A study by Dartmouth College and MIT has shown that passengers faced longer overall delays after the U.S. DOT’s 2010 tarmac delay rule was instituted. The study, which appeared in an academic journal ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for unlawfully keeping passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac for lengthy periods of time. American ...

The Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $4.1 million on Monday for lengthy tarmac delays. It's the largest fine an airline has ever been issued for violating federal tarmac delay ...

Tarmac delays can be one of the biggest headaches of air travel. A tarmac delay happens when an airplane that is awaiting takeoff or has just landed and passengers do not have an opportunity to get ...

This brought new meaning to “air guitar.” A careless baggage handler at LAX is facing the music online after he was caught ...

Tarmac is a shortened version of Tarmacadam, a type of pavement made out of crushed stone covered in tar. [Credit: Shutterstock] Both "ramp" and "tarmac" are technically correct terms for the area ...

American Airlines has been hit with a $4.1 million fine, the largest ever for violating the Department of Transportation’s delay rules and keeping thousands of customers stuck on the tarmac for more ...