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Sidney Green, who was 22, died in a motorcycle accident in Lochearn.

By Alison Knezevich

Jun 9, 2019

A software system airlines use to measure weight and balance planes went offline Monday morning, causing delays on airlines including Southwest, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Instead of grumbling about problems over you Thanksgiving meal, here are some tips for navigating the rights of travelers to lodge formal complaints.

By Lillian Reed

Nov 20, 2018

Southwest will allow travelers flying into or out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport and eight other airports to this week to switch their flights at no cost.

By Sarah Meehan

Sep 11, 2018

Howard County honored the nearly 3,000 Americans lives lost, including four county residents at the Garden of Hope on Sept. 11, 2018.

By Jess Nocera

Sep 11, 2018

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman led a wreath laying and moment of silence for the victims of 9/11 Tuesday morning in front of the county administration building in Bel Air, on the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

By David Anderson

Sep 10, 2018

The number of sexual assault reports aboard airplanes has grown by nearly two-thirds in recent years, according to the FBI.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 20, 2018

2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the first major observance — then called Decoration Day — honoring men and women who died while defending the U.S.

By Mary Carole McCauley

May 28, 2018

Wind gusts over 60 mph ripped through the Baltimore region Friday, closing highway access in many areas due to accidents, high wind and felled trees, and causing more than a quarter million power outages. One Baltimore County woman was struck and killed by a falling tree.

Authorities say a power outage at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has disrupted ingoing and outgoing flights.

Overseas passenger air service arrived in Baltimore in the 1930s at a piece of land where Colgate Creek met the Patapsco River. Baltimore’s airport, known as Harbor Field, replaced a primitive landing strip at Logan Field in Dundalk.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 15, 2017

Betty J. "Betsy" Sapp, 81, former director of special events at Goucher College, died April 19.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 4, 2017

We've scouted out some of the most alluring romance adventures, located near Baltimore or a nonstop flight away.

Simon Hatcher, of West Towson, set off on a weeklong dream vacation with his family last Thursday, Sept. 22. With the help of the Casey Cares Foundation and American Airlines' Something mAAgic Foundation, Simon, 8, was selected for an all-expenses paid family trip to the Give the Kids the World Resort and Florida theme parks.

Former Baltimore County resident Majid Khan, making his first appearance before a military commission in four years, is expected to agree Wednesday to a new plea deal on charges he plotted with senior al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan and helped the group carry out a deadly hotel bombing in Indonesia.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 14, 2016

Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a fund begun by Doug Schmidt of Towson has helped six children of Maryland victims go to college and stands ready to help six more.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Sep 11, 2016

We tend to think of the terrorist attacks of 2001 as a national tragedy, but we must also remember those for whom it is profoundly personal

Southwest Airlines is experiencing some residual delays after problems with its computer system Wednesday afternoon caused "significant flight delays" at airports across the country, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the airline said.

Travelers passing through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport should prepare for delays this weekend and check for changes to their flights, airport officials said.

When WYPR on-air personality Diane Finlayson and her husband, Maarten Calon, return from their island vacation in the Caribbean on Tuesday, they will be met by an unusual welcome committee ¿ a friend armed with boots, gloves, brooms and a heavy-duty snow shovel. Calon and Finlayson had been scheduled to return to Baltimore from Curacao on Saturday on American Airlines.

It may be just the ticket: a $79 one-way flight to the French Caribbean just in time for Christmas.

Lion Hearted, who stood his entire stud career at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Maryland, died of an apparent heart attack after breeding a mare Thursday.

Anonymous threats against commercial airliners — including one called to the Maryland State Police — prompted scrutiny Monday of four international flights at airports in New York and New Jersey.

US Airways is shifting all operations at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport from Concourse D to Concourse C starting with the first flight on Wednesday morning.

Jeffrey Low, the father of a Baltimore-born Israeli soldier who was wounded in Gaza over the weekend, was flying to Tel Aviv to see his son on Tuesday when the news came: Ben Gurion Airport was under attack, and his flight was diverting to Paris.

Dedicated Terps fans traveled with the Maryland women's basketball team or watched closely from College Park, while a handful were stranded at the airport as plane trouble prevented planned trips to Nashville.

Haiti travel

An American Airlines jet was hit by a vehicle at BWI airport.

Southwest Airlines has won 54 slots recently vacated amid federal litigation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, expanding its already-large presence in the region.

Federal aviation statistics showed Southwest Airlines had some of the worst on-time rates in America, and BWI ranked below many other major airports for on-time performance. But the data may not be telling the whole story.

Trusted fliers using Southwest Airlines out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will now have a quicker and less invasive path through security, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.

More security lines will be opened under the TSA PreCheck program at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport starting Tuesday, giving trusted travelers another option for expedited screening.

Airline passengers may no longer have to power off and stow their portable electronics when they fly, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, clearing airlines to lift most restrictions on how and when customers can use phones, tablets and e-readers.

The Southwest Area Park Modelers will showcase their RC planes and flying skills at their annual Charm City Memorial Fly-In Sept. 27, 28 and 29

A lightning strike to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's air traffic control tower injured one person and halted all flights for nearly three hours Thursday afternoon, delaying or stranding thousands of travelers.

Airport competition

Some are still offended by women nursing in public, but perceptions are changing

Where was the government's outrage when Southwest and AirTran merged two years ago?

In an aircraft hangar in Southern Maryland, a group of bosses dressed in slacks and polo shirts clustered around an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft. Like excited children, they peppered a Maryland National Guardsman with questions: How much does it cost? How far can it fly? Has one ever been lost?

Charlestown Retirement Community resident estimates that he has biked for around 150,000 miles in his lifetime

Travelers paying record fees for baggage and reservation changes

The first phase of BWI Marshall Airport's $100 million upgrade to the oldest part of the terminal opened Tuesday morning, with nine new security check stations and a broad walkway to speed passengers making connections among three concourses.