The near miss comes in the wake of a series of aviation disasters, including a crash-landing in Toronto earlier this month and a fatal collision involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington,

Airlines are seeking to undo Biden administration rules that required enhanced training for workers and protection for disabled passengers’ wheelchairs and assistive devices.

As another large winter storm dumps snow across the middle of the country this week, airlines are allowing some travelers to rebook their flights without incurring a change fee. The “big four” U.S. airlines are issuing travel waivers,

American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United—have joined an airline trade association lawsuit to overturn a Department of Transportation rule that forces airlines to treat wheelchair users and their mobility devices with dignity.

Airlines argue that stricter penalties for damaged mobility devices are excessive, while the DOT maintains they are necessary to ensure dignity and accessibility for travelers with disabilities.

Several major U.S. airlines are challenging a new federal rule aimed at improving travel for those with disabilities.

And, there’s the evolution of points into almost an independent currency, sold by airlines to credit card companies, and backed not by the U.S. government but by the full faith and credit of companies whose business is propelling pressurized metal tubes through the air at a few hundred miles an hour.

An American Airlines flight trying to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday had to do a go-around maneuver and abort its first landing to avoid a collision.