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Bird Strike Sends Delta Flight Back To Phoenix Airport

AP | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


PHOENIX — Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft. Fede...

Rescue Efforts Called Off In Coast Guard-Marine Corps Plane Crash Search

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Los Angeles


LOS ANGELES — The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is...

Northwest Pilots and the FAA: Snoozing? Cruising?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The case of the Northwest Pilots keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course, it wouldn't be one bit amusing if it had happened to me.

Sony to Release This Is It Sequel, This Is Also It

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

"When we put together This Is It, we thought it was it, but it turns out it wasn't it," said Sony spokesperson Carol Foyler.

Northwest Pilots' Licenses Are Revoked By FAA

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneap...

Pilot Fatigue to Blame?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

If you learned upon landing that your plane's pilots had overshot the airport by 150 miles because they fell asleep at the controls, what would you feel?

Rule For New Planes Means More Airbags

NPR | By Adam Hochberg | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home


AmSafe is supplying the product to most major U.S. airlines to help comply with a new government crash standard. The rule has been phased in slowly ov...

As Airlines Cut Corners, Pilot Fatigue Could Run The Industry Into The Ground

DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business


On Wednesday night, Northwest Airlines (DAL) Flight 188, an Airbus A-320, overshot its destination by 150 miles before the pilots re-established conta...

Northwest Jet Crew Overflies Minneapolis Airport By 150 Miles

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home


MINNEAPOLIS — Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minnea...

Sheriff Jim Saves Chistmas, Guns and Solves Heene Balloon Hoax

Craig Alan Silverman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver


Craig Alan Silverman

When Falcon let loose the truth on prime time to Wolf Blitzer, even Barney Fife could have figured it out. By his own admission, that was the first moment the light came on for local Sheriff Jim Alderden.

United, US Airways Face Millions In Safety Fines From FAA

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.14.2009 | Denver


WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed levying multimillion-dollar fines against United Airlines and US Airways for safety violations, including flying a plane after mechanics stuffed shop towels into an engine.

The agency said it has proposed a $5.4 million fine against US Airways of Tempe, Ariz., for operating eight planes on a total of 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 in violation of safety directives or the company's own maintenance rules.

The agency also said it is proposing a $3.8 million fine against United of Chicago for operating one of its Boeing 737 aircraft on more than 200 flights with shop towels covering openings near where oil collects in the bottom of the engine instead of using protective caps required by the carrier's maintenance procedures.

Under FAA rules, the airlines have 30 days to present mitigating evidence before the agency can impose the fines. It's not unusual for fines to be reduced as the result of negotiations.

The hefty fines reflect the large number of flights that were allowed to carry passengers in violation of safety requirements, FAA spokeswoman Alison Duquette said. The agency doesn't know how many passengers were on the flights, she said.

FAA Will Modify Airspace Rules Over Hudson River

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will change rules for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York City f...

Nearly Nine Percent Of Southwest Fleet Uses Unapproved Parts; FAA Investigating

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business


DALLAS — Federal officials say a maintenance company hired by Southwest Airlines used unapproved parts for repairs on some jets. The parts will...

Chicago Air Traffic Controllers Fatigued, Over-Worked: Study

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 08.02.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- Air traffic controllers who direct planes in and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have too little time off between shifts...

Flash! FAA Requires More Data Points on Airbus A330. Volunteers, Anyone?

Gerald Sindell | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


Gerald Sindell

Every air accident is the result of someone failing to imagine or anticipate a combination of circumstances that should have been anticipated by someone. And I'll be you dollars to donuts that someone, or maybe even a whole lot of someones that worked on the design of the Airbus A330 has a pretty good idea of what went wrong.

The Arrogance of FedEx

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business


James P. Hoffa

FedEx CEO Fred Smith is always full of surprises. First, he threatened to pull his Boeing contract if Congress passes a provision of the Federal Aviat...

Jason Linkins

Air Force One Pictures: New York Daily News Invites Readers To Photoshop Their Own

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Like the rest of America, I just can't wait to see the poster or the brochure or the diorama that's so super-important that New York City needed to be terrified and traumatized in the process of its creation.

Manhattan Low-Flying Plane Scare: HuffPost Reader Catches Close-Up Video Of Plane

Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS OF THE AIR FORCE ONE FLYOVER ON APRIL 27 UPDATE: Louis Caldera, Director of White House Military Affairs and responsible for...

FAA: Wildlife Strikes On The Rise, Destroying Planes

npr.org | By Deborah Tedford | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green


The annual number of collisions between aircraft and wildlife quadrupled from 1990 to 2007 and poses a growing threat to aviation, according to a Fede...

Plane Circling Lower Manhattan Is A "Photo Op," FAA Says UPDATED VIDEO

Huffington Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | Home


***UPDATE*** The Director of the White House Military Office released this statement apologizing the "confusion and disruption" caused by the flight o...

Bird Strike Data Released By FAA

AP | MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN | Posted 05.25.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds or other animals have destroyed 28 aircraft since 2000, with New York's Kennedy airport and Sacramen...

Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

Bird Strike Records Proposed Confidential By FAA

AP | MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN | Posted 04.27.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to keep secret from travelers its vast records on where and how often commercial p...

Midway Airport Privatization Approval Delayed By FAA

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago


The Federal Aviation Administration's approval of the privatization of Midway Airport has been delayed because the new operator still is negotiating s...

"Travelnomics" - What Travelers Might Expect for 2009

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


Stefanie Michaels

Travel Industry Leaders and Influencers, FAA, DOT, Virgin America, Share '09 Predictions in Latest Report by Cheapflights.com We're all asking ourse...