. read more >

While the White House initially said that there is no evidence of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden said "we don't know" and told reporters that he's directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption. read more >

Travel experts say the pandemic and the ability of many people to work remotely has blurred the lines between business and leisure trips. They think many people will start holiday trips early or return home later than normal because they will spend a few days working remotely — or at least tell the boss they're working remotely. read more >

Not only are more hub rollouts coming, the company is working on next-generation drones with significant technological improvements. read more >

The money is the first installment of $5 billion for airport projects included in President Biden's infrastructure law. read more >

The 5G rollout had been delayed near airports over concerns that it would interfere with flight equipment. read more >

Airlines said the expanded mobile service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause widespread flight disruptions. read more >

The industry says thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports. read more >

Sixty-five commercial, county and municipal airports received the funds. read more >

The money comes as the airport looks at expanding air traffic to include larger planes. read more >

The money will help aviation industry manufacturers save up to 22,500 jobs. read more >

Little Rock drone company ArkUAV has received an exemption from the FAA to fly unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial use after applying for it in July 2015. read more >

Airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices gate-to-gate to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music — but not talk on their cellphones — under new guidelines issued by the FAA. read more >

Rick Fahr, publisher of the River Valley Leader of Russellville, expects to launch by Feb. 1 an unmanned aerial vehicle for shooting video. read more >