Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, best known for landing safely on the Hudson River after birds disabled both of the plane’s engines in 2009, has announced he has Alzheimer’s disease. www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/u...

New from me: A 26-year-old Texas man trying to capture video footage of a church in Houston is facing charges for illegally operating a drone too close to a World Cup event as authorities across the country crack down on unauthorized flights. www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/u...

A JetBlue passenger jet reported striking a drone on Monday while preparing to land at JFK International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. The pilot confirmed, “Yep, it hit us right, right above the cockpit.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/u...

A pilot suffering a medical emergency, a plane forced down in Alaska and passenger jets nearly colliding in Boston are the latest aviation incidents under investigation as the busy summer air travel season gets underway. www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/u...

There had never been a US president who’d spent most of his pre-White House career jetting around the world in planes with his name on the side or even running his own airline. Until President Donald Trump. www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/u...

It’s been a tragic week for aviation as two military jets, a skydiving plane and a charter jet crashed over the course of just four days. www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/u...

I asked NTSB vice chairman Michael Graham how frustrating it is to see another skydiving crash: "It's always frustrating when we see things that maybe the FAA hasn't acted on with some of our recommendations, and then we continue to see accidents in those arenas." www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/u...

Fifty white stars painted on deep blue next to seven red and white stripes will take the skies this summer on two United Airlines planes. www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/u...

New from me for subscribers: An adventurous group of women in their 60s are taking the road trip of a lifetime to various national parks this summer, but one national problem is weighing on them before they depart: soaring gas prices. www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/t...

New: After a few unruly passenger incidents in recent weeks, I break down what these passengers encounter when they attempt to storm the cockpit of a commercial aircraft. www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/u...

The United Airlines flight that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Airport was just 19 feet above the center of the New Jersey Turnpike moments before touchdown, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday. www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/u...

ICYMI: A Frontier flight heading to Chicago on Sunday had to divert to Miami International Airport because a passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant shortly after he tried to open an emergency exit door and enter the cockpit, police records show. www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/u...

New: After more than 66 years in the air, the industry’s longest serving flight attendant is preparing to retire. I spoke to the remarkable Joan Prince Crandall for my latest. Read: www.cnn.com/2026/05/30/u...

DHS Sec. Mullin has become preoccupied with an idea to punish cities and states that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cutting customs staffing at their airports and possibly stopping the processing of international travelers all together. www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/p...

New technology allowing audio of plane crashes to be extracted from still images has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to take a rare step of pausing the public release of nearly all information related to its investigations. www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/u...

The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to investigate why a UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11F lost an engine and crashed after taking off last year from Louisville, Kentucky. www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/u...

The man who was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines jet after he jumped a perimeter fence at Denver International Airport intended to kill himself, officials confirmed Tuesday. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/u...

New: The last time Trump bought an airline, it didn’t end well. Now, budget carriers are asking him for help. www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/u...

Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to take evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms in the cockpit warned the pilots the planes were too close together. www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/u...

Chatting on CNN 10 about the FAA's latest push for video gamers to become air traffic controllers. Watch: www.cnn10.com Read: www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/u...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two trucks pulled in front of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, nearly causing a collision, according to the pilot. www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/u...

The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers. www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/u...

ICE agents have begun leaving some US airport security checkpoints, where they had been assisting Transportation Security Administration officers managing hourslong lines of passengers during the partial government shutdown. www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/u...

New: TSA officers received some of their back pay last week. Many say it’s not enough to cover the bills piling up www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/u...

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that “drivers’ overreliance” on automated systems were contributing factors to two fatal accidents in 2024. www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/u...

On Tuesday, the day after back pay arrived for some @tsa.gov workers, the agency reports call outs have dropped by almost 30%. On March 30, TSA saw an 8.6% call out rate, 2,504 officers. The highest call out rate was 12.35% on March 27, the day many missed their second paycheck.

Funding to pay Transportation Security Administration officers may be on its way soon, but despite this, frontline workers and hours-long lines of travelers at US airports may not return to normal right away. www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/u...

After this week’s deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport, concerns have reopened about how much is too much for one air traffic controller to handle. www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/u...

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...