Flight delay

A Delta regional flight jet was damaged after it came in contact with a terminal wall Wednesday.

Delta Air Lines Regional Jet Collides With Terminal Wall At Detroit Airport, Delay Ensues

Backing up a plane is a lot more complicated that reversing out of your driveway, but pilots generally do it without too much trouble (and with the help of an airplane tug). But this everyday occurrence went awry today for a Delta-operated regional jet in Detroit.
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(Adam Fagen)

Passengers Sue United Airlines Claiming Cancellations Led To 28-Hour Delay, Poor Conditions

When planning to catch a flight from Newark to Tel Aviv passengers understand they’re in for a rather long excursion. But when that trip takes several unexpected turns – two cancellations and a pilot who refused to fly – creating a 28-hour delay, it’s fairly reasonable to think travelers would be a little upset. It’s for those reasons that 71 passengers have filed a lawsuit in Israel against United Airlines seeking more than $4,000 in damages per person. [More]