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Chicago overtakes Atlanta as USA’s busiest airport … sort of
Chicago O’Hare moved past Atlanta with the most ‘flight operations’ in 2018. But Atlanta is expected to remain No. 1 as measured by passengers.
Southwest Airlines: First Hawaii test flight is today
Southwest Airlines appears to be inching ever-closer to launching its long-anticipated service to Hawaii with its first overwater validation flight.
February’s #avgeek gallery: 34 cool aviation photos
Check out our latest batch of fun airplane and aviation photos. The highlight this month: a day of photos from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes
Southwest announced addition of two weekend-only seasonal routes. It also confirmed the return of seven seasonal routes that will resume in August.
FAA: Flights delayed at 4 major airports due to ‘staffing’ issues amid government shutdown
Flights at four major airports were delayed at some point Friday because of staffing issues among air traffic control employees.
Norwegian Air drops Newark-Paris route; no other US cuts
Newark change comes amid broader cuts, mostly intra-Europe routes dropped at Norwegian’s operation in Rome. No other U.S.-Europe routes are being cut.
Delta Air Lines: Raleigh/Durham ‘focus city’ now at 29 nonstop destinations
Delta’s latest growth at RDU follows expansions there by budget rivals Frontier and Spirit, which unveiled a combined 15 RDU routes of their own this month.
Southwest Airlines to ax Mexico City flights
Southwest will still fly to three other cities in Mexico, all beach resorts: Cabo San Lucas, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta. Mexico City flights end in March.
More snow: 2,300 cancellations since Tuesday, Detroit flights resume
Hardest-hit airport from latest storm is Detroit, which halted all flights late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning because of icy conditions.