• 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
• 31

All News

August 02, 2011

Some Airlines Reportedly Increase Margins While FAA Is Partially Shut Down

Base Fares Raised While Taxes Suspended. Passengers Told To Talk To The IRS

Some U.S. airlines are reportedly padding their bottom lines during the partial shutdown of the FAA by raising base fares to levels that would normally include FAA taxes and fees, while other carriers have kept base fares the same to reflect taxes that are not being collected.

Read More

US Airways Sues Pilots Union Over Flight Delays, Late Baggage Arrivals

Flight Attendants Petition Management To "Negotiate In Good Faith"

The latest development in the long-running labor dispute at US Airways has seen the Tempe, AZ-based airline file suit against the its pilots union, claiming they are actively engaged in a labor action designed to cause flight delays.

Read More

Poland Partially Blames Russia For April, 2010 Accident

President Lech Kaczynski, 95 Others Fatally Injured When TU-154 Went Down

The government of Poland says Russia is at least partially to blame for an accident in April, 2010 that fatally injured everyone on board a TU-154, including President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and several members of his cabinet.

Read More

NTSB Team To Assist In Guyana Accident Investigation

Caribbean Airlines 737 Overran Runway, Broke In Half. No Fatalities Reported

The NTSB has sent a team of investigators  to assist the government of Guyana with its investigation into Saturday's accident at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, involving a scheduled passenger flight.

Read More

FBI May Have A Break In D.B. Cooper Case

'Credible Lead' Found In 40-Year-Old Hijacking Case

The FBI says it may have what it describes as a "credible lead" in the nation's oldest hijacking case ... a mystery which has gone unsolved since 1971. It was in that year that a man calling himself "D.B. Cooper" hijacked an airplane demanding $200,000. He received the money, and parachuted out of the airliner as it flew over the Pacific northwest.

Read More

Elements For The First A350 XWB Horizontal Tail Begin To Take Shape

Finished Elements Will Be Shipped To Toulouse, France For Final Assembly

Production on a key component in the A350 XWB’s initial horizontal tail plane has begun, marking a new industrial milestone for Airbus’ new-generation widebody jetliner family. This activity is being performed at Airbus’ centre of excellence in Puerto Real, Spain, and involves build-up of the horizontal tail plane’s lateral box in a combined effort with primary partner company Aernova.

Read More

Airliner Diverted To Havana Due To An 'Odor' In The Cabin

UAL Jet Made Unscheduled Stop In Cuba

A United Airlines jet enroute to Cancun from Washington D.C. was diverted to Havana on Sunday after the flight crew noticed an unusual odor in the cabin.Flight 831 departed Washington Dulles airport Sunday morning.

Read More

American Eagle Flight Attendant's Union Leaders Examine Potential Spin-Off

Union Looks For Opportunities After Regional Carrier Becomes Its Own Entity

In preparation for the carrier's potential divestment later this year, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is looking for ways to secure job protections and identify advantages for American Eagle Flight Attendants.

Read More

Boeing Keeps Options Open For New 737 Assembly

Updated Single Aisle Jetliner May Not Be Build In Renton, WA

The re-engined Boeing 737 promised as part of a massive order with American Airlines will not necessarily be built in Renton, WA, according to a statement by Boeing Chief Executive James McNerney last week. In fact, the executive said it might not even be built in the Puget Sound region.

Read More