Southwest official on December service meltdown: “We messed up”

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, one of Southwest’s major bases, saw hundreds of canceled flights at the height of the disruptions.

After United incident, Van Hollen wants protections for airline passengers

WASHINGTON – Responding to Sunday’s incident on a United Airlines jet, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is drafting a bill that would prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers after they have boarded a flight. Van Hollen’s proposed Customers Not Cargo…

Post-recession wage growth underscores Maryland’s urban-rural divide

WASHINGTON – Recent months have brought a spate of positive economic news, suggesting to many economists that American industry is finally starting to pick up again after a long, post-recession hangover. Unemployment is holding steady at or slightly below 5…

Wanted: A Few More Women Pilots

More than 100 years since the first woman earned her pilot’s license, there is still a significant gap between the number of women and men involved in aviation.

One Local Elementary School Takes Flight

The SHABACH! Christian Academy is the first elementary school in the Washington Metropolitan region to use aviation flight simulators to enhance their STEM program.