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[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — The Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark for more than six decades, is shutting its doors in the spring to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium that will be home to the relocating Oakland Athletics. Bally’s Corp. made the announcement Monday, saying the closure on …

[ad_1] The conservative media ecosystem is piggybacking on Americans’ fascination with air travel to stir up opposition to corporate diversity programs, an effort that may raise the salience of culture war issues at the start of the 2024 election year even as their claims are largely based on false or …

[ad_1] A shark bit a 10-year-old Maryland boy who was on vacation in the Bahamas on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The attack unfolded at about 4 p.m. ET on Paradise Island as the boy was “participating in an expedition in a Shark Tank at a local resort,” the Royal Bahamas …

[ad_1] More than 1,800 flights within, to or out of the United States were canceled Tuesday as extreme winter weather continued to wreak havoc for travelers. Data from the tracking group FlightAware also showed more than 4,700 U.S. flights were delayed as of Tuesday afternoon. Southwest Airlines saw the most …

[ad_1] Consumers who got a taste of higher-end amenities during the last couple years’ travel boom aren’t too keen to go back to basic economy, and the travel industry doesn’t want them to. “If ‘revenge travel’ was then, emboldened travel is now,” said Erika Richter, a spokesperson for the American …

[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration announced an investigation into Boeing after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing when a door plug fell off the fuselage midair. “This incident should have never happened and it cannot happen again,” the FAA said in a statement Thursday. The administration said it …

[ad_1] Hundreds of Alaska Airlines and United Airlines flights remained canceled Monday in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground all Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. According to data from tracking site FlightAware, 220 United flights are affected. About 140 Alaska Airlines flights — 20% of the …

[ad_1] An Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to Southern California made an emergency landing Friday following a mid-air incident in which part of a side of the plane appeared to have detached. Flight 1282 landed safety at Portland International Airport, Port of Portland spokesperson Allison Ferre said in a statement. …

[ad_1] Boeing is urging airlines to inspect 737 Max planes to look for a “possible loose bolt” in the rudder control system, the latest quality issue to affect the manufacturer’s bestselling jetliner. The company recommended the inspections after “an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine …

[ad_1] As the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve comes to a close, travel remains as busy as ever. With several storm systems impacting the country from coast to coast, messy conditions could lead to delays both on the roads and in the air. The storm system that brought …