/tags/flying flying en-US WLRN Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:45:00 GMT /news/2022-06-10/starting-on-sunday-you-wont-have-to-test-for-covid-19-to-fly-into-the-u-s The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:45:00 GMT /news/2022-06-10/starting-on-sunday-you-wont-have-to-test-for-covid-19-to-fly-into-the-u-s Ximena Bustillo /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Michael Schulson /2017-09-27/wish-you-could-soar-a-2-million-contest-aims-for-personal-flying-device A group of aviation companies and advocacy groups, backed by Boeing, have announced a competition to develop a safe and easy-to-use personal flying vehicle in the next two years. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:34:25 GMT /2017-09-27/wish-you-could-soar-a-2-million-contest-aims-for-personal-flying-device Glenn McDonald /culture/2015-08-19/art-installation-explores-human-desire-for-flight In a room full of sand, Michael Namkung is exploring his body’s relationship to flight. The Miami artist’s new work “Flying Towards the Ground” is opening… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:15:55 GMT /culture/2015-08-19/art-installation-explores-human-desire-for-flight /show/the-sunshine-economy/2015-05-13/gaining-altitude-the-aviation-industry-in-south-florida In Florida, flight is the number one export. In 2014, almost $4.8 billion worth of aircraft, engines and aircraft parts made in Florida were shipped out… Wed, 13 May 2015 17:17:47 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2015-05-13/gaining-altitude-the-aviation-industry-in-south-florida Tom Hudson /show/the-sunshine-economy/2015-05-13/sunshine-economy-training-tomorrows-aviation-workers This is a sign in a second floor avionics classroom at George T. Baker Aviation Technical College in Miami. It's a Miami-Dade County Public School with… Wed, 13 May 2015 15:53:02 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2015-05-13/sunshine-economy-training-tomorrows-aviation-workers Tom Hudson /news/2015-02-25/a-mechanical-glitch-led-to-american-airlines-passengers-landing-without-their-luggage About 2,500 American Airlines passengers landed without their luggage at destinations worldwide on Friday, Feb. 20. The airline blames the… Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:42:08 GMT /news/2015-02-25/a-mechanical-glitch-led-to-american-airlines-passengers-landing-without-their-luggage Junette Reyes /news/2014-09-02/cuba-limits-amount-of-goods-in-flyers-baggage In the five years since travel restrictions to Cuba were eased, Cuban-American air travelers have been taking about $2 billion worth of products a year to… Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:04:00 GMT /news/2014-09-02/cuba-limits-amount-of-goods-in-flyers-baggage Christine DiMattei /show/topical-currents/2014-08-12/all-in-a-days-work-the-view-from-the-cockpit-of-a-transcontinental-passenger-jet 08/12/14 - On Tuesday’s Topical Currents, we continue our series “All in a Day’s Work”, with retired commercial airline pilot Bruce Bornstein. His flying… Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-08-12/all-in-a-days-work-the-view-from-the-cockpit-of-a-transcontinental-passenger-jet Richard Ives