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Tightening Air Security Will Take a Toll

Dec 29, 2009 12:11 PM CST

Tightening Air Security Will Take a Toll

Most options come with costs Congress, or fliers, find unpalatable

(Newser) - The White House is talking tough about airline security after Friday's failed bombing, but many options for tightening up the system are either politically untenable, repugnant to travelers, or both. Josh Gerstein takes a look at a few possibilities, and their likelihood of becoming reality, in Politico .

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Ivana Trump
Kicked Off
Plane After
Tantrum

CELEB MELTDOWNS

Dec 28, 2009 4:00 AM CST

Ivana Trump Kicked Off Plane After Tantrum

Allegedly screamed obscenities at kids, berated crew

(Newser) - Ivana Trump was kicked off a plane Saturday following an F-bomb-laced tirade directed at children on the Palm Beach-to-NYC flight. Ivana, first ex-wife of Donald Trump, became enraged by some kids who were running up and down the first-class aisles but refused offers of another seat or headphones, sheriff’s...

Tighter Rules to Keep
Passengers in Seats

Dec 26, 2009 3:19 PM CST

Tighter Rules to Keep Passengers in Seats

Regulations come in wake of yesterday's foiled bombing attempt

(Newser) - Some airlines were telling passengers today that security regulations in the wake of yesterday's attempted bombing prohibit them from leaving their seats an hour before landing. Air Canada, for example, said new rules imposed by the Transportation Security Administration limit on-board activities by passengers and crew in US airspace. The...

Suspect Charged With
Trying to Blow Up Plane

Dec 26, 2009 2:58 PM CST

Suspect Charged With Trying to Blow Up Plane

Nigerian man reportedly had explosive PETN on the jet

(Newser) - The Nigerian man in custody after yesterday's failed attempt to blow up a plane has been charged with trying to bring down the airliner. Federal authorities say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to use a highly explosive chemical known as PETN, reports CBS . He reportedly kept the substance near his groin...

Hero Passenger: 'My Hands Are Pretty Burned'

Dec 26, 2009 9:42 AM CST

Hero Passenger: 'My Hands Are Pretty Burned'

Amsterdam native helped subdue terror suspect, get him handcuffed

(Newser) - Details are emerging today on how quick-acting passengers, one in particular, helped subdue the would-be terrorist aboard a Detroit-bound plane. One passenger identified as Jasper Schuringa tells CNN he pulled the suspect from his seat when the commotion began and dragged him to the front of the plane where he...

Jet Passenger
Tried to Ignite
Powder

Dec 25, 2009 4:01 PM CST

Jet Passenger Tried to Ignite Powder

Nigerian claims ties to al-Qaeda; plane lands safely in Detroit

(Newser) - Authorities have taken a Nigerian man into custody after he reportedly tried to ignite a powdery substance—initially reported as firecrackers—aboard a Northwest jet that landed in Detroit from Amsterdam today. The man told federal officials he had links to al-Qaeda and wanted to blow up a plane over...

White House Sets 3-Hour Limit on Tarmac Waits

Dec 21, 2009 9:49 AM CST

White House Sets 3-Hour Limit on Tarmac Waits

Passengers must be allowed to deplane under new regulation

(Newser) - The Transportation Department is ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the new three-hour limit today, along with other new passenger protections long sought by consumer advocates. From January to June this year, 613 planes were delayed on...

Dreamliner
Wraps Up
Test Flight

good news for boeing

Dec 15, 2009 6:00 PM CST

Dreamliner Wraps Up Test Flight

Boeing runs a shortened test flight of its long-awaited plane

(Newser) - Boeing's Dreamliner passed its first test today by completing a three-hour flight over Puget Sound. The round trip—rain and wind shortened it by two hours—means Boeing can begin a 9-month certification process with the FAA, reports the Post-Intelligencer . After that, the company can presumably begin shipping the 840...

Pan Am Lives—in Man's Garage

GLORY DAYS DEPT.

Oct 26, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

Pan Am Lives—in Man's Garage

Trips to Thailand net vintage headphones and the like for cabin mockup

(Newser) - To Anthony Toth, Pan Am was the epitome of airline class, with its top-notch, martini-pouring first-class service and in-flight music so excellent that the United Airlines employee brought along a tape recorder to record it on trips as a boy. Now that he’s 42 and owns a home, he’...

Lockerbie Bomber
May Be Out
Next Week

Aug 12, 2009 8:26 PM CDT

Lockerbie Bomber May Be Out Next Week

Has terminal cancer; would return to Libya

(Newser) - The Lockerbie bomber may be released from a Scottish prison and returned to Libya next week, the BBC reports. The move follows talks between Libyan and Scottish officials to arrange a compassionate release for Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer. He continues to appeal his conviction in the...

Sanford on Planes:
'I've Got a Busy Life'

Aug 11, 2009 2:15 PM CDT

Sanford on Planes: 'I've Got a Busy Life'

SC gov defends use of official aircraft

(Newser) - Mark Sanford defended his personal use of state-owned planes today, arguing that the competing demands of fatherhood and the governor’s office required that he mix business and family travel, the AP reports. "I've got a busy life, and I've tried as best I can to be a reasonable...

Searchers Find, Can't Recover 8th Body

Aug 10, 2009 11:08 PM CDT

Searchers Find, Can't Recover 8th Body

Olympian Torres rode copter over Hudson 2 days before crash

(Newser) - Crews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work...

Above the Hudson,
a Chaotic Airspace

Aug 10, 2009 5:39 AM CDT

Above the Hudson, a Chaotic Airspace

(Newser) - Above the Hudson River west of Manhattan, where a helicopter and a light plane fatally collided on Saturday, a pilot can have as many as a dozen other aircraft to monitor at busy moments. Flight instructors describe the river corridor as dangerous and tunnel-like, and government is once again facing...

Furry Passengers
Take Off Aboard
Pet Airways

Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM CDT

Furry Passengers Take Off Aboard Pet Airways

(Newser) - Coffee, tea, or dog biscuits? That's what travelers hoped to hear on the inaugural flight yesterday of Pet Airways, a brand new airline catering to what execs refer to as "pawsengers." The first-ever all-pet airline, launched by US husband-and-wife team Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel, transports up to...

168 Dead in
Iran Plane Crash

UPDATED

Jul 15, 2009 4:45 AM CDT

168 Dead in Iran Plane Crash

(Newser) - A Russian-made passenger plane traveling from Tehran to the Armenian capital of Yerevan crashed in northwest Iran today, killing all 168 people aboard, Iranian state media reports. Television footage showed the smoking wreckage of the plane, and one official said it burst into flames while still airborne. A representative from...

Novel Bouquet Toss
Brings Down Plane
in Italy

Jul 14, 2009 4:33 PM CDT

Novel Bouquet Toss Brings Down Plane in Italy

(Newser) - A wedding bouquet in Italy failed to predict the next bride-to-be, but it did succeed in downing a small plane, the Guardian reports. Hoping to spice up the proceedings, the wedding party entrusted the bouquet to a man who flew overhead in an ultra-light aircraft. When he attempted to cast...

Middle Seat on the
Plane? I'd Rather ...

TRAVEL

Jul 5, 2009 5:28 AM CDT

Middle Seat on the Plane? I'd Rather ...

(Newser) - Nobody likes the middle seat on an airplane, and a recent study shows fliers would rather endure some novel discomforts than sit squeezed between two seatmates. BlackBook runs down a few—as well as what's particularly unpleasant about the middle seat.

56% of respondents would rather have their teeth drilled

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Flying-Phobic Comic
Takes to the Air

Jun 26, 2009 1:15 PM CDT

Flying-Phobic Comic Takes to the Air

AirTran is using him to pump wi-fi service

(Newser) - The best way to get over fear of flying? If you’re comedian Mark Malkoff, living on a plane for 30 days. Malkoff—who once lived in an Ikea store for a week—embarked upon his journey this month, but it wasn’t all for the sake of therapy. He’...

Woman Dies in Midair
as Flight Diverts Too Late

Jun 25, 2009 5:16 PM CDT

Woman Dies in Midair as Flight Diverts Too Late

(Newser) - An elderly woman suffered a heart attack and died today on an AirTran flight from New York to Palm Beach, Fla., WNYW-TV reports. The plane diverted to Philadelphia in an attempt to save the 80-year-old but was too late, BNO News adds. “There was a doctor on board who...

Bolivian TV's Flight 447 Photos Actually From Lost

Jun 23, 2009 2:23 PM CDT

Bolivian TV's Flight 447 Photos Actually From Lost

News program apologizes after gaffe

(Newser) - In what was either a bizarre prank or heinous gaffe, a Bolivian TV station broadcast two photographs last week from the ABC series Lost as exclusive photos from the final moments of Air France Flight 447, the Telegraph reports. The first shows passengers in an aircraft cabin using oxygen masks,...