Freedom ERJ-145 aborts takeoff at CRW

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Delta airlines flight ready to take off for Cincinnati this morning aborted takeoff and skidded to a stop about 500 feet from the end of the runway at Yeager Airport. (www.wvgazette.com) More...

Spirit Airlines pilots go on strike

Spirit Airlines pilots have gone on strike, forcing the company to cancel all Saturday flights, affecting thousands of travelers. (June 12) (news.yahoo.com) More...

Will Uncle Sam ban peanuts from airline flights?

That could happen as part of numerous passenger-friendly rule changes proposed Wednesday by the Department of Transportation. The Kansas City Star writes "buried in the proposal is a rule that would restrict the serving of peanuts on flights. It could be an outright ban, or something less restrictive." (travel.usatoday.com) More...

Ferry Ride STS 125

Mounted on a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, Atlantis took off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The trip, flown during daylight hours and in precipitation-free weather, will necessitate several stopovers for fueling and is expected to take at least two days to complete. (www.youtube.com) More...

Ares I-X Launch from Cessna Skymaster

An aerial video crew observed the October 28, 2009 Ares I-X test flight from a Cessna Skymaster aircraft positioned approx. 10 nautical miles away from the vehicle at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The videographer used a gyro-stabilized high-definition camera system mounted to the outside of the aircraft to capture this spectacular footage which provides extremely valuable engineering data, and imagery of the recovery sequence in rarely-seen detail. Ares I-X is the first flight test of the… (www.youtube.com) More...

Video of mid-air over Hudson

Video of mid-air over Hudson (www.youtube.com) More...

Federal Rule Change Makes Unionization Easier at Airlines, Railways

The National Mediation Board overhauled a decades-old election rule to make it easier for airline and railway employees to unionize, in a sign that labor is getting a more favorable hearing at the federal agency under the Obama administration. (online.wsj.com) More...

Woman Suing American Airlines for $15 Million Due to a “Lizard” in Her Food

Although some airline food can be quite good, I would say most airline food is not the best. No matter how bad the food, I certainly wouldn’t go suing an airline for getting an upset tummy. A Puerto Rican woman is claiming she ate a lizard on her recent American Airlines flight. She states that on her flight from New York’s JFK airport to San Juan, she was watching a movie, eating her in-flight meal, when she inadvertently ate this supposed lizard. (www.airlinereporter.com) More...

Woman who already wore hearing aid wins payout after claiming child's plane scream deafened her

It is every air traveller’s worst nightmare – being stuck next to a screaming child on a long-haul flight. With no escape from the incessant noise, it can be annoying and deafening. That is what an American tourist claimed after filing a lawsuit against the Australian airline Qantas, saying a child’s screaming left her with hearing damage. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

A St. Louis hub for Delta?

That's what St. Louis TV station KMOV reported Thursday, but Delta was quick to downplay that report to Today in the Sky. The St. Louis TV station had reported "Delta would like to bring a hub to St. Louis with up to 80 flights a day." (travel.usatoday.com) More...