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US Orders Sweeping Changes to Airline Fees, Tarmac Rules

DALLAS -- Federal officials are expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours. The change stems from a late-December debacle in which several planes loaded with international travelers were stuck for up to 10 hours on snowy New York...

Federal Officials: Air Traffic Controller Asleep as Medical Plane Lands

RENO, Nev. -- Federal officials say an air traffic controller in Nevada was asleep while a medical plane was landing The Federal Aviation Administration says the controller was out of communication for about 16 minutes. The controller has been suspended while the FAA investigates. The medical flight with at least...

TSA to Review Airport Screening Policies After 6-Year-Old Girl Frisked

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky couple said Wednesday that they want the Transportation Security Administration to change how it screens children after their 6-year-old daughter was frisked at the New Orleans airport. Selena Drexel told ABC's "Good Morning America" the family was returning home from a vacation earlier this...

Tennessee Air Traffic Controller Found Asleep on Duty [VIDEO]

FAA Orders Inspections on 737s With Long Flight Life

PHOENIX -- The airliner whose roof ripped open 34,000 feet over Arizona has had a busy 15-year life: taking off and touching down more than seven times a day, on average, and possibly developing microscopic cracks in its aluminum skin each time. Federal aviation officials were preparing to issue an order Tuesday that...

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05/31/12 Historic Plane Flies over Bridgewater Source: ABC - WHSV TV 3 - Harrisonburg VA A B-29 bomber plane did a fly over at the Bridgewater Air Park. It is the only remaining flying B-29 in the world and for veterans and employees at Dynamic Aviation, this was a unique experience.
05/31/12 Kayak Has Much More Than a Derailed IPO to Worry About Source: Original Signal The online travel market is crowded and Kayak, which launched in 2004, is battling many more competitors than just other old timers, such as Expedia and Orbitz.
05/31/12 OBITUARY: Frank H. Kelly Source: Palo Verde Valley Times - Blythe CA Frank Herbert Kelly, 78, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz., after a brief illness.
05/31/12 Kingfisher Airlines net loss more than trebles Source: Business Standard Kingfisher Airlines on Thursday said its net loss more than trebled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, as high fuel prices and curtailed operations hurt the cash-strapped carrier.
05/31/12 AirAsia to offer cheapest airfares / Discount airline... Source: Daily Yomiuri - Japan AirAsia Japan has announced the nation's lowest one-way fares for three domestic routes, including Narita-Sapporo for just 4,580 yen.

Background on air travel

Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, gliders, hang gliding, parachuting or anything else that can sustain flight.

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