Feds: Airplane sexual assaults not uncommon
Sexual assault on airplanes is more common than most people know and is
usually committed against sleeping women, according to research by federal prosecutors in Boston.
For United Airlines, bankruptcy isn’t cheap
Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2002, United Airlines has lost $4.5 billion in net income. The aircraft engineers’ union alleges that the carrier’s lead law firm is overbilling for its services.
High culture in the low country
No other city in America, and perhaps the world, turns itself over to the arts as Charleston, S.C., does during the spring. From May 27th through June 12th, the city celebrates its renowned Spoleto Festival USA and becomes the performing arts capital of the country.
Feds open investigation into fuel dumping
Concerned that an aircraft approaching Tampa International Airport on Monday night might have dumped fuel over a neighborhood, and mystified that there is no record of any such event, the federal government Wednesday opened an investigation into the matter.
Delta changes course, revives fare increases
A day after retreating on fare increases, on Tuesday most major U.S. airlines revived increases of $10 per round trip on many domestic flights to cover the rising cost of jet fuel. Delta Air Lines Inc., which broke with the price increase on Monday, reconsidered overnight and pushed fares higher Tuesday morning.
Latest airline price increases stall yet again
Another round of airline fare increases faltered Monday as two carriers backed down, including Continental Airlines Inc., which had started the price hikes of $10 per round trip on many U.S. flights to offset rising fuel costs.
Did rugby team kill passenger?
Prosecutors in New York are investigating the death of an air traveler who was subdued by fellow passengers after he became disruptive. William Lee was pronounced dead after being taken off the American Airlines flight at Kennedy International Airport in New York. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
DWI arrest at Minneapolis airport
He wasn’t pulled over on a highway or residential side street, but when he was arrested Tuesday, Ronald O. Ogembo had the telltale signs of a drunken driver: the smell of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot eyes and trouble keeping his balance, authorities said. He acknowledged that he had been driving, too - on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
5 tips for getting the star treatment
You’ve probably seen it on TV. There’s Robin Leach is teeing off of the 17th hole at the Port Royal Golf Course. Or Joan Collins is sipping champagne in first class. Or Nicole Kidman is frolicking in the warm waters of the newest Jamaican resort. And you’ve wondered: how do they do it? Strictly between us, these perks are available to mere mortals, too. You just need to know how to do get the star treatment. Here are five sure-fire strategies.
Hawaii TSA screeners suspended in probe
Four screeners with the federal Transportation Security Administration were put on leave yesterday on suspicion of stealing money and other items from the suitcases of Japanese tourists, a TSA official said.