The nearly 3,000 people who died when hijackers commandeered four passenger jets on Sept. 11, 2001, were remembered Thursday, as President Bush dedicated the first national memorial to the victims and the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates joined in a moment of silence. ...more

September 12, 2008

Kanye West and one of his bodyguards were arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after an altercation in which the rapper allegedly smashed a camera on the floor. ...more

September 12, 2008

Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, conspiracy theories began to crop up about how it was an "inside job," planned and executed by the U.S. government. ...more

September 11, 2008

Continental Airlines said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by most other major U.S. carriers. ...more

September 5, 2008

Despite five chronically late flights serving Tampa International Airport in July, on-time arrival and departure performance improved compared with a year ago, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation report issued Wednesday. ...more

September 4, 2008

The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers move ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules because of the high cost of fuel. ...more

August 30, 2008

Hundreds of commercial airline flights were delayed across the Eastern half of the United States on Tuesday in what the Federal Aviation Administration said was an unprecedented glitch in the federal computer system that processes flight plans. ...more

August 27, 2008

The rehearsals are over and last-minute tweaks have been made. American Airlines' new in-flight broadband service went live Wednesday. ...more

August 24, 2008

Attempting to stem a national furor, American Airlines said that it would stop charging extra-luggage fees for active military personnel. Now a Tampa Bay area congressman wants to ensure that other airlines put an end to the practice. ...more

August 15, 2008

A Tampa Bay area congressman is seeking assurances from the airline industry that service members won't continue to face extra-luggage fees while flying to the Iraq war or elsewhere for military duty. ...more

August 14, 2008