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British Authorities Ground Three BA Planes After Radiation Found

Part Of Investigation Into Death Of Former Russian Spy

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 11.29.06 1500 EST: The mystery surrounding the death of a former Russian spy has taken an aviation bent, as authorities grounded three British Airways 767s Wednesday after trace amounts of a radioactive substance were discovered onboard two of the planes in London.

Paint Chips Cause Troubles For AA's MD-80s

Clogged Fuel Filters Lead To Cancelled Flights

American Airlines was forced to ground 22 of its mainstay MD-80-series airliners earlier this month, after paint chips from recently installed replacement fuel tank covers made their way into the planes' fuel filters.

USAG To Make Its Case To Delta's Creditors This Week

Group May Ultimately Decide Merger's Fate

Two weeks after making an unsolicited bid to take over Delta Air Lines, US Airways Group Inc. will present its case before the carrier and a committee representing Delta's unsecured creditors in a meeting set for sometime this week.

Singapore Airlines Receives Its First 777-300ERs

Airliners Feature New Interior Configuration

Boeing and Singapore Airlines celebrated the deliveries of the first two 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners for Singapore Airlines Wednesday. The 777s also feature the airline's new interior configuration for its 777 fleet.

New Tower Construction Begins At O'Hare

First Phase Of Expansion Over Budget

Officials broke ground Monday on the first of two new air-traffic control towers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The new north airfield tower will handle traffic landing on 9-Left/27-Right, a new runway scheduled to open by November 2008.

Bomb Threat Closes Down Modesto, CA Airport

Flights Cancelled, Airport Evacuated

Operations at Modesto City-County Municipal Airport ground to a halt Tuesday, when the central California airport closed following a series of anonymous bomb threats.

Are Reclining Airline Seats A Right, Or A Privilege?

Etiquette Often Goes Out The Window

With airlines squeezing more and more seats onto planes, passengers are becoming increasingly confrontational when it comes to reclining their seatbacks. That's because while seats may still recline as much as five inches... airlines have shrunk the space between seat rows.