Mar 15th, 2010 · Under a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration, Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole agreed not to fight the revocations of their licenses and can apply for new licenses in August. The two lost track of time last October and flew an Airbus with 144 passengers about 100 miles past Minneapolis before discovering their mistake over Wisconsin.
Mar 11th, 2010 · World airlines can expect a better year as economies recover and passenger demand picks up. The International Air Transport Association had the sunniest forecast for Asia. Carriers there could make nearly $3 billion this year. Latin American airlines also are expected to turn a profit but North American airlines will likely struggle with losses.
Mar 9th, 2010 · Haisong Jiang said he slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend. The Jan. 3 breach led TSA to shut down the terminal for six hours, stranding thousands of passengers and costing airlines millions. Jiang agreed to pay a $500 fine, plus additional court costs, and perform 100 hours of community service.
Mar 5th, 2010 · At least 15 others were injured when a passenger bus rear-ended a car, veered off the road and rolled over on an interstate south of Phoenix, authorities said. Helicopters landed on the freeway to airlift the most critically injured.
Feb 26th, 2010 · Starting next week, one of the busiest airport runways in the country is shutting down for repairs for four months. That runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, handles more than 40 million passengers each year.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · German airline Lufthansa asked a labor court to halt a strike by more than 4,000 of its pilots that canceled 800 flights Monday and upended the travel plans of 10,000 passengers worldwide.
Feb 17th, 2010 · Jay Howard, who sat next to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Northwest Flight 253, remembers that trip — and his fellow passenger.
Jan 18th, 2010 · When governments in Europe mandate greater security checks on air passengers, it is often the airports that pick up that tab. But the airports complain that because security is a government responsibility, it should be the state that pays for it.