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French court to rule on fatal Concorde crash in 2000 By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris A Paris court is set to give its verdict in a trial to determine any criminal responsibility in the crash of a Concorde supersonic jet 10 years ago. US airline Continental is accused of involuntary homicide after a report found a piece of metal from one of its planes caused a tyre-burst in the jet. The jet caught fire shortly after take off...
Passengers mutiny on board ‘direct’ flight to Morocco after pilot says it will stop twice More than 100 plane passengers brought a new meaning to ‘in-flight turbulence’ last night after staging a mutiny when the captain announced some unscheduled stops. An aircraft operated by Moroccan budget airline Jet4You had been due to make a 90-minute journey from Toulouse, France, to the Moroccan capital Casablanca. But when the captain told the 137 passengers the plane would be stopping at Bordeaux...
By Tom Breen/AP RALEIGH, N.C. — New airport security procedures that have prompted complaints around the country amount to a violation of constitutional rights, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by a Durham lawyer. Jonathan Blitz filed a complaint in Raleigh federal court against the Transportation Security Administration on behalf of himself and his family. The lawsuit said the new full-body scanners at airports violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure, and that the pat-downs offered in lieu...
After failing TSA screening, flier in wheelchair (and her underwear) leaves Okla. Yesterday, wearing only a black bra and panties, a 52-year-old woman who uses a wheelchair missed her flight out of Oklahoma City. She failed the security screening. Transportation Security Administration screeners told Phoenix-bound Tammy Banovac her wheelchair, luggage and clothes showed traces of nitrates, which can be used in bombs, The Oklahoman reports. After more than an hour of hand searches and interrogation, she was told to come...
Delta Air Lines is Hiring 1,000 New Flight Attendants; More Than 100,000 Applied Delta Air Lines is having what might possibly be the most-popular job search in a long time: More than 100,000 people have applied for just 1,000 openings as flight attendants. Part of the reason behind the huge turnout might be the nation’s persistently high unemployment rate, but the airline says that a lot of people just want to fly. “I realized that I didn’t want to...
Hundreds stranded as Gatwick misery continues for a record second 24 hours Hundreds of travellers were stuck at Gatwick airport today for an unprecedented second day. Treacherous roads meant emergency coach services to take passengers into centralLondon were cancelled, while trains to and from the airport could not run. Nearby hotels were also full and Gatwick staff have been distributing blankets and food to customers. “Passengers’ welfare is our biggest concern,” said an airport spokesman. “We have been trying to...
Yes, you will have to be more “svelte” since “we are not relaxing our standards”. Oh, and another thing. The company will soon be out of cash and unable to pay staff. Welcome back! Below story from www.adelaidenow.com.au Air India bosses give sacked overweight flight attendants jobs back INDIA’S embattled state carrier has invited back former flight attendants it fired for being overweight because it is suffering a severe shortage of cabin crew. Air India approached nine to 10...
BA cabin crew to vote over strike BREAKING NEWS, Daily Post.co.UK. British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted for fresh strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline. Joint Unite leader Tony Woodley accused BA’s management of “victimising” union members at the airline. Mr Woodley said the union was “left with no choice” but to call the ballot in a bid to resolve the dispute. Mr Woodley said: “British Airways’ latest offer is not acceptable to our members,...
Flying the friendly skies requires patience, sanity Jan Quintrall The Spokesman-Review I’ve always said I would never be a homebuilder for all the money in the world, as people are just too hard to satisfy and expectations are way out of line. Some of my most outrageous customer stories come from the construction industry, but my experiences in the last 10 days have moved a couple of other professions to the top of my list: airline industry staff and hospital nurses....
‘Who wants to kiss the tarmac?’, says pilot after passenger plane skids off runway in freezing weather The heavy snow falling across the UK almost caused an air disaster last night as a holiday jet overshot the runway at Newcastle Airport. Nearly 200 passengers were evacuated from the Thomsonfly Boeing 737-800 from Lanzarote after it skidded off the runway at the north-east airport with the captain asking passengers: ‘Does anybody want to kiss the tarmac?’ No-one was injured in...
For any of you princesses who think flying’s a drag By Gabisile Ndebele at The Herald Low-fare airlines are in for some unusual competition from Kulula.com as it counters the airport slog with a drag queen. The airline has hired female impersonator Brendan van Rhyn, who flew to fame as Cathy Specific, as a flight stewardess. A trained flight attendant, he will be on Cape Town to Johannesburg flights until mid-January. This time Van Rhyn will be Kay Lula,...
Note: I’m providing readers here with a few “Fish” tidbits. Click below links for the big ‘Fish’ blog. As told to blogger Steven Frischling, aka “Fish”. Read this article and more at The Boarding Area/Flying With Fish www.boardingarea.com/flyingwithfish TSA Enhanced Pat Downs : The Screeners Point Of View By Steven Frischling In the past few weeks since the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented its new “enhanced” pat down procedures there has been considerable backlash from the traveling public. This backlash...
You are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do — drum up significant support for mass transit — the TSA has done in just one decade. Donna Trussell- Contributor Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the 1960s. Stewardesses wore cute little suits, and passengers dressed up too. Airline meals weren’t great, but they sure beat the tiny bags...
Pushing 40, Southwest Is Still Playing the Rebel By JAD MOUAWAD New York Times Dallas IT’S halftime at Southwest Airlines’ annual Halloween party — a ritual meant to celebrate the carrier’s exuberant employees and freewheeling culture — and Gary Kelly is feeling a bit wistful. “I was determined to be a man this year,” he says. Gone is the flamboyance of his previous costumes. He has attended as Edna Turnblad from the musical “Hairspray” (for which he had to...
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – A Charlotte-area flight attendant and cancer survivor contacted WBTV after she says she was forced to show her prosthetic breast during a pat-down. Cathy Bossi lives in south Charlotte and has been a flight attendant for the past 32 years, working the past 28 for U.S. Airways. In early August Bossie was walking through security when she says she was asked to go through the new full body-scanners at Concourse “D” at Charlotte Douglas International. She...
Fliers’ Survival Guide for Airports, Planes Taking some simple precautions can help ensure a safe and healthy arrival. By Denise Mann WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Tis the season for spending time with family and friends, and that can involve air travel. The travel season kicks off with Thanksgiving and continues through the New Year. This means security hassles, including possible health risks from the new full-body scanners, as well as the not-all-that-remote possibility of catching...
Pilot of crashed plane was asleep for more than half the flight The pilot at the controls of an Indian jet that crashed earlier this year, killing 158 passengers, had slept for more than half the flight and only drowsily rallied himself when it was time to land the plane, investigators have found. At times his snoring was so heavy it was picked up by the in-flight recorders. Zlatko Glusica, a Serbian pilot, had more than 10,200 hours of...
Ryanair passengers stage four hour plane sit in after flight is diverted Over 100 angry passengers refused to leave a Ryanair flight for four hours after it was diverted from France to Belgium leading aircrew to switch off the lights and lock the lavatories. There were frantic negotiations between police and passengers early on Wednesday morning after the mutineers staged the sit-in on the runway of Bierset-Liege airport, refusing to disembark and demanding to be taken home to France. Reda...
Passenger Records Refusal for TSA Pat-Down An Oceanside man recorded a confrontation he had with an agent at Lindbergh Field on Saturday regarding the TSA’s new enhanced pat-down searches at airports. John Tyner of Oceanside said he arrived at the airport around 6 a.m. and stood in line for the metal detector at the security checkpoint. Because no one was in the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machine, Tyner said he was pulled out of the metal detector line for the new...
Tough Stewardesses By Halimatul Hamid www.NST.com Malaysia~ Mention “flight stewardess” and most people would picture a flawless beauty with a warm smile greeting passengers as they board the plane. For others, it would be the sexy batik kebaya, or the crisp white-and-red combo, uniforms worn by female flight attendants of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, and the first low-cost carrier in the country AirAsia respectively. What about stewards and stewardesses in military aircraft? The first thing that would probably come...
Airline Baggage Charges: It’s Customer Abuse By Bill Saporito at Time.com It is my fervent wish that the airline industry, particularly the legacy carriers, becomes abundantly profitable in the not-too-distant future. It is the industry’s wish too, I dare say. The problem, as ever, is the manner in which the airlines hope to attain this elusive status — by once again sticking it to the customer. This week’s chapter involves a move by Delta, quickly copied by Continental, to raise...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY! What is National Opt-Out Day? It’s the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government’s desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people’s breasts and genitals. You should never have to explain to your children, “Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it’s a government employee, then it’s OK.”...
Qantas A380 superjumbo full of holes A QANTAS superjumbo was a flying wreck after an engine exploded shooting chunks of metal through fuel tanks and flight control systems. Last week’s mid-air emergency off Singapore also badly damaged a wing, which may have to be replaced. The Herald Sun can reveal the full list of damage as the big jet was nursed back to Singapore on three engines. When it touched down the fuel systems were failing, the forward spar...
Flight attendants union upset over new pat-down procedures By Christopher Sign, ABCNews15 PHOENIX – A flight attendants union with 2,000 members is upset over what it calls “invasive pat-downs” recently implemented by the TSA. “We’re getting calls daily about peoples’ experiences, our members are concerned,” said Deborah Volpe, Vice President of the Association of Flight Attendants Local 66. Volpe confirmed that the union is offering advice to its flight attendants, who mostly work for Tempe-based USAirways, involving the security...
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Kanye West Surprises Delta Airline Passengers With In-Flight Concert — Watch Our Exclusive Video! Hollywoodlife.com Passengers aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to NYC literally experienced the coolest night of their collective lives Nov. 5 when they were treated to a surprise performance by Mr. Kanye West. A passenger tells HollywoodLife.com that Kanye, who was seated in First Class, came on the loud speaker about 30 minutes into the flight and rapped family-friendly versions of “The Good Life” and “Gold...
There are only 100 seats on Singapore Airlines’ all-business-class planes that fly between Newark and Singapore non-stop. (Photo shot with iPhone.) The worst part of any trip is the flight to get there, right? Well, not if it’s the all-biz-class flight flown by Conde Nast Traveler readers’ favorite airline between Newark and Singapore. At nearly 19 hours, it’s the world’s longest regularly scheduled non-stop. But it hardly feels that way, thanks to 30-inch-wide seats that convert into comfy 76-inch-long lie-flat...
Qantas extends grounding of A380s to probe oil leaks SYDNEY: Qantas extended the grounding of its Airbus A380 superjumbos for at least three more days on Monday after finding oil leaks in some engines, heightening safety fears after two mid-air blow-outs last week. However Singapore Airlines said Monday its inspections of its 11 A380 superjumbos had found no problems with their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, as it continues flying the planes. In Sydney, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said...
Exclusive: Man in disguise boards international flight By Scott Zamost, CNN Special Investigations Unit Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities are investigating an “unbelievable” incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN. The incident occurred on October 29 on Air Canada flight AC018 to Vancouver originating in Hong Kong. An intelligence alert from the Canada Border Services Agency describes the incident as an “unbelievable...
This is a letter from Captain Ed Bates, the president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents 11,000 American Airlines pilots, to his members, in which he calls on pilots to refuse back-scatter screening and demand private pat-downs from TSA officers. Bates’s argument is multifaceted and extremely cogent. He worries about increased exposure to radiation, of course (a big worry among commercial pilots) and he is eloquent on the subject of intentional humiliation: There is absolutely no denying that...
