Shrinking airline seats - safety risk questioned by DOT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable but it might also be dangerous for passengers' health and safety.
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Long tarmac delays at US airports spiked in February
There was a surge in long tarmac delays at the nation's airports in February, including several during a snow storm in Dallas.
Airline fees for 'extras' are here to stay, travel experts say
Airlines in the United States are expected to have their best spring in nearly a decade, continuing the recent trend of improvement within the industry, but that doesn't mean flyers should expect a break.
Air traffic control system is a hacking risk, says report
The nation's system for guiding planes and other aircraft is at "increased and unnecessary risk" of being hacked, according to a report by government watchdog released Monday.
Scorpions on a plane? Woman stung on flight from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A scorpion stung a woman on the hand just before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland took off.
Many cancellations, but flights to resume at Newark Liberty
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Air travel is expected to slowly resume at the New York City area's three major airports after hundreds of flights were canceled due to Monday night's snowstorm.
Thousands of flights canceled as storm descends on the East
Airline travelers are going nowhere fast because of the blizzard bearing down on the Northeast on Monday, and Tuesday doesn't look much better.
2 airlines were targets of attempt to steal customers’ miles
DALLAS (AP) -- Thieves with stolen usernames and passwords have broken into customer accounts at American and United airlines and in some cases booked free trips.
Air passengers complain of 12-hour wait on tarmac
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hundreds of air travelers landed in San Francisco, safe but irritated after a 28-hour overseas flight they say included 12 hours on a tarmac in the Middle East without food or accurate flight information.
Unclear whether oil, objects found in sea linked to lost jet
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian helicopter searching for the missing AirAsia jetliner saw two oily spots in the water Monday, and an Australian search plane spotted objects elsewhere in the Java Sea, but it was too early to know whether either was connected to the aircraft and its 162 passengers and crew.