Transportation Sec. Buttigieg: Need to have to grow air site visitors management workforce and we’re accomplishing that now

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Transportation Secretary, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to focus on the vacation weekend’s massive examination for airlines, the need for far more air site visitors controllers and how likely shelling out caps would affect the transportation marketplace.

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Flying without a Real ID? You may owe — or more — starting Feb. 1

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Flying without a Real ID? You may owe $45 — or more — starting Feb. 1

January 31, 2026

Travelers wait in a long security line at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, May 7, 2025. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Travelers, be warned: Starting Feb. 1, you may need to pay a fee of $45 or more for going through airport security checkpoints without a Real ID […]

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Southwest Airlines forecasts surge in 2026 profits after new seat, bag fees take hold

January 28, 2026

A Southwest Airlines aircraft parks at Gate B33 while its tail sticks into the sunlight at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on December 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday forecast a surge in 2026 profits well above analysts’ expectations as the carrier overhauls its half-century-old business […]

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Southwest ends open seating after 54 years. Here’s what the last flight was like

January 28, 2026

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat on board. Before dawn on Tuesday, Southwest ended its quirky (or anxiety-inducing, depending on the traveler) open-seating policy in favor of […]