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flight cancellation stories: 16 news summaries
UPDATED

FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed

System broke down in both Atlanta and Salt Lake City

Nov 19, 09 9:56 AM CST
(AP) - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration's computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta, which handle flight plans for air traffic throughout the country. More »

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Hudson Survivors Nearly Charged Cancellation Fees

Passengers Spirit put on downed jet had uphill battle in getting out of return ticket

Jan 19, 09 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - An airline that canceled its own flight and placed passengers on US Airways 1549 will not, after all, charge them for canceling their return trip, WTIC-TV reports. “I need your credit card number,” a passenger on the jet that ditched in the Hudson River recalls a representative of... More »

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US Airways • plane crash • Spirit Airlines • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • fees • flight cancellation • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

American Airlines Report Roasts FAA 

Airline blames policy switch for thousands
of canceled flights

May 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines blames the FAA for its recent grounding of thousands of flights, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline is set to deliver a report today that says 3,300 flights were canceled because FAA headquarters reversed a "handshake deal" the airline had with regional aviation officials that... More »

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FAA • airline industry • American Airlines • airline safety • aircraft • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80

Airline Blames Feds for Grounded Planes

Safety guidelines unclear and unfair, company says

Apr 19, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines is tired of taking the heat for 2,000 flight cancellations that travelers endured last week, the New York Times reports. The once-contrite company is now criticizing the FAA, saying its new safety guidelines are unclear and unfair. “We don’t know what the rules are,”... More »

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Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

Teamsters prez
blasts plan as
'window dressing'

Apr 18, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • airline safety • inspection • Mary Peters • flight cancellation • regulations

American Airlines
Cleared to Fly Again

All but 3 jets are flying today and schedule will resume tomorrow

Apr 12, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal officials cleared American Airlines today to resume flying all but three of its grounded MD-80 jets, the AP reports. American wanted to run a full schedule today, but "we still need to get the planes positioned for their next flights," a company spokesman said. The full fleet... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • repair • gas prices • flight cancellation • MD-80 series • Gerard Arpey

American Gets Half of MD-80s Flying

Will cancel another 200, but aims to be
on track in 24 hours

Apr 11, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines flew about half of its MD-80s on schedule today but will ground another 200 for inspections tomorrow morning, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Execs said that all planes should be back on track by tomorrow night. CEO Gerard Arpey accepted blame for the groundings that have canceled... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • inspection • Transport Workers Union • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80 • Gerard Arpey

American to Cancel 900 More Flights Today

Continued passenger
misery ahead as
safety work continues

Apr 9, 08 11:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines expects to cancel 900 more flights today as the airline works to bring its MD-80 aircraft up to FAA standards, the New York Times reports. Thousands more travelers will be stranded at airport hubs, and the problem could spill into tomorrow. American is just the latest airline to... More »

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FAA • Boeing • airline industry • American Airlines • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80

UPDATED

1,000 American Flights Now Grounded Amid Inspections

FAA concerns over wiring issues prompt second voluntary round of cancellations

Apr 9, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines has now canceled more than 1,000 flights as it inspects wires in its 300 MD-80 aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Federal Aviation Administration raised concerns about recent inspections of the wiring, the same issue that grounded more than 400 flights last month. The process, which... More »

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FAA • Boeing • airline industry • American Airlines • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80

Passengers Air a Record Number of Complaints

Skies unfriendlier than ever

Apr 7, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline passengers on domestic flights are unhappier than they've been in years, with consumer complaints up 60%, according to the annual Airline Quality Rating survey. Long delays, cancellations, overbooking, late arrivals, and lost baggage accounted for most of the complaints, which haven't been this bad since 2000, reports the AP.... More »

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FAA • Southwest • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • airline • air travel • Delta • AirTran • Comair • Mesa Airlines • flight cancellation • lost baggage • Airline Quality Rating • Wichita State University • Frontier • SkyWest • American • Aviation Institute • Jet Blue • complaints

 ATA Goes Bankrupt,
 Cancels All Flights 

No ticket refunds given

Apr 3, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Passengers booked on ATA Airlines flights got a rude awakening this morning: The low-cost carrier declared bankruptcy in the middle of the night, shut down operations, and canceled all further flights, Eyewitness News reports. “Unfortunately, we were not in a position to provide our customers or others with advance... More »

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 Chaos Continues at Heathrow 

Hundreds of volunteer staffers work to sort out baggage crisis

Mar 31, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of volunteer British Airways staffers spent their day off yesterday helping to return some of the 15,000 pieces of luggage lost when the state-of-the-art baggage system failed at the airline's new terminal at London's Heathrow airport last week. Scores of tech specialists have also been deployed to fix... More »

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luggage • British Airways • Alitalia • Heathrow Airport • flight cancellation • T5 • IT • baggage handling • soft launch • Air France • stranded passengers • Open Skies Agreement • chaos • Terminal 5

Heathrow Mess Will Ripple Well Into Weekend

Reeling new Terminal 5 far short of capacity,
but full of irate travelers

Mar 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Logistical disasters continued today at Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5—and flight cancellations, delays and luggage losses will likely continue all weekend, the Times of London reports. British Airways, the facility's sole airline, said it hoped to run 80% of planned flights today, the terminal's second. "I am a... More »

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London • luggage • British Airways • airport • airline delays • Britain • Heathrow Airport • flight cancellation • Terminal 5

 Delta Latest to Cancel Flights 

Following American's shutdown, voluntary inspections ground older planes

Mar 27, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Airlines canceled dozens of flights today and tomorrow after voluntarily grounding 133 of its older jets for inspections, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. As with American Airlines, Delta is checking wiring on some McDonnell-Douglas jets to ensure compliance with FAA directives. "It's an inconvenience," one traveler said,... More »

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FAA • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • flight cancellation • McDonnell-Douglas • MD-80 series • MD-88 • MD-90 • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

American Cancels 171 Flights to Inspect Boeing Jets

Dozens of planes grounded to check out wiring issue

Mar 26, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines canceled 171 flights today, benching almost its entire fleet of Boeing MD-80 twinjet aircrafts, the Chicago Tribune reports. American said it was inspecting how a “certain bundle of wires” was attached to ensure it complied with an FAA directive. But American said the grounding was voluntary, not... More »

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FAA • Boeing • airline industry • American Airlines • flight cancellation • Boeing 737-300 • Boeing MD-80

Strike Cripples German Airports

Scores of flights canceled; Berlin transport also shut

Mar 5, 08 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of German airport workers have walked off the job on the first day of a strike, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations across Europe's largest country. Frankfurt International Airport, a key European hub, was picketed by more than 2,000 employees from baggage handlers to check-in counter workers and... More »

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Germany • Berlin • strike • airport • labor unions • transit strike • tax fraud • BMW • boom economy • flight cancellation

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