Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is "Only a Matter of Time"
(propublica.org)
The deportation flight was in the air over Mexico when chaos erupted in the back of the plane, the flight attendant recalled. A little girl had collapsed. She had a high fever and was taking ragged, frantic breaths.
The deportation flight was in the air over Mexico when chaos erupted in the back of the plane, the flight attendant recalled. A little girl had collapsed. She had a high fever and was taking ragged, frantic breaths.
Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 initiated a go-around to avoid collision
(faa.gov)
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The information below is preliminary and subject to change. News media with questions on other topics may contact us at pressoffice@faa.gov.
Delta offers $30k to passengers in Canada plane flip
(theguardian.com)
Delta Air Lines is offering passengers of a jet that caught fire and flipped over on a Toronto runway $30,000 each – “no strings attached”.
Delta Air Lines is offering passengers of a jet that caught fire and flipped over on a Toronto runway $30,000 each – “no strings attached”.
Plane crashes, overturns during landing at Toronto airport
(cbc.ca)
A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 15 passengers and closing down the airport's runways.
A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 15 passengers and closing down the airport's runways.
Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, data shows
(cbsnews.com)
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
Jeju Air Jet Crashes in South Korea With Over 170 Dead or Missing
(bloomberg.com)
A Jeju Air Co. plane landing in South Korea crashed on an airport runway and caught fire, resulting in more than 170 people dead or missing.
A Jeju Air Co. plane landing in South Korea crashed on an airport runway and caught fire, resulting in more than 170 people dead or missing.
Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers
(wsj.com)
Jetliners being accidentally blasted out of the sky has become the leading cause of commercial-aviation deaths over recent years, marking a new trend running counter to an otherwise improving safety picture.
Jetliners being accidentally blasted out of the sky has become the leading cause of commercial-aviation deaths over recent years, marking a new trend running counter to an otherwise improving safety picture.
Is Weight-Based Pricing the Key to Sustainable Air Travel?
(unh.edu)
UNH researcher investigates public perception of controversial policies
UNH researcher investigates public perception of controversial policies
Airline informant received thousands from passenger cash seizures
(atlantanewsfirst.com)
With a single sentence, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended a nationwide program that had seized untold millions in cash from airline passengers without arrests.
With a single sentence, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended a nationwide program that had seized untold millions in cash from airline passengers without arrests.
The Spiral of Wrath: The crash of Armavia flight 967
(medium.com)
On the 3rd of May 2006, an Armenian Airbus A320 on approach to the Russian resort city of Sochi slammed into the Black Sea amid darkness and fog, killing all 113 passengers and crew.
On the 3rd of May 2006, an Armenian Airbus A320 on approach to the Russian resort city of Sochi slammed into the Black Sea amid darkness and fog, killing all 113 passengers and crew.
Class 'Inequity' Fuels Air Rage
(avweb.com)
A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days.
A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days.
Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate – but they carry on
(nature.com)
An overwhelming majority of survey respondents at a top research university agree that air travel contributes to climate change, but many — especially professors and PhD students — often fly to conferences anyway, according to a study1 published last month in Global Environmental Change1.
An overwhelming majority of survey respondents at a top research university agree that air travel contributes to climate change, but many — especially professors and PhD students — often fly to conferences anyway, according to a study1 published last month in Global Environmental Change1.