• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30

All News

April 13, 2004

FAA Tries To Ground NWA Pilot

Hearing Set For June 22

Michael Hughes is in trouble. The Northwest Airlines pilot was flying a DC-9 from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) to Sioux Falls (SD) June 24th when he ran into some weather. He's now accused of trying to land in the midst of severe thunderstorms, hail and funnel clouds.

Read More

Buy American, But Fly What You Can

Pentagon Eyes Use Of Foreign Carriers

If the Pentagon has its way, foreign air carriers could soon join a club that has so far been exclusively American. They would be able to contract with the military to haul troops and supplies to the four corners of the globe.

Read More

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Come Out Of The Hangar

NWA: Fuel Prices Slowing Airline Recovery

We already know how much it hurts to pull in the gas station and say, "fill 'er up" (at least, those of us who either have willing and able children or are in the habit of talking to ourselves). Now imagine that means pouring thousands of gallons of Jet-A into the fuel tanks of a commercial aircraft and calculate the cost. Oh, yikes. Therein lies the rub for commercial carriers just now struggling to emerge from a three-year long economic slump. Now you know what's going through Richard Anderson's mind. He's the CEO of Northwest Airlines.

Read More

Another Alert For Passengers And Crews

But This Time, It's The Measles

Passengers and crew members on four commercial flights between Hong Kong, Seattle (WA) and San Francisco (CA) March 26th may have a lingering -- if not dangerous -- memento of their trip: the measles.

Read More

LAX Blackout Causes Delays

Some 100 Flights Delayed

A brief blackout disrupted about 100 flights at Los Angeles International Airport Monday, after a power line apparently failed for about 10 seconds. But the loss of power was felt for more than two hours.

Read More

Defibrillators: One More Item On The Checklist

Heart Shockers Now Required On Most US Flights

Commercial aircraft (other than commuters) are now required to carry heart-shocking equipment that can save lives when time is of the essence. So far, automated external defibrillators have saved more than 45 people on aircraft, both in-flight and on the ground.

Read More