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April 18, 2006

Sea-Tac Tower Falls Silent For 25 Minutes

Delays One Takeoff, One Landing... As Plane Was On Approach

Did someone in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport control tower take an especially long bathroom break last week? That may have been the case, as the Associated Press reports that for 25 minutes in the early morning hours of April 11, the tower was incommunicado to planes in the area.

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Hurry Up And Wait: Judge Withholds Comair Ruling

In Fact... He Didn't Show Up For Work Monday

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 04.18.06 1200 EST: In the continuing drama involving Delta regional subsidiary Comair and its efforts to force concessions on its approximately 1,000 flight attendants, here's where we stand right now: neither side is talking to each other at the moment, as both sides await Judge Adlai Hardin Jr.'s ruling on the airline's request to impose $8.9 million in annual cuts on flight attendants.

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Pilots Want Flight 587 Investigation Reopened

NTSB Maintains New Rudder Worry Not Related To 2001 Flight

In response to the urging by members of the Allied Pilots Association to reopen its investigation into the November 12, 2001 downing of American Airlines Flight 587, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday its recent warnings of a specific kind of problem with Airbus A300 and A310 aircraft does not affect the board's determination that the 2001 accident was caused by the pilot moving the rudder too aggressively.

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Defense Presents Its Side In Moussaoui Trial

How Unstable Is He?

The death penalty trial of Zacarious Moussaoui -- the only man tried here in the US on charges related to the 9/11 attacks -- continued in Alexandria, VA Monday, with testimony from the defense about his wretched upbringing and his overall mental stability.

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FAA, NATCA Take Their Dispute To The Airwaves

Battle Now Fought In Court Of Public Opinion... And Congress

If you've watched much television lately, you might have already seen it -- a commercial sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers' Association talking about their bitter contract dispute, saying the FAA is trying to penalize senior controllers for staying on the job.

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TSA Officer Charged With Attempted Kidnapping Of Child

But Who Is He... Really?

Who is this guy... really? Authorities in Idaho aren't so sure about the identity of a TSA officer charged with trying to kidnap a 10-year old boy.

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So... Ya Wanna Buy An Airline's Motivational Posters (And Other Discards)?

Remnants Of Independence Air Go On The Auction Block

Have you ever wanted an Airbus A319 cabin trainer? Okay, then how about a slide-trainer? If these items are on your shopping list -- then you positively need to be at Dulles Airport this weekend, where what's left of Independence Air goes on the auction block.

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