STAY TUNED US adds another category to alert

The US updated its terror alert system on Wednesday, unveiling a new “bulletin” category intended to better inform the public about evolving terrorist threats. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said there remains no credible, specific terror threat to the United States but that the department nevertheless issued its first bulletin to keep the public informed in a “new phase of the global threat environment.”

China's biggest airline says it's buying 110 jets from Boeing in a deal worth about US $10 (CAD $13.08) billion. The order comes two months after Boeing signed a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build its first final assembly plant in China, for 737 aircraft.

At what point should a passenger tell a cabin crew member that they are doing something wrong? I ask the question because of two recent experiences on flights. The first was on a medium-haul flight from Washington Dulles. It was a non-US airline and it was a morning flight, but not early morning.

A study by Harvard Business School appears to suggest that people with African-American sounding names can face discrimination when trying to book a room on Airbnb.

Airports will soon be buzzing with thousands of travellers getting ready to visit family and friends or simply to escape the cold weather. Regardless of their destination, they must clear through security.

A TAM airlines passenger plane bound for Sao Paulo returned to Madrid yesterday because of a bomb threat that proved to be a hoax.

The US says it is close to an agreement with Cuba on restoring regularly scheduled, commercial flights between the countries.

A trade show that was to showcase companies that offer trophy hunts in Africa is no longer going to be held at a Saskatoon hotel.

A Southwest Airlines plane rolled off a runway at Nashville International Airport, injuring three people. The aircraft, which was carrying 133 passengers and five crew, was arriving from Houston.

Flights to and from Sydney are being delayed and diverted due to severe thunderstorms. The airport was still open but some flights were grounded and other incoming flights were diverted to airports elsewhere in Australia.

The American sunbelt is expected to feel a chill this winter from Canada's weakened economy and a loonie that's lost more than a quarter of its value in the past couple of years.

The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountain range marks its 50th anniversary this year. Also this season, the resort is debuting a new lift and a new eatery, the Piste Mountain Bistro, both scheduled to open on Dec. 19