The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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May 28th, 2013
11:46 AM ET

Air traffic control warns pilot 3 times

Brian Todd reports on a dangerously close call between a passenger plane and a helicopter near Washington, D.C.

RELATED STORY: Passenger plane, military helicopter come close near D.C. airport


Filed under: Air travel • Brian Todd • Transportation
May 14th, 2013
10:52 AM ET

Air Force One heading to auction

One of the planes that flew Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Goerge H.W. Bush and Clinton is going on sale on eBay. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.


Filed under: Air travel • Barbara Starr
April 15th, 2013
10:27 AM ET

Can you hijack a plane with an app?

CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a hacking expert who says he's developed technology that can hijack an airplane.

RELATED STORY: Hacker says phone app could hijack plane

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Filed under: Air travel • Hackers • Lisa Sylvester
March 25th, 2013
10:24 AM ET

No bag? Be first to board plane

CNN's Athena Jones reports on a perk for American Airlines customers who check their luggage.

RELATED STORY: No carry-on luggage? Please board now


Filed under: Air travel • Athena Jones • Transportation
March 16th, 2013
07:17 PM ET

Plane crashes into lot, causing blaze

CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to CNN reporter John Zarrella about a plane crash in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

RELATED STORY: 3 dead after small plane crashes into Fort Lauderdale parking lot

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Filed under: Air travel • Florida • John Zarrella • Wolf Blitzer
March 14th, 2013
10:18 AM ET

TSA making bucks off your stuff

Where do all those items banned by the TSA end up when passengers get to airport checkpoints? CNN's Rene Marsh reports.

RELATED STORY: Need a tribal spear or horse whip? Try TSA resale


Filed under: Air travel • Rene Marsh • TSA
March 13th, 2013
10:33 AM ET

Senator's 'aggressive' airport pat-down

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, talks to CNN about the "aggressive" pat-down she received at the airport.

RELATED STORY: McCaskill explains 'aggressive' pat-down


Filed under: Air travel • TSA
December 20th, 2012
05:46 PM ET

Boeing uses potatoes as human stand-ins

Thousands of pounds of potatoes are packed into planes in order to perfect a new testing method for in-flight wireless.


Filed under: Air travel • Boeing • technology
December 11th, 2012
11:37 AM ET

Jenni Rivera's plane had crashed before

CNN's Tory Dunnan reports the plane that killed singer Jenni Rivera suffered substantial damage in a previous crash.

RELATED STORY: Singer, reality TV star Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash


Filed under: Air travel • Tory Dunnan
November 27th, 2012
10:43 AM ET

Fiscal cliff could hurt air travel

The looming fiscal cliff may not only hit your wallet hard. It could also affect your options the next time you fly.


Filed under: Air travel • fiscal cliff • Sandra Endo
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