air travel

Published
May 17, 2022

Some Portland flights turned away as jetport runway paving continues

The Portland International Jetport will be closed to air traffic overnight until its newly repaved main runway reopens in mid-June.
Published
May 8, 2022

The rebels who made the skies a lot friendlier for flight attendants

In the 1960s and 1970s, stewardesses organized to fight sexism and transformed the airline industry, Nell McShane Wulfhart writes.
Published
April 20, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Where’s the lie in Rep. Omar’s tweet about the traveling Christian singers?

The singing of a worship song on a crowded plane raises issues of entitlement and who gets to do what in the public square.
Published
April 20, 2022

Our View: Federal judge shows agenda in mask mandate case

In matters of public health, the opinion of an activist jurist with a dictionary shouldn’t carry more weight than a team of scientific experts.
Published
April 19, 2022

Justice Department will appeal judge’s ruling if CDC decides masks are still needed

The mask mandate for using public transportation during a pandemic was set to expire in a few weeks, and the government says such a public health measure is a valid exercise of authority.
Published
April 19, 2022

Maine transit agencies drop mask requirement

Starting Wednesday, passengers on public transportation in southern Maine will no longer have to wear masks after a federal judge struck down a nationwide face covering mandate.
Published
April 16, 2022

Another View: A prudent call on air travel masking

Complaints are tiresome. It’s a minor inconvenience, and the pandemic isn’t over.
Published
March 29, 2022

Ten-inch knife found in baby car seat at Boston airport

After the knife was confiscated, the car seat was rescanned and the woman and her baby were allowed to continue on their flight to Atlanta.
Published
March 18, 2022

Airline passenger traffic dropped during the pandemic. The TSA seized more guns than ever.

In 2021, the Transportation Security Administration caught 5,972 firearms at airport checkpoints, the most ever.
Published
February 16, 2022

Elite Airways to offer more flights between Portland and Florida

The Portland-based airline plans weekly flights to St. Augustine in northeast Florida and Vero Beach in east central Florida starting March 26.