JFK breach is 2nd this month at NYC airports

A busy terminal at JFK was evacuated after a man opened a restricted door and set off an alarm, authorities said, making it the second known security breach at a New York-area airport this month.

More airlines hike baggage fees

Attention air travelers: That tug at your wallet is about to happen again, as many major airlines raised their checked-bags fees this week.

Airlines suspend Haiti travel, start aid efforts

U.S. airlines and package companies suspended commercial flights to quake-ravaged Haiti on Wednesday and launched relief efforts along with aviation authorities.

Fliers get case of mile-high heebie-jeebies

A jittery blend of airborne vigilantism, the eight-year wear of security-line stare downs and the Christmas confirmation that our protectors are not fully protecting us seems to have stoked a fresh outbreak of the mile-high heebie-jeebies.

Penalties weighed for air security scofflaws

The recent shutdown of the Newark, New Jersey, airport after a security breach is drawing calls for harsher penalties for those who commit the offense.

Passenger on diverted U.S. jetliner faces charge

An airline passenger accused of becoming unruly, holing up in the lavatory after downing five small bottles of wine, has been charged with interfering with a flight crew.