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Are Heavier Airline Passengers At Greater Risk For Harm?
By Chris Morran on May 8, 2012 12:15 PM
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Usually when we bring up the topic of weight and air travel it involves either passenger comfort or controversial airline policies regarding "customers of size." But some worry that outdated safety standards are actually putting people at risk while flying. More »
FAA Scolds Passenger For Using iPad To Shoot Video Of Bird Strike
By Chris Morran on May 2, 2012 5:15 PM
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Remember that bird strike in April that forced a Delta flight to make an emergency landing? The actual incident was caught on video by author Grant Cardone, who is now on some FAA "you're a troublemaker" list because he shot that video when his iPad was supposed to be turned off. More »
Fort Worth Doesn't Want To Hire Any Smokers To Work For The City
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 17, 2012 4:00 PM
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A smoke-free working environment? Sure, sounds good. But a workplace entirely devoid of smokers themselves? Not so good, say city employees in Fort Worth, where lawmakers are pushing to put a ban on hiring smokers. More »
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JetBlue Pilot Suspended From All Duties After Mid-Flight "Panic Attack"
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 28, 2012 4:00 PM
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There are more details on what went down yesterday on a JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas, when the plane's captain had a bit of a meltdown, labeled a "medical emergency" by the FAA and a "panic attack" by law enforcement. He's been suspended, says the airline. More »
Would Undercover Agents Prevent Baggage Theft At The Airport?
By Chris Morran on March 28, 2012 1:30 PM
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After yesterday's report that airport and airline staff are allegedly stealing more than 200 bags each day at JFK International, Senator Chuck Schumer has come up with a possible solution: Put undercover FAA agents in the bellies of those jets. More »
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Federal Aviation Administration Might Let You Keep Your Kindle On
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 19, 2012 11:00 AM
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There are those who don't question flight attendants' requests to shut off all electronic devices during landing and take off, and those who just don't think a Kindle or iPad is going to disrupt the plane's systems whatsoever. For the latter, the Federal Aviation Administration is listening — they're reviewing the ban on personal electronic use on airplanes. More »
Flight Attendant Removed From Flight For Talking About Plane Crashing Over PA System
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 9, 2012 1:00 PM
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The last thing passengers want to hear from a flight attendant on the PA is anything relating to crashing — even when the plane is still on the ground and there's actually no danger of that happening. An American Airlines flight out of Dallas Fort Worth was delayed and sent back to the gate this morning when a flight attendant went rogue. More »
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FAA: There Are Less Flights To Be Had & They're Getting More Expensive
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 9, 2012 10:00 AM
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The rising cost of fuel isn't just a concern for airlines who need to get their planes from here to there, but it's having a direct, somewhat uncomfortable consequence for consumers. The Federal Aviation Administration says airlines are cutting less-profitable routes in order to fill every seat on plane. More »
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Southwest Pilot Wishes Happy Birthday To "Mom On Board," Passengers Hear "Bomb On Board"
By Chris Morran on February 27, 2012 11:15 AM
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We have no idea why anyone would think a pilot was saying "happy birthday" to a "bomb on board" a plane, but that's exactly what some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore to Long Island thought they heard on Friday. More »
Government Passes A Bill To Let Airplanes Land Faster & Allow Remote-Controlled Drones To Roam The Skies
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 8, 2012 2:00 PM
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Five years of fighting and a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration have finally resulted in Congress passing a bill that could change the experience of flying commercial as we know it. The skies are going to get a lot more tech-y, to put it very simply. More »
TSA Employee Accused Of Lifting 8 iPads That Were Definitely Not His
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 1, 2012 3:00 PM
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A Transportation Security Administration worker at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport stands accused of theft, after cops say he was found with eight iPads he'd boosted from checked luggage. Looting bags has become too popular of a pastime these days, but luckily one owner used his device's tracking system to locate the pilfered pad. More »
Senator Calls Out Spirit Airlines For Trying To Mislead Public About Airfares
By Chris Morran on January 26, 2012 12:15 PM
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You may recall that earlier this week, bottom-dollar carrier Spirit Airlines launched an e-mail campaign to convince customers that the new FAA regulations requiring truth in airfare advertising was really just a ruse by the federal government to hide taxes and tax hikes in airfares. Well, that didn't go over well with Senator Barbara Boxer of California, who threw off the gloves and sent a bare-knuckles letter to Spirit in response. More »
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SOPA Also Shelved Indefinitely
By Chris Morran on January 20, 2012 2:38 PM
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The same day that the Senate decided to postpone its voting on the Protect IP Act, the House Judiciary Committee has decided it's probably time to give more than cursory thought to the Stop Online Piracy Act and has postponed the piece of legislation for the time being. More »
You Can't Score A Free Plane Seat For Your Baby By Putting Him On Your 3-Year-Old's Lap
By Chris Morran on December 30, 2011 12:15 PM
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As any parents who have flown with little babies probably knows, many airlines will not require a ticket for children under two years of age, so long as the child is seated on an adult's lap. But U.S. Airways had to give the boot to a family of six after the parents figured they could simply seat one of their under-2 children with their ticketed 3-year-old. More »
Petitioners Collect Signatures For The Right To Use Electronic Devices During Takeoff And Landing
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 6, 2011 10:00 AM
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Do you need to play Angry Birds during takeoff? Is the next page in Game of Thrones just begging you to read it right this very moment? If so, there's a new petition on petition on the White House's website demanding that customers be allowed to use their electronic devices, if they're on airplane mode, during takeoff and landing. More »
Breaking The IKEA Catalog's Fourth Wall
By Laura Northrup on December 1, 2011 8:00 AM
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What happens inside the pages of an IKEA catalog when no one's looking? Don't be silly. A catalog is just photographs, not a real-time portal into a secret world where real people are always standing very, very still to create a façade of domestic perfection on a budget. Or that's what they want you to think. More »
Travelers Would Actually Pay Attention To Pre-Flight Safety Instructions If They Were More Like This
By Ben Popken on October 28, 2011 5:00 PM
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Airlines should take a cue from this sketch video and incorporate more dance moves into their pre-flight safety instructions if they really want passengers to start paying attention. More »
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Consumer Groups Scold Airlines For Pocketing Tax Money During FAA Shutdown
By Chris Morran on September 14, 2011 12:30 PM
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Surely you remember the recent FAA shutdown, during which the government couldn't collect taxes on airfares, leading the airlines to temporarily raise their base prices and pocket an estimated $70 million a day. Now a coalition of consumer groups, including our benevolent benefactors at Consumers Union, are voicing their displeasure for this and other anti-consumer behavior. More »
The Letter That Got My Homeowner's Insurance Company To Pay Up
By Ben Popken on August 17, 2011 5:00 PM
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Reader S finally got his homeowner's insurance company to pay up for the rebuilding of the glass railings around his condo, thanks to a well-crafted and scary letter he wrote them. Here is his story, and his ass-kicking letter. More »
Southwest Leads Airfare Rollback Following Return Of Taxes
By Chris Morran on August 9, 2011 3:31 PM
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Late last week, when legislators took a vacation from vacation to hammer out a deal that put FAA employees back to work and millions of tax dollars back into federal coffers, a number of you expressed skepticism about predictions that airlines would lower their fares to where they were before the FAA lost its authority to collect taxes. But it looks like all the major airlines have now rolled back their prices over the last two days. More »
