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Hundreds of pro-abortion rights protesters showed up Saturday afternoon outside the Moore Justice Center in Viera for a Bans off Our Bodies protest.

Spirit Airlines’ board still supports Frontier Airlines’ $2.9 billion takeover bid for the airline

Airlines say they are offering options — including refunds in some cases — for people worried about flying now that other passengers aren’t required to wear face masks. Customers could find themselves at the mercy of workers at airline customer-service centers. Many people who will be flying in the next few weeks bought their tickets before a federal judge in Florida on Monday struck down the requirement to wear a mask in airports and during flights.

A parade of troops and military equipment in Islamabad on Wednesday marked Pakistan's national day. The day fell while Pakistan was hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim nations. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting and national day celebrations were also attended by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. DURATION: 01:27

Russian airlines can no longer get spare parts or technical support for their Airbus and Boeing planes.

The move follows the UK's decision to ban Russia's national airline Aeroflot from landing in the UK.

Passengers who filmed themselves partying without masks aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Mexico now face being stranded after three airlines have refused to fly them home to Canada.

Though not a silver bullet, direct air capture is an environmental insurance policy we can’t ignore.

Though not a silver bullet, direct air capture is an environmental insurance policy we can’t ignore.

European Union leaders are discussing the sensitive topic of migration to the bloc and how to stop the influx of refugees arriving via neighboring Belarus

International travel will be open to vaccinated travellers for the first time in 18 months.

Health passes are helping buoy air travel in Europe despite concerns about the delta variant. They could do the same in the U.S.

A Pentagon statement says 18 commercial aircraft will help with the evacuation effort.

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant lost two teeth when she was attacked by a passenger this weekend, and the president of her union calls it part of a disturbing increase in unruly passengers.

United Airlines is launching the “Your Shot to Fly” sweepstakes in an effort to promote vaccination for COVID-19.

Delta Airlines is now requiring all new employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but that’s not the case for existing employees.

U.S. airlines are laying the groundwork for a travel rebound that still looks months, if not years, away. Some carriers are buying new planes, while others are training pilots and even adding staff. Decisions they make now will affect how they will be positioned to capitalize on an eventual recovery in air travel. To be sure, U.S. airlines are still struggling, losing $150 million a day, said Nick Calio, CEO of Airlines for America, an industry group that represents United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and other major carriers. Capacity is down by half compared with last year while passenger traffic is still off more than 60%, the industry group said.

As with other airlines, Spirit responded to the pandemic by temporarily setting up separate operations-control centers in Miramar to ensure ongoing operations. Christopher said there were as many as three centers at one time, with some staffers working from home.

U.S. airlines began furloughing more than 32,000 employees on Thursday after a federal prohibition on job cuts expired. American Airlines and United Airlines said that they could reverse the furloughs if Congress and the White House quickly agree to provide billions more in taxpayer help to the embattled airline industry. The White House included $20 billion for airlines in a $1.6 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, moving closer to House Democrats' $2.2 trillion plan. Airlines and their unions are lobbying for money to keep workers on airline payrolls for six more months, through next March. They received $25 billion, mostly in cash, to pay employees through Sept. 30 in exchange for avoiding layoffs or furloughs.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has put out what some are calling an aggressive enforcement of mask-wearing on the company’s flights. ”If you board the plane and you insist on not wearing your mask, we will insist that you don’t fly Delta into the future,” Bastian told Today in an interview Wednesday. The CEO said the stance is one he’s taking in order to keep crew and passengers safe during the pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Delta flights have been booked to 60% of their capacity, Today reported after speaking with Bastian. “We’ve had some customers indicate that they have (an) underlying condition that makes wearing a mask dangerous for them,” Bastian said.

The Trump administration said Friday it will let Chinese airlines operate a limited number of flights to the U.S., backing down from a threat to ban the flights. The decision came one day after China appeared to open the door to U.S. carriers United Airlines and Delta Air Lines resuming one flight per week each into the country. United, Delta and American Airlines suspended flights to China before mid-March. Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines continue flying those routes. The Transportation Department announced Wednesday that it would prohibit all passenger airline flights from China no later than June 16.

Norwegian flights could be headed towards to the United States, and American airlines are not happy about it. Travelpulse.com president and founder Mark Murphy joins CBSN to discuss the possible threat to U.S. airlines.

Major airlines have been accused of colluding to keep the price of airfare high despite the recent drop in oil prices. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has details for CBSN.

Airlines report earning $1.6 billion in baggage and flight change fees just in the first quarter of 2015. Travalliance Media President and CEO Mark Murphy broke down the figures for CBSN.

MoneyWatch: Airline profits spike; New Facebook app Airlines are reporting huge profits because of low costs, caused by dropping oil prices. Also, Facebook's new app "Rooms" is available on the iPhone. Jill Wagner reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.