Are passengers becoming better educated about what they can and
can't take on a commercial airliner... or is it that security
agents today aren't looking for as many of those "hazardous" items?
The TSA reports that screeners doled out 54 percent fewer fines in
2005 than the year before, when the agency's strict "no tolerance"
policy went into effect.
After delaying his decision for over a
week, on Wednesday US Bankruptcy Court Judge Adlai
Hardin denied Delta Air Lines regional subsidiary Comair's request
to toss out its contract with its 970 flight attendants so it can
impose harsh pay cuts.
The world's largest airliner continues its globetrotting ways,
with the news the A380 is set to make its debut in the United
Kingdom next month. The 555-seat airliner is due to fly into
Heathrow on May 18, after a stop at the Berlin Air Show.
On Wednesday, Boeing reported a 29 percent improvement in
profits for the first quarter of 2006 -- a better-than expected
sign of the aerospace manufacturer's current success on its
commercial aircraft operation.
Three Planes Isolated As Police Search For Explosives
A bomb threat at a South African airport resulted in little more
than frayed nerves Wednesday morning, when three South African
Airways planes on the ramp at Johannesburg International Airport
were searched after police received word that there were bombs
onboard the airliners.
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