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A Delta flight attendant comforted a passenger during a turbulent flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to NYC and an onlooker captured the moment.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-miss between two commercial passenger planes at JFK airport. A Delta 737 and an American 777 came within 1,000 feet of colliding on the runway. Kris Van Cleave reports.

Donall Brian Healy told Insider the pilot informed passengers that an American flight had passed in front of them, forcing it to stop very suddenly.

Delta announced that over 700 planes will have high-speed internet capability for passengers.

Airlines from Delta to American are making it more difficult to get into lounges or reach higher levels in reward programs.

Airlines from Delta to American are making it more difficult to get into lounges or reach higher levels in reward programs.

With all four big airlines negotiating pilot contracts and several in talks with flight attendants and other groups, labor could again become a pain point for travelers and carriers alike.

The disruptions add to chaos that has left people stranded at airports across the country, many of them with little idea of when they can get home or where their bags are.

The disruptions add to chaos that has left people stranded at airports across the country, many of them with little idea of when they can get home or where their bags are.

Just ask anyone who has traveled in the past few weeks and they will tell you that having your flight changed, canceled or redirected is becoming more and more common these days.

The Transportation Safety Administration expected Dec. 22 and Dec. 30 to be the busiest days at U.S. airports, with traffic expected to be close to pre-pandemic levels.

A Mississippi deer hunter bagged what is likely the most famous buck in the state, but he didn't realize it until afterward.

Despite rising Covid cases, American consumers are more worried about higher prices. But the costs of serious illness should be concerning.

The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles since its 1969 debut, including as presidential aircraft Air Force One.

NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated.

Cory Lee of Georgia shared an incident that occurred on Nov. 13 when a Delta flight crew asked him to exit the aircraft before his wheelchair was brought to the door of the plane.

Halle Bailey sent tears of joy through Black and Brown children when she debuted as "The Little Mermaid." Months later, she's still seen as an "inspiration."

Virgin Galactic will partner with Axiom Space to give astronauts a brief weightless experience, and it has new suppliers to build its Delta spaceship in 2023.

Both the CDC and FDA say Delta products are potentially dangerous drugs that have resulted in thousands of accidental poisonings.

Starting on Wednesday, U.S. customers who link Delta SkyMiles and Starbucks Rewards loyalty programs will earn one mile on every $1 spent on eligible purchases at Starbucks.

Tampa International Airport said it would suspend operations on Tuesday afternoon.

His muddled message, though, will help ensure that the fight continues.

On Monday, the world’s first public database of fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches.

More than 12.6 million passengers are expected to pass through the nation's airports between Thursday and Monday, but fewer could fly through the end of the year as travel chaos eases.

As airlines try to stabilize their schedules, new international routes could set them up for a good fourth quarter and next summer's anticipated demand.

The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers are central arms of California's water system.

Charlie Hamilton hasn't irrigated his vineyards with water from the Sacramento River since early May, even though it flows just yards from his crop. Nearby to the south, the industrial Bay Area city of Antioch has supplied its people with water from the San Joaquin River for just 32 days this year, compared to roughly 128 days by this time in a wet year. In dry winters like the one California just had, less fresh water flows down from the mountains into the Sacramento River, the state's largest.

United Airlines on Wednesday notched a key profit milestone in its pandemic recovery.

Between staffing shortages, pilot strikes, lost luggage and massive lines, air travel in 2022 has not been easy.

Earlier COVID variants often caused people to lose their sense of smell, while a sore throat and hoarse voice were not as prevalent.

Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic could build up to six spaceships a year at its newly announced Arizona facility.

Airlines have delayed and cancelled flights at a higher rate this year than before the pandemic.

Delta pilots are looking for higher pay and better insurance as contract negotiations continue with the company.

Cancellations are stacking up once again this holiday weekend as U.S. airlines struggle to serve their own customers.

The U.S. seems to suffer from chronic Nothing Works Syndrome.

Delays and cancelations at airports across the country are having a huge impact on the start of the summer travel season.

Weekend cancelations and delays are having an impact on flights at airports across the country.

As demand for travel soars and airlines cut flights and routes, airlines are less willing to displace revenue passengers.

Airlines have had difficulty keeping up amid skyrocketing travel demands and the ongoing labor shortage, which have contributed to growing flight disruptions.

Catching a flight this summer? Keep a backup plan.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected for each year over the next decade.

Thirty-nine million people are projected to travel Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA.

Six weeks ago, a roundtrip fare between Los Angeles and San Francisco — a flight that lasts about 38 minutes — was $93. Last week, that same flight cost $350.

A US judge says the policy that allows migrants to be expelled over Covid fears must stay in place.

The U.S. will have to decide soon whether to bet big on an Omicron vaccine.

Planning to catch a flight? Expect to drop some extra dough.

What is deltacron? Scientists in several countries have detected a delta-omicron hybrid variant. Here's what experts know about deltacron.

Public health officials made too many confident predictions that turned out to be wrong. It’s eroded public trust.

In the U.N. health agency's weekly pandemic report, the WHO said there were more than 12 million new coronavirus infections worldwide last week.

For months, scientists, public health officials, politicians and the general public have debated whether prior coronavirus infection — touted as "natural immunity" — offers protection against COVID-19 that is comparable to vaccines. The answer to that debate is complicated, but studies show the best way to protect yourself against the Omicron variant is to get vaccinated and then boosted. An infection on top of that, while not desirable, offers even more protection.

After being lost in transit for days, Dillon T. Pickle was shipped to the team's office — only to be stolen off its porch. The team is offering a reward for information or a no questions asked return.

Delta wants to make unruly passengers eligible for the FBI 'no-fly' list that keeps suspected terrorists off flights.

A Delta jetliner coming into Jacksonville International Airport landed safely Wednesday morning after a mechanical problem was reported, according to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.

Anger over vaccine mandates for truckers in Canada is spilling into the streets and causing major roadblocks. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian joins "CBS News Mornings" from Ottawa with more.

Carl Ashley is very proud of his mother Betty and he should be. Every year he closes up his Eden barbershop and heads to Florida to be in a 5K race with her. Betty just turned 100 in June.

"Folksy House" offering kids a space to disconnect and learn new skills

Here's the latest for Wednesday February 9th: Omicron variant cases dropping in many US hospitals; Supreme Court's Alabama redistricting decision sparks criticism; Trucker protests block US-Canada bridge; Massive building fire in Oklahoma City.

Protests over a ban on Islamic headscarves have intensified at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College in India's southern state of Karnataka, where groups of students sporting saffron shawls have raised slogans against those wearing the hijab.

Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heat. This comes as the nation is being hit by a steep rise in the number of reported coronavirus cases. (Feb. 9)

The Apollo 16 spacecraft that carried astronauts Charlie Duke, Ken Mattingly and John Young to the moon is being spruced up ahead of the 50th anniversary of its 1972 flight. (Feb. 9)

Rescue operations take place in Dosquebradas, central-western Colombia, after a mudslide was provoked by heavy rains. At least 14 people were killed in the mudslide, according to officials on the scene.

An increase in croup cases is tied directly to the omicron variant of COVID-19, according to pediatricians.

The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

It’s not the fresh start in a new year that everyone was hoping for with the omicron variant of COVID-19 making its rounds through Duval County Public Schools.

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions.

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions.

A forecast of better weather means that the worst may finally be over for tens of thousands of air travelers who were grounded by flight cancellations that skyrocketed over the New Year’s Day weekend.

As airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, travelers making their way around the U.S. on one of the busiest travel times of the year were left scrambling -- or dealing with delays.

Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.

The first case of the Omicron variant was recently reported in the United States, and now, other cases are starting to emerge.

To protect yourself against the omicron variant, experts say to do what you would against any other variant.

As the Delta variant continues to spread across the United States, some older people may be wondering what they can do to stay safe.

The delta variant is causing a surge in infections among kids in the U.S. and elsewhere, but experts say there are no strong signs that it is causing more severe disease for young patients.

Daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalization numbers have steadily dropped over the past three weeks in Florida, but infections disease experts say the reprieve could very well be short-lived.

As the Delta variant continues to spread, more breakthrough infections are being reported among those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19.

The dangerous surge of the Delta variant is hitting first responders in the worst way.  Two men, deputy Jody Hall and retired police officer Eddie Bounds, became the latest first responders to die due to COVID.

Oregon's governor says she will deploy up to 1,500 National Guard troops to hospitals around the state to support healthcare workers as COVID-19 surges amid the rapid spread of the Delta variant.

The number of Duval County Public Schools students who opted out of the district’s face mask recommendation grew by 1,300 in the last 24 hours.

Two Navy sailors have died due to complications from COVID-19, amid growing concerns about the deadly delta variant and new federal guidance to increase mask use.

Combining a high percentage of a small population contracting COVID-19 and a shockingly low rate of vaccination, Charlton County was listed at the top of Surgo Venture’s ranking of the top 20 counties in the United deemed “delta danger zones.”

Facing unease over the spread of a more-contagious variant of the coronavirus, the European Central Bank said it would maintain its stimulus in the form of ultra-low interest rates until inflation “durably” reaches its 2% target.

COVID-19 cases more than doubled in Nassau County in the last 7 days.

A key senator wants to know whether labor shortages are causing delayed and canceled flights at major U.S. airlines.

The growing number of unvaccinated people sick with the virus is contributing to longer wait times at are hospitals, according to health officials.

With an increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 connected to the rise of the Delta variant, there is also an increase in the number of people who want to be tested.

In an email sent to Baptist Health employees last week, hospital leaders warned of a resurgence in new cases of the coronavirus and said new patients requiring intensive care in recent days are “shockingly young.”

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Monday there are now more than 100 COVID-19 cases in Duval County correctional facilities and thousands more inmates have been placed in quarantine as the agency works to get the outbreak under control.

As more and more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 crop up nationwide, health experts in Jacksonville say they’re seeing a growing number of infections linked to the variant.

With the Delta variant becoming the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., an epidemiologist told News4Jax on Monday there is concern that the spread of the virus is going unnoticed.

The Delta variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 here in the United States. According to the CDC, it now accounts for 51% of cases reported.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labels the new strain as a "variant of concern."

Britain’s main doctors’ union has joined calls for the next planned lockdown easing in England to be delayed as figures showed new coronavirus cases across the U.K. running at their highest level since late February.

A Delta plane arriving from Atlanta was held on the tarmac away from the JAX terminal for over three hours due to a security incident.

There are billions of dollars in unused vouchers as travel came to a standstill this past year, and those vouchers will expire.

An American Airlines Boeing 777 is framed by utility wires as it prepares to land at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Miami. And now a halting rollout of vaccines threatens to further delay a recovery in travel and the travel industry. On Thursday, as airlines reported results, a new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa was found in the United States for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina. “Travel restrictions on international have resulted in a reduction in demand,” American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said. Ad___JETBLUE AIRWAYSJetBlue reported a loss of $381 million, after reporting a profit in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Delta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. The moves follow the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights. American Airlines is bringing back a ban on serving alcohol on flights to and from the Washington area — flights go dry starting Saturday through next Thursday. Price also said that it is “a good idea” to prohibit passengers from putting guns in checked bags if they are flying to Washington. Federal law allows passengers to put guns in checked baggage if they are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided case, although airlines have the discretion to ban guns.

An Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Boston. Amazon said Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, that it bought 11 jets from Delta and WestJet airlines to boost its growing delivery network and get orders to shoppers faster. The company said its the first time it purchased planes for its delivery network. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)NEW YORK – Amazon said Tuesday that it bought 11 jets from Delta and WestJet airlines to boost its growing delivery network and get orders to shoppers faster. The company said it's the first time it has purchased planes for its delivery network.

– As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. Hurricane Laura roared ashore in southwestern Louisiana on Aug. 27 as a Category 4 storm just south of Lake Charles. According to Louisiana government figures, nearly 47,000 homes were damaged by Hurricane Laura, with about 16,000 of those in need of major repairs. The bulk of those homes are in Calcasieu Parish, home to the state's fifth-largest city, Lake Charles, with 80,000 residents. A Facebook group set up after Hurricane Laura has become a lifeline for struggling residents.

Witnesses reported seeing a panicky Murdock force open a cabin door and jump out using the emergency chute leading to the runway. Murdock, 31, and Greco, 27, of Lake Worth, Florida, were taken into custody on charges including criminal mischief and trespassing, among others. According to court papers, the flight attendant told police she heard a similar comment by Murdock before he pushed past her toward an emergency exit. She then saw the man deploy the emergency exit and "pick up his dog and exit the plane by using the slide," the papers say. Security video captured the couple using the chute, the papers add.

JACSKONVILLE, Fla. – Zeta was one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the United States so late in the year. Not since the Halloween Hurricane of 1899 has a hurricane hit so hard, back then it was the South Carolina Coast with winds of 110 mph. That means possible record breaking afternoon temperatures, reaching around 90° and feel-like temperatures around 95°. Then, on the backside of Zeta, which, by Friday morning, will be way off the Coast of the Del-Mar-Va, cool-dry air will be pushed into Jacksonville. Sunrise temperatures will be in the 50s (just barely back to normal, normal sunrise temperature is about 56°).