Airline passengers have proven they are willing to pay for minor luxuries like legroom and early boarding, and airlines have proven their willingness to collect those fees. Thus, the folks at Airbus are working on a seating arrangement that would give some people wider seats and allow the carriers to make some more cash. [More]
Airbus Finds More Cracks In Plane Wings But Assures Travelers They're Safe To Fly
By January 19, 2012
After cracks were reported two weeks ago in the wings of Airbus’ A380 superjumbo planes, the company is assuring customers that the 525-seat double-decker behemoths are safe to fly. These models have been in the air for four years. [More]
Two Airlines Ground Airbus A380s After Qantas Engine Explosion
By November 4, 2010
After what Australian airline Qantas calls a “significant engine failure” during a flight from Singapore to Sydney, both it and Singapore Airlines have temporarily grounded their fleets of Airbus A380 jumbo jets. [More]
Cell Phones Infest Airplanes By 2008
By November 1, 2006
Watch out whoever owns those ridiculously expensive in-flight phones…Almost half of all airlines plan to offer in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers by the end of 2008.
Photograph of Airbus Human Steerage
By May 3, 2006
You might remember Airbus passionately denying that they intend on introducing standing room only human steerage cattle cars into their airplanes.
Fly the Friendly Skies in a Coffin
By April 25, 2006
Call it “Standing Tomb Only” airplane seating, a new cost-cutting measure proposes shuttling passengers across the sky strapped into coffin-sized spaces.
