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  • NTSB: 787 battery approval should be reconsidered

    February 7, 2013 11:03 AM

    WASHINGTON- A top federal safety official says the government should reconsider its approval of the kind of batteries used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner because they can explode into fires, a specter that manufacturer testing did not pick up. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Hersman says Thursday that Boeing's safety... more »
  • Alaska Airlines: Pilot who fainted had stomach bug

    February 1, 2013 3:00 PM

    SEATTLE- An Alaska Airlines spokesman says a pilot who lost consciousness while flying from Los Angeles to Seattle was suffering from food poisoning or a stomach virus. The co-pilot safely landed the Boeing 737 with 121 passengers and crew on board in Portland, Ore., Thursday night after declaring an emergency.... more »
  • United says failed generator forced 787 landing

    December 5, 2012 4:39 PM

    CHICAGO - United Airlines says a failed electrical generator is the reason one of its new Boeing 787s made an emergency landing in New Orleans. The flight from Houston to Newark diverted to New Orleans shortly after takeoff on Tuesday. No one was hurt. United says one of the plane's... more »
  • Frontier adds direct flight from NO to NJ

    November 16, 2012 9:33 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - Frontier Airlines says it's adding a direct flight to Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport starting Feb. 1. An Airbus A319, which features seating for up to 156 passengers, will fly to and from New Orleans on weekdays. Frontier also... more »
  • Judge tosses woman's "too fat to fly" lawsuit

    October 31, 2012 3:31 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by a New Orleans woman who claims a gate agent told her she was "too fat to fly" and couldn't board a flight last year without buying two tickets. In her order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge... more »
  • Thousands of flights cancelled as Sandy approaches Northeast

    October 28, 2012 9:00 PM

    NEW YORK- Airlines are continuing to cancel flights in the Northeast as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two days in a key region for both domestic and international flights. Major carriers such as American... more »
  • AA says it knows why seats came loose on planes

    October 4, 2012 5:42 PM

    FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines has canceled dozens of flights as it scrambles to fix seats that could pop loose during flight. The airline said Thursday that it has come up with a fix, and it began pulling planes out of service to make repairs. Airline officials say the... more »
  • American says installation job caused seat snafu

    October 2, 2012 4:11 PM

    DALLAS - American Airlines says improperly installed clamps caused seats to come loose on some planes, and it's expanding an inspection to cover dozens of jets. In the past week, rows of seats have come loose on three separate flights, two of which made emergency landings. American said Tuesday the... more »
  • Restroom oxygen

    June 25, 2012 7:33 PM

    The FAA is about to order airlines to put oxygen systems back in restrooms. It will reverse a decision made over fears terrorists could use them to start a fire during flight. The FAA says its doing an about-face to "eliminate a hazard that could jeopardize flight safety." The rule... more »
  • Passenger jet makes emergency landing

    May 9, 2012 2:51 PM

    DENVER - A United Airlines flight from Toronto to San Francisco has made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport. Airport spokeswoman Jenny Schiavone said Wednesday that United Airlines flight 867 landed safely, and there were no injuries. United Airlines spokesman Rahsaan Johnson says the captain diverted the flight to... more »
  • Airline will charge $100 for carry on bags

    May 2, 2012 4:15 PM

    NEW YORK - Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100 more than they paid for their tickets. The Miramar, Fla., airline currently charges $45 for a carry-on bag. As of November 6th, customers who pay the fee at the boarding gate... more »
  • Unruly passenger sentenced

    March 27, 2012 12:57 PM

    ST. LOUIS - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for trying to open a passenger jet door in mid-flight. 34-year-old Reynel Alcaide of Burbank, Illinois plead guilty to interference with flight crew members and attendents. He was also sentence to three years of supervised release... more »
  • How to get the most for your travel dollar

    March 8, 2012 10:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE-- With gas prices expected to soar, News 2 goes in search of answers on how to get the most for your travel dollar this summer. It will cost you more to fly to your vacation destination. Airlines increased ticket prices due to higher fuel costs. But you can... more »
  • Box cutter found, flight cancelled

    March 5, 2012 2:58 PM

    DALLAS - A Southwest Airlines flight from Houston to Dallas was canceled today after a passenger spotted a box cutter in the plane's overhead bin. The captain alerted airport security. All 97 passengers were taken off the plane and re-screened. The plane was searched but no other... more »
  • American Airlines seeks 20 percent cut in labor costs

    February 1, 2012 2:35 PM

    DALLAS - American Airlines wants to cut labor costs by 20 percent, a move likely to include the loss of thousands of jobs at the nation's third-biggest airline. American is expected to say later Wednesday how many jobs it wants to eliminate, but a 20 percent cut in labor costs... more »
  • Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself on 'SNL'

    December 11, 2011 10:20 AM

    NEW YORK- Posing as the airline pilot of the flight he was kicked off of, Alec Baldwin apologized to himself on "Saturday Night Live." The actor appeared on the sketch program's "Weekend Update" on Saturday night to lampoon Tuesday's incident, in which he was kicked off an American Airlines flight... more »
  • Vision Airline to offer non-stop service to Destin

    January 17, 2011 5:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Starting in April, Vision Airline will offer non-stop service from Baton Rouge to Destin, Fla. The airline will fly on Monday, Friday and Saturday at set times. They hope to expand non-stop service from Baton Rouge to Orlando if the Destin-Baton Rouge route does well enough.... more »
  • Wintry weather setting back holiday travel plans

    December 25, 2010 9:30 AM

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With a rare Christmas snowfall descending on the Southeast and likely headed for the Mid-Atlantic, airlines canceled hundreds of flights and urged travelers to rethink their plans, while travel authorities warned of potentially dangerous roads. After blanketing parts of the Midwest and hampering motorists there on Christmas... more »
  • JetBlue brings back "All You Can Jet" passes

    August 18, 2010 9:23 AM

    JetBlue is bringing back its popular All-You-Can-Jet pass, which allows anyone to travel to an unlimited number of cities over a one-month period. It's a chance for the airline to fill empty seats during what is traditionally the slowest time of the year and hopefully, for JetBlue, to create... more »
  • Bumped Passengers could get more $

    June 2, 2010 8:43 PM

    The Obama Administration says airline passengers who get bumped from flights should get as much as $1,300 and have 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty. Currently, the maximum payout to passengers is $800. The new rules could likely go into effect this year. The rule changes would also affect... more »
  • FAA to fine Continental Airlines over landing gear

    May 13, 2010 2:36 PM

    Federal aviation officials are planning to fine Continental Airlines $325,000 for operating a plane on at least a dozen flights without fixing its landing gear. The FAA said Thursday that in December 2008 the crew of a Continental Boeing 737 flying from Houston to Los Angeles saw a warning... more »
  • Airlines agree, no charge for carry-ons

    April 18, 2010 10:26 AM

    Five major airlines have agreed not to charge passengers for their carry-on bags. New York Sen. Charles Schumer said he has gotten commitments from American, Delta, JetBLue, United and US Air. Schumer asked the companies' CEOs to commit after Sprint Airlines recently announced it would charge flyers up... more »
  • Airline to charge fee for carry on bag

    April 6, 2010 12:30 PM

    Most airlines already charge you to check bags when you fly. And now, there's an airline that's going to charge you for a carry-on bag. Spirit Airlines says it will charge as much as $45 each way for the bags that go in the overhead bin. It... more »
  • FAA computer problem causes widespread delays

    November 19, 2009 8:45 AM

    There were widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide because of a problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the problem will be resolved. An AirTran Airways spokesman said there... more »
  • Holiday travel costs are up

    November 3, 2009 7:45 AM

    Holiday travel costs are going up, as most of the largest U.S. airlines have increased a surcharge for travel on the busiest travel days to $20 each way, up from $10. The surcharges will apply to many flights within the U.S. on more than a dozen peak days around... more »

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