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Pilot, Crew Slug It Out
on Air India Plane

Fisticuffs erupt over sex harassment complaint by flight attendant

Oct 5, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pilots and crew members on an Air India jet came to blows mid-flight in an argument about sex harassment. Stunned passengers watched grappling staffers spill out of the cockpit into a galley. The fight erupted when a flight attendant complained about harassment by the pilots en route from Pakistan to... More »

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Pakistan • India • sexual harassment • flight attendants • airline safety • pilot • New Delhi • pilots • Air India

Crash Renews Focus on Developing World's Air Safety

Yemen crash prompts concerns

Jul 1, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - After yesterday’s Yemeni Airbus crash, international watchdogs are taking a closer look at airline safety in developing countries, Bloomberg reports. The European Union may add Yemen to a list of more than 90 dangerous airlines from around the globe. Regulators in developing countries “tend to be under- supported... More »

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European Union • Yemen • watchdog • airline safety • Federal Aviation Administration • International Air Transport Association • Yemenia Air

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France: Yemenia Air Black Box Not Found

14-year-old girl is sole survivor of crash; plane failed 2007 inspection

Jul 1, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The French government has backed off reports that searchers located one of the black box flight recorders from Yemenia Air Flight 626, the BBC reports. The crash, in which a 14-year-old girl appears to be the sole survivor out of 151 passengers, occurred after the Airbus 310 had aborted its... More »

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France • airline industry • plane crash • airline safety • survivors • airline passengers • Yemenia Air

 I Know What 
 Happened to 
 Flight 447: 
 Trump 

Posts theory on his blog about 'plastic rudders'

Jun 16, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump: entrepreneur, reality show host, airline safety investigator. The real estate mogul has a friend who makes handcarts out of the same material the Airbus 330 rudders are made of, so the Donald has a theory about Air France Flight 447, the New York Post reports. More »

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Donald Trump • plastic • celebrity • airline safety • Airbus A330 • Air France Flight 447

Safety Worries Mount
as Regional Airlines Soar

Pilot pay and training eyed amid recent accidents

Jun 15, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Regional airlines have risen to new heights in recent years as major carriers outsource to the smaller firms. But as the regional outfits have grown, so have safety concerns, reports the Chicago Tribune. Pilots for the smaller airlines are often driven by modest salaries to work overtime, and some wonder... More »

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airline industry • salary • training • airline safety • pilot • regional

(Newser) - You want to be a flashy, high-flying pilot? Get ready for poverty-level wages, grueling commutes, and near-constant exhaustion, the New York Times reports. The inquiry into the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo has thrust regional airlines into the spotlight, and with that attention comes concerns about pilots’ challenging lives.... More »

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airline industry • plane crash • airline safety • pilot fatigue • fatigue • pilots • airplanes

EU Prohibits 6 Kazakh Airlines From Airspace

Cites safety, won't say
if Borat mockery lies behind ban

Apr 8, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union has banned six Kazakh airlines from its airspace, citing safety reasons, the Guardian reports today. No specific reason was given, though perhaps comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s skit about Borat flying on “Air Kazakh”—a rickety plane with a drunken one-eyed pilot—may have finally... More »

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European Union • Kazakhstan • airline safety • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • blacklist

(Newser) - Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told Congress today that cost-cutting by carriers is forcing experienced colleagues out of jobs, to the detriment of safety in the skies, the Chicago Tribune reports. “We will see negative consequences to the flying public,” the US Airways captain said. Sullenberger himself... More »

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cost cutting • pensions • experience • plane crash • airline safety • pilot • airplane • Chesley Sullenberger

(AP) - A federal aviation official says the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down, a possible violation of airline policy in icy weather. Steve Chealander of the National Transportation Safety Board says Colgan Air recommends pilots fly manually in icy... More »

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plane crash • airline safety • ice • airplane • National Transportation Safety Board • Buffalo

 US Airline 
 Safety Record 
 Best Ever 

No fatal crashes for two years

Jan 12, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Airline safety has improved so much that the chances of dying in an air crash are now less than being elected president, according to a safety expert. For the first time since jet travel began, not a single person died in a crash of a US carrier for two years,... More »

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Denver • airline safety • NTSB • Continental Airlines • fatalities • Air Transport Association • Flight 1404 • Flight Safety Foundation • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Canadian Airline Loses Life Vests to Save Fuel

Move saves 55 lbs. per flight for carrier that stays near shore

Aug 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Air Canada regional airline is removing life vests from its fleet to reduce weight and increase fuel economy, the AP reports. Citing Canada’s regulations, which do not require life vests on flights that stay within 50 miles of shore, Jazz advises passengers to use their seat cushions as... More »

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FAA • fuel economy • airline safety • Air Canada • airline passenger's bill of rights • airlines

FAA Questions American's Lightning Safety

Mechanics grumble after airline stops inspections

May 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FAA is questioning American Airlines' new policy on lightning inspections, and its opener is: Why doesn’t American do them anymore? American recently forbade its mechanics from doing extensive lightning damage checks unless pilots suspected a strike, a move designed to reduce delays and cancellations. Big airlines are typically... More »

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FAA • airline industry • lightning • American Airlines • airline safety • inspection

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

Air Safety Experts Most Worried About Runways

Ground incidents increase over last six months

Apr 25, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - FAA-mandated wiring fixes have grounded thousands of flights lately, but the runway is no safe place for planes, New York Times reports. Serious runway incidents nearly doubled to 15 over the past six months, compared with the same period a year ago. “Where we are most vulnerable at... More »

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FAA • airline industry • runway • airline • airline safety

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

Flight Chaos to Continue
as FAA Gets Tough

Crackdown will continue through June 30 

Apr 10, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Air travelers should brace themselves for several more months of chaos: the wave of FAA audits that began March 30, producing more than 2,000 canceled flights this week, will continue through June 30. In an effort to toughen enforcement of safety standards, the agency has moved to relying less... More »

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FAA • airline industry • safety • American Airlines • airline safety • airline delays • safety testing

Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos'
in UK Terror Plot Trial

Discussed bringing families on suicide missions

Apr 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In London yesterday, prosecutors introduced “martyrdom videos” as evidence against eight British Muslims accused of plotting to destroy US-bound airliners in 2006, the Times  reports. One video, found in a man’s garage, envisioned “your people’s body parts responsible for these wars and oppression decorating the... More »

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London • terror plots • airline safety • hydrogen peroxide • airplane • videos • martyrdom • terror trial • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar

FAA Too Cozy With Airlines, Whistle-Blowers Say

Lawmakers cite agency's 'complacency' in letting safety risks fly

Apr 4, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - An overly cozy relationship between airlines and the federal agency tasked with inspecting them has lawmakers worried in the wake of hearings yesterday on Capitol Hill, the Chicago Tribune reports. Federal Aviation Administration officials let serious safety issues fly, ignoring maintenance and inspection regulations, safety specialists, government overseers and whistle-blowers... More »

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Congress • FAA • airline industry • airline safety • inspection • whistleblowers • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

FAA too cozy with airlines, they say

Apr 3, 08 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines tried to cover up maintenance problems, and the FAA almost let them, according to two inspectors who will testify before Congress today that the agency is too cozy with airlines. When the inspectors realized Southwest was flying dozens of jets without required inspections, their superiors did nothing, they... More »

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FAA • airline industry • airline safety • inspection • Southwest Airlines

 Southwest Grounds 44 Planes 

Missed inspections for cracks drew fine from FAA—which didn't take immediate action

Mar 12, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines grounded 44 planes today after having admitted to flying aircraft that were past due for inspections for structural cracks, the AP reports. The FAA fined Southwest $10.2 million—the largest ever levied on an airline—but the agency itself is under fire for not grounding the jets... More »

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FAA • safety • airline • airline safety • inspection • Southwest Airlines • Gary Kelly • Boeing 737-300 • bureaucratic blunders • Robert Sturgell

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