A runway safety alert didn't notify ATC of a potential collision before the deadly Air Canada crash, the NTSB head said

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NTSB investigators at the scene of the Air Canada crash.
NTSB investigators found that a safety system designed to alert ATC of impending runway collisions didn't activate before the Air Canada crash.

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TSA lines are so bad at some airports that United and Delta are letting passengers move their flights

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Travelers are seen standing in long lines outside of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on March 23, 2026
Travelers in long lines at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday.

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MAPPED: How the Air Canada plane crash caused chaos for East Coast travelers

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An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.
Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a firefighting truck at LaGuardia Airport on Monday.

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NTSB head says she had to 'beg' to get an Air Canada crash investigator through an hourslong TSA line in Houston

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MARCH 23: An Air Canada Express plane sits on the tarmac after it collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City. Two people are believed to have been killed in the late-night accident, with dozens injured. The plane had landed from a flight from Montreal

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What the CEOs of the 3 biggest US airlines are saying about the Iran war's hit to travel and ticket prices

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CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby speaks at the Punchbowl News Conference at Union Station on March 10, 2026 in Washington, DC.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby.

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TSA agents who often live paycheck to paycheck haven't been paid in 5 weeks. Here's how much they usually make.

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TSA agents.
TSA agents have been working without pay for over a month. Many live paycheck to paycheck, with average annual pay between $60,000 and $75,000.

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United Airlines 'tactically pruning' flights amid high fuel prices due to the Iran war

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A United Airlines 767-300ER is seen at a gate with the Manhattan skyline in the background at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026.

TSA lines in Las Vegas aren't long. Casinos are donating food and basics to agents to keep it that way.

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Picture of John Flynn helping unload meals for TSA agents in Las Vegas.
John Flynn helping unload meals for TSA agents in Las Vegas.

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These are the world's best airports as rated by travelers. Asia dominates, but the US is nowhere to be seen.

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A map of the world showing the 10 best airports according to the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards: Vancouver, Paris, Rome, Munich, Istanbul, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
A map of the world showing Skytrax's 10 best airports.

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These 20 airports don't use TSA screeners and are avoiding the travel chaos

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Covenant Aviation Security offier at SFO.
Travelers at airports like San Francisco, Orlando Sanford, and Kansas City shouldn't face staffing-related security delays during the partial government shutdown.

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