Alan Levin

Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

United plane veers off runway in third Boeing incident this week

March 8, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. aircraft ran off the taxiway into a grassy area after landing at Houston Friday, the third incident this week involving the airline’s Boeing Co. planes.

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane is under construction March 13, 2019, at Boeing's Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Washington. U.S. aviation regulators are investigating Boeing after company employees alleged they were put under pressure while assessing aircraft designs on behalf of the government.

FAA probing Boeing’s alleged pressure on designated inspectors

July 10, 2020 at 12:59 p.m.

U.S. aviation regulators have begun a formal investigation of Boeing Co. after company employees alleged they faced duress that threatened their independence while assessing aircraft designs on behalf of the...

the second Boeing 737 Max airplane is built Dec. 7, 2015, on the assembly line in Renton, Washington. Certification test flights on fixes to the 737 Max were set to begin during the last week of June 2020.

Flight tests of Boeing’s grounded 737 Max to begin this week

June 29, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

Boeing Co. and federal regulators were set to begin a critical set of test flights on the 737 Max on Monday in a signal that the government is finally comfortable...

Myrtle Beach's Ocean Boulevard is thronged with traffic and pedestrians on Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. With hotels, beaches, shopping and restaurants reopening along the Grand Strand, tourist season kicked off this weekend despite coronavirus concerns. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP)

Americans venture out for holiday travel in test of containment

May 22, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

Americans are fleeing weeks of home isolation for beaches, parks and other leisure destinations over the Memorial Day weekend — and that has pandemic experts and businesses concerned about a...

Chicago is a mecca of world-class museums. But it's also home to some nifty, niche exhibits like the <a href="http://www.buttonmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Busy Beaver Button Museum</a>and the "wall of bad art" at the Hotel Lincoln, pictured.

Bicyclists’ injury risk doubles if they lack latest helmets, study shows

December 13, 2018 at 2:43 a.m.

The next time you hop on a bicycle to head across town, consider this: Your helmet may not perform well enough in an accident. A first-of-its-kind study using the latest...

Fans use the CLEAR Lane for an expedited security clearance before going into a Miami Heat basketball game at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Nov 28, 2016.

Sports stadiums and arenas increase high-tech security tools

June 6, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

Lazaro Torres, a die-hard Miami Heat fan, was scurrying to reach his seat before tip-off one night last month when he hit an all-too-common roadblock: Two dozen fans stirring impatiently...

Chipotle is partnering with Google's parent company, Alphabet, to deliver burritos by drone at Virginia Tech.

Chipotle drone delivery is happening, with help from Google’s parent company

May 23, 2019 at 7:05 p.m.

In what's sure to be a college student's dream come true, drones will soon be delivering burritos on the campus of Virginia Tech. The experimental service, to begin this month...

Passengers wait in line at the Delta Airlines customer service counter at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on August 8, 2016. A power outage caused significant problems in Delta's computer system causing the cancellation or delay of many flights.

Blame airlines, not weather, for most U.S. flight delays

June 12, 2018 at 12:02 a.m.

Airline miscues -- such as the computer glitches that grounded hundreds of thousands of passengers this summer -- are now the biggest cause of flight delays in the U.S. Late...

Regional airport towers to stay open

December 24, 2018 at 7:54 a.m.

Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois...

FAA called lax on response to whistle-blowers

December 24, 2018 at 9:34 a.m.

When midnight rolled around and flight traffic thinned out, air traffic controllers guiding planes in the busiest U.S. corridor whipped out laptops to watch movies, play games or gamble online....

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