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U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 13, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- A second young woman has come forward to claim that Southwest Airlines employees made her cover up on a recent flight, leading jet-setters to ask: Will my outfit fly? Setara Qassim said a flight attendant confronted her during the trip from Tucson, Arizon.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 7:54pm neoform

CBS News -- A massive computer failure at United Airlines caused major delays for flights nationwide. The computer glitch grounded hundreds of flights for at least two hours across the country this morning. At 10:10 a.m., United officials said the computers that r.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 6, 2007 @ 3:12pm neoform

CBS News -- Minneapolis An off-duty Northwest Airlines employee was arrested after a woman on a flight from Seattle complained that the man had ejaculated on her. The FBI identified the man as Samuel Oscar Gonzalez, 20, of Lakewood, Wash. He was charged in federal.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in “crisis.” Also, the company’s chief executive and president say they will not.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 23, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Higher fares and new fees are irritating air travelers, but airlines still can't raise money or cut flights fast enough to cover ever-higher fuel prices. In the view of airline executives and analysts, the industry is facing its toughest challenge yet,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 22, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

SF Gate -- The Bush administration would require commercial airlines and cruise-line operators to collect information such as fingerprints from international travelers and send the information to the Homeland Security Department soon after the travelers leave the co.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 9, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

SF Gate -- American Airlines expected to cancel more flights Wednesday — and perhaps beyond — as it tried for a second time to comply with federal rules about wiring on about 300 of its planes. Airline officials said they canceled about 500 flights Tuesday bu.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 28, 2008 @ 8:04am neoform

SF Gate -- American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds more flights Thursday as they continued inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes. Although thousands of passengers were inconvenienced over the past two days, analysts downplayed any.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jul 12, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

CNN -- An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to London was diverted to New York early Thursday after a crew member became suspicious of one of the passengers, an airline spokeswoman said. The crew member aboard Flight 136 -- scheduled to fly nonstop fr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 10:46pm neoform

FOX News -- Skybus Airlines Inc., a new U.S. budget carrier, on Tuesday said it will start flying on May 22 with $10 one-way tickets available on all flights. "Beginning today, passengers can buy airline tickets for less than the cost of a tank of gas," Skybus CEO.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 9:22pm neoform

ABC News -- A powerful nor'easter pounded the East with wind and pouring rain Sunday, grounding airlines and threatening to create some of the worst coastal flooding some areas had seen in more than a decade. The storm flooded people out of their homes in the midd.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 1:39pm neoform

USA Today -- Airlines confronted with a day-long ice storm left hundreds of passengers stranded on jets for hours Friday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The exact number of planes stuck on the tarmac was unclear, but irate passengers reported that t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Oct 23, 2006 @ 1:10pm neoform

New York Times -- Seatback pockets hiding sticky surprises, carpets with patterns that can no longer conceal the curious stains, overripe lavatories and crevices oozing snack grit and plain old grime... Read More