Airports
787 Makes Emergency Landing in Japan, Dreamliners Grounded
Not the first incident involving the beleagured Boeing model
Japan Now Also Investigating Boeing's Dreamliner Jet
Two fuel leaks in jets owned by Japan Airlines
Man Arrested For Breaching Non-Existent No-Fly Zone
Cops appear to have phonied-up their version of events, too
Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel Considers Privatizing Midway Airport
Named a panel to explore the option
Judge Slaps Feds Over Secret Evidence for No-Fly List
Must stop "persistent and stubborn refusal" to follow the law
Pilot Arrested After Witness Smells Booze on His Breath
Was getting ready to fly passenger plane across country
First Virgin Galactic Flight Expected This Year
Seats for the edge-of-space flight are going for over $200,000 each
FCC Adopts Rules for In-Flight Internet Service
Authorizing airlines to test and approve systems
FCC Asks FAA To Reconsider Restrictions on Personal Electronics in Flight
A stupid and pointless rule might be overturned
American Airlines Pilots Agree to Contract
Company can now focus on getting out of bankruptcy
Illinois State Senator Caught Trying to Carry Gun onto Plane
He's seeking the seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.
Actual Snake on Actual Plane Forces Emergency Landing
That sounds like a really boring movie
Boeing Cashes in on Obama Administration Loan Guarantees
Export-Important Bank funneled more than $12 billion in 2012 to back company's sales
French Court Overturns Continental Airlines Conviction in Concorde Deaths
But the civil settlement against the defunct carrier stands
Husband of Woman Too Fat to Fly Back to U.S. For Medical Attention Sues Airline
Delta said they were unable to get 425lb Vilma Soltesz on board
Union to Picket Outside LAX Airport
Except the workers they're allegedly picketing on behalf of voluntarily voted to leave the union
Annoying Airport Security Pushes Americans to More-Dangerous Road Trips
The intrusive TSA response is completely out of proportion to the risk
United Returns $5.6 Million in Tax Incentives to Chicago
Were given money to move, but consolidated and gave the money back, though they weren't required to
Boeing 787 Has Inaugural Flight
People who get excited by these sorts of things get excited
Escape the Holiday Crowds by Flying Through the Bullshit Gary/Chicago International Airport!
Via Jack Shafer comes news of a federally funded boondoggle that makes the three-flights-a-day John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport look like a busy transportation hub.
Passengers Take Flight Crew Hostage over Plane Delay
Turnabout is fair play? Is that a valid defense?
Polish Paper Feeds Furor over Crash that Killed President
Some believe 2010 airplane crash was planned
Indian Man Given Life Sentence For Hijack Scare
Jitender Kumar Mohla claimed he had infected needles and a gun onboard a flight in 2009
"Millennium Bomber" Given Tougher Sentence
Prison term bumped from 22 to 37 years over foiled LAX plot in 1999.
XCOR's Lynx Will Travel 62 Miles Above the Ground at Mach 3.5
Test flights scheduled for early 2013
Man Stranded in Hawaii for Days Due to No-Fly List
Imagine trying to convince your boss this happened
Man Who Flew to LAX with Weapons in Bag Ordered Held
Had knives, body bags and smoke grenades in checked luggage