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July 20, 2007

Criticism Grows Over TAM Disaster

One Thrust Reverser Inop At Time Of Crash

Strangely silent after what is said to be the worst air disaster in Brazilian history, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government is facing mounting criticism and anger that it failed to take action to prevent it.

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Weather Likely Culprit For NWA Flight Cancellations In Detroit

Pilot Union Says Not Labor Issues Involved -- This Time

Northwest Airlines just can't seem to catch a break. After the month of June saw the cancellation of at least 1,000 flights, that dark cloud seems to have descended again.

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Woman Charged With Beating Children On Flight

Judge Orders Woman Held Until Hearing Friday

The mother of a two year-old and a four year-old was arrested Monday at Denver International Airport for striking both children on a Frontier Airlines flight.

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Enders Says Power 8 Restructuring May Be Insufficient

EADS Wants To Avoid "Over-Dependence" On Airbus

Louis Gallois, soon-to-be-sole chief executive officer of EADS said the company needs to modify its business model so as to reduce its dependency on Airbus.

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Southwest Airlines Reports Profit In Second Quarter Earnings

Carrier Says Fuel Costs Have Cut Into Its Profitability

Southwest Airlines Co. released its second quarter financial report Wednesday noting a drop in net income compared to the same period last year.

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Ground Workers Find Body In Nose Gear Well At SFO

Stowing Away Attempted Often, Never Successful

Ground service workers at San Francisco International Airport got a grisly surprise Thursday morning, when they conducted a post-flight inspection of a United Airlines Boeing 747.

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Former Boeing Employee Denies Guilt in Computer Trespass Case

Worker Describes Himself as a Whistleblower

After trying unsuccessfully to convince the Federal Aviation Administration and his employer of what he contends were inadequate inspection of parts, a former Boeing quality control inspector took matters into his own hands - or, rather, his own computer.

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NTSB: Landing Delta Jet Touched Down Before FLL Incursion

Plane Forced To Go-Around When United Jet Turned Towards Path

National Transportation Safety Board has found a Delta jet involved in an incursion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was already on the runway; a finding that contradicts initial reports saying the jet was still on final approach when the incursion occurred.

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Teacher Indicted on Charges of Flight Interference, Assault

Passenger Ordered To Undergo Alcohol Testing, Attend AA Meetings

Another case of passengers acting badly. A Florida high school reading teacher was indicted July 11 by a federal grand jury on a single count of felony interference with a flight attendant and two counts of misdemeanor assault. The charge stems from an altercation aboard a July 10 AirTran flight Wednesday.

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