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Delta Air Lines may drop flying in 24 small cities Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:01PMDelta Air Lines is shrinking its flying to small cities in the nation's midsection, saying it can't make money on flights that are sometimes completely empty.
Court rejects bid to stop airport body scanners Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:16PMThe need for protection against bombs outweighs the intrusion of scanners or pat-downs, judges said.
Court rejects challenge to airport body scanners Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:02PMThe need to detect hidden explosives outweighs privacy concerns, says the ruling. A U.S. appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to the government's use of body-imaging scanners at the nation's airports, ruling that the need to detect hidden explosives outweighs the privacy rights of travelers.
Cheers and Jeers/July 16 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:17PMOur readers sound off about what puts smiles on their faces -- and some vent over what bugs them.
Appeals court rejects challenge to body scanning at airports Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:05PMWASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to the government's use of body imaging scanners at the nation's airports, ruling that the need to detect hidden explosives outweighs the privacy rights of travelers. Talk about this topic
Analysis: AMR a prize, battle ground for Boeing and Airbus Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:17PMCHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines, which once pledged loyalty to Boeing Co , has let Airbus back into the room for negotiations on a potentially huge contract that could have far-reaching implications for the plane makers as well as the third-largest U.S. airline.
Air France, Alitalia to suspend service out of O'Hare Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:14PMTerminal 5 at O'Hare International Airport will have a little less of an international flavor this winter. Two major European carriers, Alitalia and Air France-KLM, will temporarily suspend direct service out of Chicago in response to high fuel prices and sagging seasonal demand.
Saturday plane crash deadliest in North America this year Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:59AMThe plane crash Saturday night in Marengo County that claimed the lives of a Florida family was the second deadliest aviation accident in Alabama in the past 20 years and the deadliest in North America this year, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
West Alabama plane crash deadliest since 1991 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:37AMThe plane crash that claimed the lives of a Florida family in Marengo County on Saturday night was the second deadliest aviation accident in Alabama in the past 20 years, and the deadliest in North America this year.
Missouri River flooding helps Iowa airport hold on to local fliers Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:35AMIowa's Sioux Gateway Airport near Sioux City has seen an uptick in passenger traffic as flooding on the Missouri River has complicated travel ...
Storms snarl Metra, airports, power Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:42AMStorms have halted traiffc on many modes of transportation in the Chicago area Monday.
Crews scramble to restore power after severe storms Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:40AMSevere storms whipped through the region this morning, knocking out power to thousands and causing delays on the South Shore and Metra commuter lines.
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update 30: It was, is, and will be worse than you thought [Greg Laden's Blog] Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:12AMPerhaps the most interesting single thing on the table in today's update is the revelation that at least one of Fukushima's reactors suffered sufficient damage from the earthquake that hit the region ... prior to the tsunami ... to have likely gone out of control or melted down. This is hard to assess because the tsunami caused so much additional damage as to obscure earlier damage, and because ...
Underwear Bomb Suspect Due In Court Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:14AMThe man accused of trying to blow up a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 will be in federal court Thursday.
U.S. TSA warns of terrorist 'belly bombs' Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:07AMWASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida wants to embed explosives surgically inside suicide bombers to beat airport security and blow up U.S.-bound international flights, U.S. officials said.
Vision Airlines to offer flights to the Bahamas Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:02PMThat trip to the Bahamas will get easier this November.Vision Airlines will begin service to Grand Bahama International Airport on Nov. 14. While the airline will not offer direct service from Northwest Florida Regional Airport, locals can fly to Fort Lauderdale and on to the Bahamas without...
An Airline Goes Green to Increase Profits Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:40PMCan fuel cells help revive this company?
Sports Themed Celebration for Inaugural Reno-Tahoe Flight from Midwest Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:50PMRENO-This Friday the Reno-Tahoe International airport will host a sports themed celebration for the inaugural flight between Minneapolis and Reno.
July 4th Travel Numbers Released Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:35PMThe upcoming July 4th travel period will be a busy one for Little Rock National Airport.
Obama's labor union problem Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:53PMHow many ways are there to sidestep Congress' refusal to make it easier for unions to organize? Let us count them. No, better than that, let's add yet another example -- this one involving Delta Airlines -- to the growing pile of end-runs around Congress to reward a constituency this White House badly needs at its side in next year's presidential election.
Northwest News: West Linn man stung by scorpion on a plane; Tacoma high school teacher quits after photo website ... Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:01AMWe've checked out newspapers, television websites and online magazines for headlines of special interest to folks around the Pacific Northwest.
Six suspected al-Qaida members arrested in Yemen Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:32PMADEN, YEMEN : The Yemeni government on Tuesday announced that six suspected al-Qaida members were arrested in the port city of Aden, the state-run Saba news agency reported.
Beijing relaunches idle airport to tap low-altitude flight market Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:54PMA nearly idle airport in suburban Beijing came to life again Tuesday as a Eurocopter helicopter made a smooth landing on the tarmac lot at a ceremony to mark the airport's relaunch that targets the country's growing general aviation (GA) market.
Vision Airlines Cutbacks Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:58PM3-months after instituting service, Vision Airlines is dropping 5-of its destinations from it's flight schedule.
Vision Airlines axing service to 5 of its 24 cities Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:56AMVision Airlines is dropping service to five of its 24 current destinations, saying demand to those cities " has not met our expectations." Effective ...
Search called off for Calif man who fell overboard Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:20AMA search has been called off for a California man who fell overboard in Tomales Bay.
Major General Theodore (Ted) Franklin Mallory III, 68, of Fayetteville Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:20AMMajor General Theodore (Ted) Franklin Mallory III, 68, died at his home on Sunday, June 26, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Aug. 10, 1942, in Eufaula, Alabama, to the late Theodore and Exie Adams Mallory Jr. He attended Stranahan High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and was graduated in 1960. read more
Weekly Standard: Unionized States Of America? Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:19AMUnionized labor is at the center of contentious party debates and, most recently, the center of airline employee debates. Following the appointment by the president of two pro-unioners to the National Mediation Board some anti-union pundits are questioning the president's agenda. read more
'Falcon' leaves PH but rains in its wake affect 300,000 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:11PM(UPDATE 2 - 10:04 a.m.) Tropical storm 'Falcon' left the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday morning but the monsoon rains it has been enhancing have so far affected over 300,000 persons in four regions, including Metro Manila and are expected to continue drenching Metro Manila and other parts of the country over the weekend.
Prosecutors ask judge to set boundaries for defense in underwear bomber case Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:21PMDetroit— Federal prosecutors want to give potential witnesses a heads-up if their would-be killer, accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, will be cross-examining them during his terror trial this fall.
New flight in the offing at Toledo Express? Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:10AMAfter several years of cuts in service and losing airlines, there may be good news in store for Toledo Express Airport.
Swimmers tread water on new pool Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:48AMYoungsters frolicked in joyous abandon in 80-degree heat in the cramped downtown swimming pool in June 1961, caring less how much the hot weather and the city's growth were straining Grande Prairie's water system.[...]
Tropical storm “Falcon” causes 26 Cebu Pacific domestic flights canceled Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:19AMTropical Storm “Falcon” gains strength Image Credit: abs-cbnnews.com Tropical storm “Falcon” leads to twenty-six domestic flights cancellation in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals 2 and 3 at around 10:00 a.m (local time) on Thursday, June 23, 2011, as reported by several Philippine news sites that day. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano [...]
Storms cause havoc in US Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:07AMChicago - Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded the upper US Midwest on Tuesday night, stranding Chicago commuter train riders for hours, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and temporarily delaying Vice President Joe Biden's return to Washington after a fundraiser.
Ethiopia: Volcanic Ash Causes Fear and Confusion Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:53AMVolcanic ash from a remote area in Eritrea reaches Ethiopian skies causing not only confusion and fear, but also contaminating the air with sulphur dioxide in the areas closest to the site of eruption. The busy air corridor around Addis Abeba was forced to shut down as airline after airline cancelled bookings to the vicinity, bringing about millions in financial losses for Ethiopian Airlines in ...
Riders stuck 3 hours on Chicago commuter trains Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:03AMCHICAGO - Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded the upper Midwest Tuesday night, stranding Chicago commuter train...
Feds give 'underwear bomber' photos of his burns Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:08PMDetroit— Federal prosecutors have turned over new evidence to Nigerian terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called "underwear bomber," including photos of his burned genitals.
Russia plane crash blamed on pilot error Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:11PMAn aging Russian airliner went down in heavy fog and burst into flames just short of a runway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people in a crash that officials blame on pilot error. Eight people survived, dragged from the burning wreckage by locals.
Obama Didn't Save Union Jobs, He Saved Union Pay Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 11:14AMBankruptcy does not mean companies and jobs vanish.
44 killed in Russian plane crash, 8 survivors Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:21AMST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — An aging Russian airliner went down in heavy fog and burst into flames just short of a runway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people in a crash that officials blamed o
National and world briefs Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 11:05AMTRIPOLI, Libya #8212; NATO accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi today of using mosques and children's parks as shields, saying the longtime ruler who lashed out against alliance airstrikes is the one #8220;brutally attacking the Libyan people. #8221;
Delta 747 leaving Hawaii forced to land at Midway Atoll after windshield cracks Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:40PMHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Delta Airlines flight from Honolulu to Osaka, Japan made an unscheduled stop at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday when pilots noticed a major crack in the windshield of the cockpit.
Factbox: Roundup of contract talks at big U.S. airlines Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:52AM(Reuters) - Contract negotiations are in various stages at nearly every major U.S. airline and in most cases are heated.
New Mexico Player Arrested For Sagging Pants Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:09AMDeshon Marman's pants have him in hot water.
U.S. State Department designates al-Qaeda operative Othman Al-Ghamdi Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:45AMWASHINGTON D.C. : U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday designated Othman al-Ghamdi, an operative with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), as a terrorist.
Engineering a Cleaner Way to Fly Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:40PMSecond generation aviation biofuels are getting ready for takeoff.
Albert J. Greffenius Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 2:27AMAlbert J. Greffenius, 86, died at home in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 3, 2011, surrounded by family members, after a several-year fight with multiple myeloma.
WA travellers wait for ash-cloud news Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 4:50PMA VOLCANIC ash cloud hovering off the coast of WA is threatening to disrupt flights in and out of Perth in the next 24 hours.
Virgin, Qantas halt Perth flights as ash cloud hovers off WA Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 4:50PMVIRGIN Australia has halted flights into and out of Perth as a volcanic plume hovers off the coast, while Qantas will stop flights from 10am.
Chaos for WA travellers as ash cloud halts flights Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 4:50PMWA air travellers have been thrown into chaos as major airlines suspend flights in and out of Perth due to the volcanic ash plume off the WA coast.