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September 07, 2011

Russian Airliner Down, 43 Fatally Injured

Jet Was Transporting Members Of A Russian Hockey Team

Members of the Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv were among those fatally injured when the Yak-42 jet they were aboard went down near the city of Yaroslavl on the Volga River Wednesday. Two people have reportedly survived the accident.

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Mouse Grounds Nepal Airlines Flight

Late-Night Comics Get More Ammo For Monologues

Fox News reports a Nepal Airlines 757 scheduled for departure from Katmandu to Bangkok Monday never took off after a mouse ran out of a food pantry, and made his way toward the back of the plane. The crew reportedly canceled the flight until they could find the rodent.

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EIA Crewmembers: New Talks Must Result In Fair Contract

Pilots And Flight Engineers Seek Industry-Standard Pay, Working Conditions

Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) pilots and flight engineers are calling on management to commit to reaching a tentative agreement during upcoming talks set to begin September 19 at the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington, D.C. EIA crewmembers, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have worked under the existing contract for seven years with frozen wages and benefits.

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Post 9/11 Security Costs Soar

New Study Sees $10 Billion Screening Systems Market In 2011

Part of the continuing legacy of the 9/11 attacks is escalated security spending. In a new report titled, "The Airport Passenger Screening Systems Market 2011-2021," Visiongain projects the global airport passenger screening systems market will reach an ominous milestone in 2011 - $10 billion in spending.

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Actor Says UA Staff Is 'Racist'

African-American Comedian Removed From A UA Flight Over A Luggage Dispute

An African-American comedian and actor perhaps best known for his voice work in Disney's animated "The Princess And The Frog" has accused United Airlines of racism following a dispute over an overhead luggage compartment on a recent flight. Michael Colyar brought the charges on blog "Humormill".

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FAA Air Traffic Employees Share Memories Of September 11

Three Controllers Featured On Video Telling Their Stories

Three air traffic employees who were directly involved in the events of September 11, 2001 share their memories on the 10th anniversary of that tragic day in a new video released by the Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday.

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TSA Donates Items To Smithsonian

Artifacts Tell A Part Of The Story Of September 11

Many people think of the Smithsonian Institution as a repository for antiquities, but the museum complex in Washington, DC, is intended to tell the contemporary history of our nation as well. In that light, it seems appropriate that TSA would be donating several items to the National September 11 Collection at the National Museum of American history.

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No Body Scanners At German Airports

Interior Minister: Current Generation Of Devices "Not Yet Suitable For General Use"

The German Interior Minister has decided that full body scanners are not ready for prime time, and will not deploy the devices at German airports for now. Field testing of two full-body scanners at Hamburg Airport, which started in September 2010, was extended once, and was completed on July 31 this year.About 809,000 passengers voluntarily submitted to this method of inspection for aviation security checks. The internal assessment of the ten-month test phase has since been completed.

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AFA, United/Continental To Step Up Talks

NMB's Expedited Mediation Program To Focus On Limited Issues

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) and United Continental Holdings, Inc. Friday announced agreement on a new expedited mediation process modeled on the National Mediation Board's (NMB) Expedited Mediation Program.

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