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A man who tried to open a cabin door and then attacked a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon on a passenger jet in 2023 has agreed to a deal that includes his release. Francisco Severo Torres, 34, agreed to plead guilty to assaulting or intimidating a flight crew …

Another ground stop at Newark Liberty International left travelers facing a new wave of cancellations and hourslong delays at the New Jersey airport on Sunday. This disruption follows weeks of chaos marked by air traffic communication issues and staffing shortages. While waiting areas, makeshift chairs and benches were emptier this …

Business travel’s four-year crawl out the pandemic was on track to continue this year, but the U.S. trade war has scrambled that outlook. “The big word is uncertainty,” said Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the Global Business Travel Association, which had forecast worldwide spending to surge to $1.64 trillion in 2025, …

Radar screens serving Newark Liberty International Airport went black early Friday morning, raising more air traffic safety concerns at the busy New Jersey hub, federal authorities said. The outage shortly before 4 a.m. EDT lasted only 90 seconds on a limited number of sectors, the FAA said, but the blackout …

The Federal Aviation Administration will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern demands, officials said Thursday. The federal government has been under pressure to address mounting traveler concerns in the wake of …

The air traffic in and out of Newark will be slowed on Wednesday, officials said, while insisting travel in and out of the busy hub near New York City remains “absolutely safe.” The slowdown comes in the wake of stunning revelations that controllers lost radio contact with pilots flying into …

A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. The Walt Disney company announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and resort to Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates. This will be Disney’s seventh theme park resort and it …

The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing radar and radio contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark Liberty International Airport has happened at least two other times since August, a current veteran controller told NBC News on Tuesday. And at least …

After years of delays, people boarding flights domestically in the United States will need to present REAL ID-compliant forms of identification at airports in a major change for travelers across the country. As of Wednesday, certain standard driver’s licenses and other identification cards will no longer meet federal standards for …

Air traffic controllers temporarily lost communication with aircraft flying in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport last week, an incident that has continued causing major delays at the travel hub. Last Monday, a ground stop was issued at Newark airport due to a Federal Aviation Administration equipment malfunction. The …