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June 05, 2007

Reports: Fourth Suspect In JFK Plot Surrenders In Trinidad

Abdel Nur Faces Extradiction To US With Two Others

Police in Trinidad reported Tuesday Abdel Nur, the fourth suspect wanted in connection with the alleged plot to detonate explosives along a fuel pipeline feeding New York's JFK International Airport, has surrendered to authorities.

Suspects Began Screaming, Rolling In Aisle

What, exactly, happened onboard a recent Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Boston? That's the question federal investigators are now contemplating, while a former police officer is being called a hero for his role in subduing two passengers.

Opponents Question Safety Of Consolidated SoCal Facility

Terminal airspace controllers working from a temporary facility at Palm Springs International Airport in southern California will remain at that post for awhile longer, the FAA said this week.

More Room For Passengers, Bags

Is it possible to eck out more room for passengers inside narrowbodies? Airbus says yes... and Barcelona, Spain-based low-cost carrier Vueling recently became the first airline to operate Airbus A320s with a new and improved cabin.

Four-Plane Fleet Will Be Used To Ferry 787 Assemblies To WA

Boeing announced Monday its Dreamlifter, the specially modified 747-400 used to transport the major assemblies for the 787 Dreamliner, was granted type certification on Saturday, June 2, from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ANN Special Feature: Chip Lamb, Trojan Phlyers - 06.05.07

ANN's Rob Finfrock gets an introduction to aerobatics from Chip Lamb of the Trojan Phlyers in a T-28, a plane with a rich history.

To Protest Fees, Boeing Pulls EASA Certification Request For 787-3

Says Dispute Lies Between FAA And Europe

Recently increased fees imposed by European Aviation Safety Agency regulators to certify Boeing's upcoming short-haul variant of its 787 Dreamliner are too high, says the planemaker, and as a result Boeing has withdrawn its application request for EASA certification of the plane.

Says "Flights Of Note" Plan Isn't Noteworthy

United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, tell ANN they are appalled at a new customer service policy announced by United Airlines management last week.

Security Agents Caught Reading, Sleeping On The Job

A United States Congressman says Britain's Birmingham Airport has such lax security, he wants all flights to the US from that airport halted.

Says Tear "Consistent" With Damage Caused By Foreign Object

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are looking closely at the possibility baggage handlers at Syracuse Hancock International Airport accidentally caused a 12-inch gash in the side of a DC-9 earlier this month, that later forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Buffalo, NY.