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It's bad enough that air fares and extra fees have been rising as fast as a plane taking off -- now, travelers must wonder if aircraft have been properly inspected. Are the costs, pains and risks of flying reaching the point where frequent fliers should reconsider their transportation choices?

New policy statements from the leading pediatricians' association asks parents to keep their children in rear-facing seats when traveling in the car until age 2, or until they reach the height and weight restrictions of these seats, and recommends that children travel only in the back seat of the...

The moods that dictate underlying prices can quickly swing from one extreme to the other. Such swings often create opportunities for investors. For instance, the rush back to domestic markets is leaving opportunity on the table overseas again.

The storms last month not only inconvenienced travelers; they also cut into Delta Air Lines's profit, the company warned Wednesday. Delta has lowered its profit guidance by $45 million as a result.

Thousands of stuck holiday travelers are just the beginning: Airlines' new policy of pre-emptively canceling flights to avoid snowstorms is lowering their losses, but will likely leave many more passengers without a flight home in the future.

Australian investigators suspect a manufacturing defect in a Rolls-Royce engine may have caused the A380 Airbus fire on a Qantas flight earlier this month. The airline says it has filed a statement of claim that could enable it to take further legal action against Rolls-Royce.

The growing controversy over invasive air-security measures like full-body scanning and pat downs, along with a shaky economy, could combine for more woes for both passengers and airlines, just in time for economically vital Thanksgiving holiday. Will fewer folks fly?

Japanese low-cost airline Skymark may buy as many as 15 Airbus A380s as it expands into international flights. The planes would be delivered starting 2014 and would initially fly to destinations including London, Frankfurt and New York, Bloomberg News reported. Skymark has already signed a...

After a Rolls-Royce engine on one of Quantas's A380 superjumbo jets exploded last week, Singapore Airlines says it also has pulled three of its A380s from service because of engine trouble. The news comes after Boeing also announced a major engine failure during tests back in August.

After seven missed delivery deadlines for Boeing's troublesome 787 Dreamliner, the company has run into another setback: In a test flight Tuesday, the electrical-equipment bay caught fire. Can the company turn the development nightmares into a happy ending?