Airline (public relations) Disasters
Kitten Freezes in Cross-Country Flight to Connecticut Heather Lombardi paid nearly $300 to fly Snickers, an 11-week-old, 3-pound hairless kitten, from Utah to Connecticut in climate-controlled air cargo. By the time kitten and owner united, Snickers was icy cold and couldn’t…
Embarrassing JetBlue snafu! Airline pilot loses gun and flight gets grounded Airlines losing luggage is nothing new, but at JFK Airport Thursday, a JetBlue pilot lost his bag – and his handgun. The Transportation Security Administration is probing Michael Connery Jr. after an embarrassing mixup nearly…
Coffee spill causes hijacking scare Pilot’s coffee mishap triggers hijack alert Alert sent out after coffee spilt over equipment Plane diverted to Canada as a precaution A PILOT’S spilled coffee accidentally triggered a hijacking alert and caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago…
Army officer’s dog lost by Delta turns up dead Nala, the 8-year-old German shepherd that escaped from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport three days before Christmas, was found dead Saturday by a road crew alongside I-75. Delta Air Lines, which was transporting the dog…
See below for update from Angels Rescue………. Military Family’s Dog Lost Thousands of Miles From Home A woman from San Diego is on a mission to find her missing dog … which is believed to be thousands of miles from home…
Many Passengers Still Stranded At Newark Airport NEWARK (CBS 2) – It’s been four days since the weekend blizzard, and some airline passengers still found themselves stranded on Thursday. The problems at Newark Liberty International Airport don’t end there, though – there are…
Passengers endure delays of up to 7 hours on JFK tarmac New York (CNN) — Hundreds of travelers spent up to seven hours stranded in cramped planes stuck on the tarmac at JFK International Airport early Tuesday, but it was…
Gaping Holes in Airline Security: Loaded Gun Slips Past TSA Screeners Secret Tests At LAX, O’Hare, Newark Show TSA Screeners Missed Guns, Bombs ABCNews.go.com Last fall, as he had done hundreds of times, Iranian-American businessman Farid Seif passed through security…
Even though summer means fresh air and barbecuing with friends in the backyard, those outdoor activities also mean way more exposure to bugs. To keep you home and the area surrounding it insect-free, follow this advice from the professionals. Mosquitoes…
Ex-JetBlue worker tells court he feels ‘overwhelmed’ New York Post Quitting his job in dramatic style hasn’t eased the stress for former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater. “I am a little overwhelmed,” Slater said in Queens Criminal Court today, where…
CONTINENTAL Airlines was today found guilty of manslaughter over the Concorde crash which killed 113 people a decade ago. The disaster, which happened minutes after take-off from Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, effectively ended the era of supersonic air…
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…