Posts Tagged ‘ US Airways ’

Message to US Airlines ‘Wake Up and Reduce In-Flight Consumer Waste!’

January 28, 2012
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Cabin Crew- It's easy to be green!

Join Green America in asking U.S. airlines to recycle As concerned consumers, we believe that it is important for us to know that the airline companies with which we travel help reduce consumer waste by implementing recycling programs. Overall, airlines have the capacity to recycle nearly 500 million more pounds of waste each year, including 250 million pounds of in-flight waste. Additionally, nearly 75% of in-flight generated waste is recyclable; however only about 20% of that waste actually is...

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US Airways Captain Valerie Wells Discusses Airport Eviction Incident

August 21, 2011
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US Airways Captain Describes Airport Eviction CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the first time, a US Airways captain has publicly described an incident where two security officials escorted her from the airport’s secure area after she would not fly a plane from Philadelphia to Rome because of electrical system problems. Captain Valerie Wells, a 30-year pilot, discussed the June 16 incident on Friday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, where she was the star witness in the pilots union’s defense against the airline’s suit...

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US Airways Cross-Dressing Frequent Flyer Speaks Out

June 22, 2011
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This is the same guy right? From a 'what not to wear' story last year...

The above pic is from an August, 2010 story on CNN with a lead in story right here on this site “DFW First Class passenger wearing thigh highs, halter top, and short shorts. Is ‘he’ showing too much skin?” Anyway, back to the current news. The cross-dressing frequent flyer is speaking out for the right to wear clothing he feels “make(s) business travel more fun”. “I try to respect other people’s opinions. As long as my dress is not...

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Sagging Pants Leads to Airline Passenger Arrest – onboard confrontation video added

June 16, 2011
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Image from New York state senator Eric Adams's "stop the sag" campaign

SAN FRANCISCO — SF Chronicle- A dispute that began after a passenger refused to pull up his sagging pants led to his arrest and removal from a plane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, police said. Deshon Marman, 20, a University of New Mexico football player who was in the city to attend the funeral of a close friend, former Lincoln High School standout David Henderson, was being held at San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of trespassing,...

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Suspected Bullet Hole Found in US Airways Jet

March 29, 2011
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FBI investigates possible bullet hole in airliner US Airways said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a possible bullet hole found in the fuselage of a Boeing 737. The nickel-size hole was detected on the left side of the plane near the tail as a pilot did a preflight check yesterday at the Charlotte, North Carolina, airport, said Michelle Mohr, an airline spokeswoman. The jet, which flew from Philadelphia with 84 passengers and 5 crew members, was taken...

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Sully’s US Airways jet scheduled to land in N.C. air museum

January 6, 2011
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US Airways 1549 gets towed

Jet that landed on Hudson will go to N.C. air museum CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The US Airways jet that made a near-miraculous landing on the Hudson River in 2009 will finally reach its destination, but as a museum piece rather than in service. The Carolinas Aviation Museum has almost completed an agreement to buy the damaged plane from the insurance company that owns it, museum president Shawn Dorsch said Wednesday. The museum is in Charlotte, which was the destination...

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Teen’s Mom Can’t Believe Son Fell From Jet

December 14, 2010
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"Please open overhead compartments carefully, maggots may have shifted during flight"

Tisdale’s Mother Says Teenager Was Afraid Of Heights BOSTON — The grieving mother of a North Carolina teen who police believe may have stowed away on a Boston-bound plane and then fallen to his death is speaking out about that theory in a case that has raised serious concerns over airport security. The body of Delvonte Tisdale, 16, was found mangled in a Milton yard last month, and police investigators believe the teen sneaked away from his father’s North...

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Dog Bites US Airways Flight Attendant, Prompts Diversion To Pittsburgh

December 6, 2010
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Small Animal Gets Loose After Passenger Opens Cage On Plane PITTSBURGH — A spokesman for US Airways has confirmed that a dog got loose on board a plane, and the captain decided to divert to Pittsburgh. According to the airline’s Todd Lehmacher, Flight 522 was a nonstop flight from Newark to Phoenix but was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday morning. Lehmacher said the company’s policy is to allow pets in the plane’s cabin if the pet and...

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Cancer surviving flight attendant forced to remove prosthetic breast during pat-down

November 19, 2010
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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...

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NTSB Report “The captain of the US Airways flight reported hearing the Beech 99 pass nearby”

September 23, 2010
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NTSB: 2 planes leaving MSP nearly collided over homes A commercial airliner and a small cargo plane came within 50 to 100 feet of colliding over a south Minneapolis neighborhood and two busy highways soon after departing on parallel runways at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, federal officials said Thursday. The near-disaster occurred Sept. 16 at about 6:50 a.m. and involved a US Airways Airbus 320 heading to Philadelphia and a Beech 99 cargo plane operated by Bemidji Aviation Services...

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US Airways Loses Gucci Bags, yes Giorgio Gucci’s bags!

September 23, 2010
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US Airways Loses $50,000 Of Giorgio Gucci’s Luggage Looks like even the fabulously rich and famous aren’t immune to having airlines lose their stuff. Giorgio Gucci, heir to the Gucci fortune, was flying to Philadelphia yesterday to testify before Congress about the dangers of counterfeit goods. When he landed, his bags were nowhere to be found. But these weren’t just any old bags — Gucci had packed lots of memorabilia, along with $50,000 worth of vintage Gucci bags (including one...

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Maggots Fall on Passengers, US Airways Jet Returns to Gate

June 30, 2010
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Maggots Fall on Passengers, US Airways Jet Returns to Gate

Maggots Fall From Overhead Compartment on US Airways Flight Airline Says Spoiled Meat in a Bag is to Blame Deidra Dukes Fox 5 News~ Atlanta, GA A U.S. Airways flight bound for New York City was forced to return to the gate in Atlanta on Monday after maggots fell from a bag inside an overhead luggage bin. The airline says spoiled meat in a suitcase is to blame for the mess. Passenger Dona Adamo told FOX 5 she was...

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United-Continental Merger Would Land in Chicago

April 22, 2010
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Continental, movin on up?

Merger talks moving rapidly; US Airways ends discussions with United Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2010 Chicago would be headquarters to the largest airline in the world if United Airlines successfully consummates a deal with Continental Airlines. Where to base the world headquarters of the merged entity is one of many potentially thorny “social” issues that have been resolved as the two airlines move rapidly toward a deal that could be completed as soon as next week, said people close to the...

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UAL, Continental Weigh No-Premium Stock Merger

April 22, 2010
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Bloomberg, 04/22/10 UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are considering a stock-for-stock merger with no market premium, said two people with knowledge of the talks, creating a company valued at more than $6 billion. UAL Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton, 62, would become chairman while Continental CEO Jeff Smisek, 55, would become CEO, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. The terms aren’t final and a deal may be more...

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United Airlines Might Find Continental Would Make Better Spouse

April 9, 2010
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Chicago Business, Crain’s 04/09/10 (Bloomberg) — Continental Airlines Inc. would make the best merger partner for United Airlines, creating the world’s largest carrier, should the pair restart talks that fizzled in 2008, analysts said. Executives at Continental started a review of options two days ago after the disclosure of United’s talks with US Airways Group Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because details are confidential. Spokesmen for all three airlines declined...

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