Air Traffic

Just over a year after the ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano caused an expensive and chaotic shutdown of air travel across much of Europe, an different volcano in Iceland, Grimsvoetn, is erupting.

International shipping companies are scrambling to keep their operations moving, even as volcanic ash from Iceland closes down air traffic across much of Europe. Time-sensitive documents make up a large part of international air shipments. Promises of overnight deliveries are on hold.

The Federal Aviation Administration suffered a "widespread" computer malfunction Thursday morning, sending key parts of the national air traffic control system haywire and affecting Logan International in Boston, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, and all three major airports in New York. Authorities...

A proposed federal policy would allow airports to charge airplanes landing fees based upon traffic volume instead of plane weight. This means that airports would likely begin charging more for planes to land during times with higher traffic. The feds say this will encourage airlines to spread out...