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Congress looks at untaxed airline fees
July 14, 2010 8:35 AM
All those extra fees that consumers are paying to fly add up to billions of dollars for the nation's airlines and a House panel is taking a closer look. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says airlines collected $7.8 billion last year in ancillary fees -- more than a third... more » -
Colorado thunderstorms mess up airline schedules
July 9, 2010 10:39 AM
Denver-area thunderstorms appear to be to blame for the majority of three-hour or longer tarmac delays in May, the first month under a new rule banning lengthy waits on grounded planes. The government says five flights were stuck on the tarmac for three hours or more in May. Four... more » -
FAA proposes $1.5M fine against Northwest Airlines
March 23, 2010 11:04 AM
Federal regulators are proposing a fine of almost $1.5 million against Northwest Airlines because it didn't inspect wires near the cockpit windows on some of its planes. The proposed civil penalty has its roots in a 1990 order by the Federal Aviation Administration to inspect the wires in the... more » -
Airline luggage went unscanned in Denver
March 8, 2010 1:33 PM
Denver airport officials say hundreds of bags were loaded onto airplanes in late December without being run through security scanners. The Transportation Security Administration says it's investigating. Denver International Airport Manager of Aviation Kim Day says the incident involved "a couple thousand" bags. An airport memo indicates the... more » -
United pilot charged with being over alcohol limit
January 5, 2010 11:16 AM
A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has admitted being above the alcohol limit for flying a plane. Erwin Vermont Washington of Lakewood, Colorado, was removed from UA Flight 949, due to fly from London's Heathrow Airport to Chicago in November... more » -
Northwest pilot should have had warning of airport approach
October 23, 2009 9:40 AM
Could they have fallen asleep? That's the question being asked about two Northwest Airlines pilots after they overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles Wednesday night and air traffic controllers were unable to reach them. The pilots should have received numerous warnings as they approached and passed their destination. Besides the repeated... more »
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