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Blakey: Voluntary Safety Programs Should Return To Airlines

Former FAA Administrator Wants ASAP Back In Place ASAP

Aerospace Industries Association president -- and former FAA administrator -- Marion Blakey weighed in this week on a disturbing trend among US carriers, the abandonment of voluntary safety reporting programs.

Boeing To Lead Flight Deck Mods For Southwest's 737 Fleet

Classic Models To Be Retrofitted With NextGen Avionics

Boeing has been selected by Southwest Airlines as the lead integrator for the airline's 737-300/-700 flight deck upgrade to incorporate advanced performance-based navigation capabilities. Boeing's role will include design, installation and integration of new hardware and software from multiple suppliers, as well as flight testing and certification.

Frontier Airlines Tells Passengers: Check The Web Site!

Phone Calls Don't Cut It Anymore

With storms beating the country from the East Coast to the West, Frontier Airlines issued the following travel advice to its customers and other air travelers: If at all possible, check your carrier's Web site for flight status information before calling reservations.

Group Says DOT Bungled October On-Time Data

First-Ever Report Shows Some... Interesting... Info

Flyersrights.org, formerly known as the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights, has discovered that airlines aren't accurately reporting -- and that the Department of Transportation isn't accurately reporting to the public -- critical time-on-the tarmac data for diverted and canceled flights.