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Flight 876 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after the crew reported seeing haze in the flight deck. A flight headed for Columbia, S.C., from Atlanta turned back for an emergency landing on Monday after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft. “Jesus Christ.” “Ladies and gentlemen, please breathe through your clothing.

Richard Fineberg in 1984, when he was a policy analyst for Alaska’s governor in Juneau, the capital. Consumed by his research, he lived ascetically for a time in a cabin without indoor plumbing.Credit…Brian K. Allen By Richard Sandomir Nov. 1, 2024 When Richard A. Fineberg lived in a small cabin in central Alaska, overlooking a valley

By  Christine Chung The New York Times On a recent Thursday morning in Queens, travelers streamed through the exterior doors of La Guardia Airport’s Terminal C. Some were bleary-eyed — most hefted briefcases — as they checked bags and made their way to the security screening lines. It was business as usual, until some approached

By Sydney Ember and Emily Steel New York Times On a foggy Saturday morning in February, an air traffic controller cleared a FedEx cargo plane to land on Runway 18L at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. A Southwest Airlines jet was on the same runway, but the controller said it would take off before FedEx’s

By  Brad Plumer The New York Times Eight years after world leaders approved a landmark agreement in Paris to fight climate change, countries have made only limited progress in staving off the most dangerous effects of global warming, according to the first official report card on the global climate treaty. Many of the worst-case climate

FLIGHT RISKS By Sydney Ember and Emily SteelGraphics by Leanne Abraham, Eleanor Lutz and Ella KoezeAug. 21, 2023 On the afternoon of July 2, a Southwest Airlines pilot had to abort a landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A Delta Air Lines 737 was preparing to take off on the same runway. The sudden maneuver avoided a possible collision by seconds. Near miss NEW

he court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that the state must consider potential climate damage when approving projects. Youth plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana gathered in June at Pioneer Park in Helena, Mont.Credit…Janie Osborne for The New York Times By David Gelles and Mike Baker Aug. 14, 2023

By Niraj Chokshi The New York Times Summer travel is off to a roaring start, with little sign of a slowdown on the horizon. And airline executives say they are doing all they can to keep up, including contending with bad weather and congestion in the skies and on the ground. Three of the nation’s