Author: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY

The plan to expand screening efforts in the U.S. to 15 additional airports comes as the CDC warns against all nonessential travel to China.

The CDC’s top tip for staying healthy at 30,000 feet: Wash your hands often with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds.

“The thought being, it’s actually going to be the safest plane out there with all the scrutiny,” Southwest President Tom Nealon told reporters.

The Boeing 737 Max grounding will likely impact the summer travel season for the second year in a row. Recertification isn’t expected until mid-year.

JetBlue was the first major airline to bump checked bag fees from $25 to $30. Other airlines quickly matched.

Southwest will proactively cancel 330 daily flights between mid-April and June 6 to make up for the Max’s continued absence.

Rapidly growing no-frills carrier Allegiant Air is offering one-way introductory fares starting at $33 on some of its new routes.

Southwest has 30 days to respond to the FAA about alleged incorrect weight and balance baseline data.

The ousted chief of Boeing won’t get any severance pay after 30 years with the company. But he still gets

“Would you put your family on a Max simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn’t,” one Boeing employee wrote, in a damning exchange about the 737 Max plane.