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'Unruly' Passenger Booted from Trans-Atlantic Flight

Grounded Scotsman not considered terror threat

Nov 17, 09 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A flight from Philadelphia to London made an unscheduled stop in Boston last night to eject an unruly Scottish passenger. The man, 50, was arrested for interfering with a flight crew, AP reports. A US Airways spokesman said the man was removed "in the interest of safety." The... More »

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 Naptime Nothing New for Pilots 

Cole, Cheney interview by NTSB investigators

Oct 26, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pilot naps and arguments are hardly unique in airline screw ups, statistics reveal as investigators try to figure out what caused Northwest Airlines flight 188 to overshoot its destination airport by 155 miles. Pilots Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole, who were interviewed yesterday NTSB investigators, claim they missed the Minneapolis... More »

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Guinness Heiress Was Randy, Not Drunk, on Plane: Court

Jury decides socialite accused of drunken striptease wasn't intoxicated

Sep 17, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socialite Clare Irby may have stripped down to her underwear on a flight from India earlier this year but she wasn't drunk, a British jury decided yesterday. Irby, a descendant of the Guinness brewing family, downed glasses of wine, stripped, and let another passenger kiss and fondle her—but she... More »

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 Delta Slammed 
 for Transatlantic 
 'Ghost Flights' 

Empty planes flown from LA to London to be disinfected before flights to Australia

Sep 8, 09 1:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' practice of flying empty passenger planes almost halfway around the world just to be disinfected has outraged environmentalists, the Guardian reports. Australia requires that inbound planes be sprayed with insecticide to combat malaria and other diseases. But Delta isn't allowed to carry out the treatment in the... More »

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environment • flight • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • Delta

 German Airline Offers 
 'Sunshine Insurance' 

Lufthansa to pay out if it rains at travelers' destinations

Aug 6, 09 9:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The German airline Lufthansa is offering “sunshine insurance” as an incentive for travelers to book tickets in the fall, Stars and Stripes reports. For travel in September in October, the airline will pay passengers 20 euros for every day that it rains more than 0.2 inches at the... More »

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flight • insurance • airline • rain • Lufthansa • fall travel

26 Injured by Turbulence
on Flight From Rio

4 are serious after Continental flight
from Rio lands in Miami

Aug 3, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(AP) - Four people were seriously injured when a Continental Airlines flight from Rio de Janeiro to Houston experienced extreme turbulence mid-flight early this morning, the AP reports. Continental flight 128, with 168 people on board, was diverted to Miami, where the plane landed safely this morning, says the FAA. In addition... More »

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Thirteen Bodies, Plane Wreckage Found Near Tanzania

Remains suspected to be from Yemenia flight

Jul 7, 09 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen bodies found off the coast of Tanzania’s Mafia Island may be the remains of passengers from the Yemen Airways flight that crashed into the Indian Ocean last week, Reuters reports. Tanzanian authorities say that airplane seats and what may be part of an airplane wing were also found... More »

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 Air France Jet 
 Missing; 228 
 Onboard 

Was headed to Paris from Rio de Janeiro

Jun 1, 09 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Air France plane carrying 228 people to Paris from Rio de Janeiro is missing, the BBC reports. “We are very worried,” an official told AFP. “The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago.” He said a transponder problem is possible, but unlikely. Flight AF-447,... More »

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flight • Rio de Janeiro • Paris • airline • Air France • Air France Flight 447

Anti-Chemo Dad: Son, Wife Have Left US

Says family would accept low doses with alternative treatment

May 20, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of a Minnesota 13-year-old ordered to undergo cancer treatment says his son and wife have fled the US, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “I have an opinion where they are, but I can’t say I know,” said Anthony Hauser, noting that wife Colleen’s disappearance... More »

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cancer • flight • chemotherapy • alternative medicine • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

 Judge Denies 
 Madoff's Bail Appeal 

Fraudster will wait in jail until June sentencing

Mar 20, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today denied Bernard Madoff’s request to be released on bail until his June sentencing date, the New York Daily News reports. “The defendant’s age and exposure to imprisonment are undisputed, and the court did not err in inferring an incentive to flee from... More »

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fraud • flight • prison • investors • bail • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff

Crash Highlights Regional Pilots' Inexperience

Investigators looking at Flight 3407 crew's records

Feb 17, 09 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The captain and first officer on the Buffalo plane that crashed were typical of regional airline pilots, the Buffalo News reports: They had far less experience than their counterparts on major airlines. No one interviewed blames either pilot for the accident, but Capt. Marvin Renslow, 47, and Rebecca Lynne Shaw,... More »

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Carrier, Plane Had Clean Safety Record

Colgan Air has a clean flight record

Feb 13, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The operator of the commuter flight that crashed near Buffalo and killed 50 people hadn’t had any major accidents on passenger flights in its 18-year history, the Houston Chronicle reports. Nor does the model of plane that crashed, the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops, have a record of trouble.... More »

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Patriot Act Treats Unruly Passengers as Terrorists

In-flight ruckus can
draw felony conviction

Jan 20, 09 5:57 PM CST
(Newser) - What sounds like a fair punishment for spanking your children on a plane and having an argument with a flight attendant? How about a felony conviction, 3 months in prison, and the loss of custody of your children? As unreal as it sounds, that’s exactly what happened to one... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • flight • felony • airline • Patriot Act • drunk

Airline Apologizes to Muslims Kicked Off Flight

Family blame racial profiling; Muslim group plans to file complaint

Jan 3, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A Muslim American family booted from a New Year's Day flight for allegedly making suspicious remarks has received an apology from AirTran, the Washington Post reports. The family was removed and interrogated after a pair of teenage girls heard two of them discussing which seats on an aircraft were safest... More »

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Muslims Booted From Flight for 'Suspicious' Comments

Discussion over safest place to sit gets family chucked off AirTran jet

Jan 2, 09 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - An American Muslim family was booted off an Orlando-bound flight at Reagan National Airport after two of them were overheard discussing the safest place to sit on a plane, the Washington Post reports. Suspicious passengers reported the family, dressed in traditional Muslim garb, to the flight crew. FBI agents were... More »

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 Baby Born on 
 Transatlantic Flight 

Passengers cheer as Boston-bound flight gets an extra passenger

Jan 1, 09 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Passengers on a Boston-bound plane from Amsterdam got a New Year's surprise when a woman on board went into labor, the Boston Herald reports. Two doctors on the flight informed the pilot that the baby would come before the aircraft could make an emergency landing. Passengers cheered after the woman... More »

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flight • Northwest Airlines • baby • birth • plane • Uganda • airplane

Blinded Pilot Lands After Mid-Flight Stroke

Pilot recovering sight, but still in serious condition

Nov 8, 08 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - An amateur pilot who suffered a stroke and went blind as he flew over North England landed his plane without a scratch, the Independent reports. Jim O’Neill, 65, was initially unable to follow instructions from civilian traffic controllers, but was guided to safety by British military planes. He remains... More »

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flight • England • blindness • rescue • pilot • stroke • Royal Air Force • Britain

Flying Cars? Yep
(and Sooner Than You Think)

Will cost under $100,000

Oct 11, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flying cars aren’t the stuff of science fiction anymore. A small California company called Moller is already producing a run of its M200 Neuera, an ethanol-powered two-seater straight out of the Jetsons, LiveScience reports. The car is expected to land next year, and carry a price tag south of... More »

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Passenger Fight Over Smoking Diverts Flight

Brother punched
by brother over
bathroom puff

Sep 7, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fight provoked by smoking in an airplane bathroom forced a JetBlue flight from Boston en route to Florida to land in Raleigh, NC, yesterday, CNN reports. A man reportedly argued with his brother about smoking on the plane, and one punched the other in the face, according to witnesses.... More »

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Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing

Boozers try to open plane door at 33,000 feet

Jul 27, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two drunk British women attacked the flight crew on their charter jet en route from Greece to England, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Germany, AP reports. After being denied alcohol, one of the women swung a vodka bottle and tried to open the cabin door. The... More »

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