Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees. www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/u...

An Air Canada regional jet landing at one of the country’s busiest and most prominent airports slammed into a firetruck at more than 100 miles per hour on Sunday, leaving federal investigators and frightened passengers questioning what could have gone wrong. www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/u...

Transportation Security Administration screeners checking passengers and their bags are the most visible layer of security at airports, but now that they have gone without pay for more than a month, some aviation experts are concerned the shutdown is increasing risks. www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/u...

Update: 14 US airports will see ICE agents today, White House border czar says. I previously reported 13, but we learned ICE agents are at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport as well. Also: LaGuardia Airport is closed today due to a major collision last night, but ICE is still present.

Scoop: 13 US airports will see ICE agents at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints on Monday, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

TSA workers have become “political pawns” in these increasingly frequent Washington battles, missing paychecks as lawmakers jockey to see who will take the blame for the pain inflicted. www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/u...

The stalemate in Washington, DC over funding DHS has led to hourslong airport security lines and frustrated travelers, but now passengers could see some airports closed altogether, the Transportation Security Administration is warning. www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/u...

“The traveling public has been really nice,” said Aaron Barker, the local American Federation of Government Employees union president for Atlanta. “What is shocking, though, is a lot of people are unaware that we are in a government shutdown.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/u...

As the war with Iran continues, oil prices are soaring and airlines will see higher fuel costs – which could hit travelers around the world in their wallets. www.cnn.com/2026/03/15/u...

“I wanted to take care of myself. I don’t want to depend on anybody else for anything, because people depend on me.” TSA workers are dealing with the loss of their first paycheck as the shutdown passes one month since it began. www.cnn.com/2026/03/14/u...

Travelers stuck in line for hours at airport security this week are the latest victims of a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for nearly a month. www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/u...

Lines at security checkpoints continued to stretch for hours at airports across the country Monday morning, as the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues. www.cnn.com/2026/03/08/u...

Today, the House of Representatives is set to consider whether a collision avoidance system that supporters say could have prevented last year’s deadly midair collision near Washington should be required on every plane in the US. www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/u...

A Delta Air Lines flight from Houston to Atlanta made an emergency landing early Wednesday after a passenger tried to access the cockpit, the pilot told air traffic controllers. www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/u...

New from me: President Donald Trump’s preferred paint colors will be applied to the new planes which will serve as Air Force One, an Air Force official tells CNN. www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

New: Multiple failures across different parts of the government caused an Army helicopter to collide with an American Airlines regional jet, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a nearly 400-page report released Tuesday. www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

This Valentine’s Day, your bouquet will likely travel thousands of miles in a jetliner’s cargo and refrigerated truck before it gets to your local florist and ultimately, your sweetheart. www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/u...

A year ago today, 67 people died near Washington, DC in a horrible aviation tragedy. It's a night I will never forget. I wrote about those that did everything they could to show respect to the people that lost loved ones on Jan. 29, 2025: www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/u...

Today: Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the NTSB is meeting to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

Breaking: A private jet carrying eight people crashed on takeoff from Bangor, Maine, Sunday evening, according to the FAA. “Aircraft upside down. We have a passenger aircraft upside down," LiveATC.net audio shows. www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/u...

The “electrical issue” aboard Air Force One Tuesday night that forced President Donald Trump’s Europe-bound plane to turn back is raising troubling questions about the age of the decades-old aircraft flying the president. www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/p...

I spoke to a passenger aboard Delta 4819, the plane that flipped in Toronto. Here’s how his life has changed after the incident. www.cnn.com/2025/12/20/u...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa. www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...

A misplaced wire label, the vulnerability of a bridge and other mishaps in protocols likely caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridgeafter a large vessel struck it in the spring last year, according to the NTSB. www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/u...

NTSB releases frame-by-frame images of engine separating during deadly UPS crash in Louisville www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/u...

An FAA worker's heart shattered when her soon-to-be 11-year-old uttered the words: “Mom, I don’t have to have a birthday party this year.” It’s one of the agonizing conversations in the homes of federal employees as they wait for the government to reopen. www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/u...

New from me: While the government shutdown may soon be in the rearview mirror, it could leave air travel in a chokehold for months, and possibly years, to come. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/u...

Today’s my 1 year anniversary at @cnn.com What a year it has been to cover transportation. I’m so grateful to my colleagues, editors and the people that trust me with their stories.💫

Breaking: DOT will cut traffic 10% at 40 airports starting Friday if shutdown continues www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/u...

The team at CNN is working to get new details and what we know on UPS 2976. Follow along for live updates here: www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

New: DOT may close certain parts of the airspace due to air traffic controller shortages www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/u...

New from me: Is it safe to fly during the government shutdown? I asked aviation experts here. www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/u...

New: ‘The stress is just always there,’ as thousands of FAA workers go without paycheck www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/u...

New from me: The future of air traffic control grows more uncertain as the federal government shutdown continues. www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/u...

TSA warns of "more severe" impact on security screeners as the shutdown goes on www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

New: Democrats in the Senate are calling for an investigation and immediate removal of a video being shown at some TSA checkpoints, in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown. www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/u...

New: The video of Sec. Noem intended for TSA checkpoints raises questions about whether it can be legally played, if the Department of Homeland Security can require airports to show it, and what happens if airports refuse. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/u...

Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown. www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/u...

A skydiving instructor fell to his death in Nashville this weekend after a tandem jump went wrong and he somehow became separated from the other skydiver and their parachute. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/u...

New: An American Airlines pilot taking off at Los Angeles International Airport had to slam on the brakes Sunday after a cargo plane crossed the runway in front of it. www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/u...

New: The Federal Aviation Administration is extending the limited rate of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport through October 2026. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/u...

A truck driver not paying attention caused a chain-reaction crash that killed 6 people and injured 41, the NTSB found www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/u...

The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet operator PSA Airlines, and the federal government, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/u...

A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away. Incident was first reported by @xjonnyc.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/u...

A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair collision in 2023, according to a final report from the NTSB. www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/u...

The White House says it plans to roll back proposed rules by the Biden administration, including some that required passengers to be compensated by airlines for disrupted flights. www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a private jet that went off the end of the runway and through a fence after landing at Chicago Executive Airport on Wednesday. www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/u...

New from me: IT outages are plaguing air travel. Here’s what to know www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/t...

Today is a really exciting day. My first @CNN digital video posted. As a longtime newspaper gal, this was definitely stepping out of my comfort zone. www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/t...

ICYMI: Southwest announced yet another way it’s becoming just a regular airline. Story: www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...