New ID plan could ease burden
Air travelers who have a “Ted Kennedy problem,” that is they have names similar to those on terror watch lists, may be spared the extra security screening under a new plan.
Continental not seeking merger
Continental Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Lawrence Kellner said in a message to employees that the airline was better off alone than merging.
High speed train crash kills dozens
A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hundreds.
United flight makes emergency landing
United Airlines Flight 637 from Philadelphia to Chicago made an emergency landing at Pittsburgh International Airport after encountering a pressurization problem.
Passenger duct-taped on flight
A man who allegedly attacked a United Airlines flight attendant on a flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was subdued by passengers and bound with duct-tape.
FAA continues cover-up crackdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced yesterday that the top-two managers of an air traffic control facility in Dallas-Fort Worth had been removed from their jobs.
Pilots fired for overshooting runway
Mesa Air Group fired two pilots on its Hawaii inter-island carrier Go for overshooting a runway by 15 miles while trying to land on the state’s Big Island.
United hikes fares 3 to 5 percent
For the third time in a little over two weeks, United Airlines has raised nearly all its domestic fares by 3 to 5 percent.