American Airlines: Technology will streamline the boarding process

The Travel Trolley ATLANTA – Federal authorities are mulling banning airlines from distributing peanuts as snacks on airplanes, saying the move would benefit people with severe peanut allergies. The peanut proposal was among a number of consumer protections the U.S. Department of Transportation announced earlier this month. Other proposed protections include increasing the compensation airlines pay to passengers who are involuntarily bumped from flights and a requirement that airlines prominently disclose baggage fees and offer

Americans prefer to drive, and airlines generally lag behind the alternatives, a new survey revealed. Here some other interesting findings from a new Morning Consult report.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, today called on federal regulators to temporarily ground 737 Max aircraft.