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Passengers Question Southwest Engine Failure Report

Airline Only Reports Vibration On Takeoff; Pics Show Damage

The official report on a Southwest Airlines flight that apparently experienced a catastrophic engine failure November 17 is being questioned by the passengers, and investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Weekend Storm Blankets Midwest, NE United States

Weather Outside Frightful For Fliers

The season's first major winter snow storm hammered the Chicago area with ice, snow and sleet Saturday, making highways treacherous and canceling hundreds of flights.

Jets Slip Off DSM Taxiways

Two Incidents In One Day

One of the first casualties of this weekend's winter storm in the Midwest was a United flight headed to Chicago. Slick conditions apparently caused the plane to slide off the taxiway at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) in Iowa. Nobody was hurt in the incident.

DOT Takes Credit For Improvements In Delayed Airline Flights

Peters Says Action, Fines Spurred Carriers To Do Better

Airlines have taken steps to fix chronically delayed flights, including changing flight routes, adding flight crews and making additional aircraft available as the result of a recent federal enforcement effort designed to reduce the number of chronically delayed flights plaguing travelers, US Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced Monday.

MAC Settles Noise Mitigation Suit

Hundreds Of Homes To Receive Sound Proofing

The Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minnesota has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to spend $127 million to settle its noise-mitigation lawsuit with the communities of Eagan, Minneapolis and Richfield.

Strike Causes Problems For Financially Troubled Alitalia

When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do... Take A Taxi

A transportation strike by workers in Italy demanding more investment in the sector forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, idled trains, anchored ships, and stalled busses across the country Friday, according to the Associated Press.