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Airline Charges Passengers by the Pound

Samoa Air starts controversial new policy

(Newser) - Sounds like Ryanair may have a competitor for most controversial airline : On Samoa Air, passengers are being charged by their weight. Rates start at $1 per kilo (about 2.2 pounds), which includes the weight of both the flyer and his or her baggage. The CEO explains to ABC Radio...

Top Afghan Airline
Hauling Opium: US

Jan 25, 2013 1:14 AM CST

Top Afghan Airline Hauling Opium: US

US military bans contracts with Kam Air

(Newser) - Afghanistan's leading private airline has been transporting opium in "bulk" on civilian flights, the US military says. Central Command has now banned Kam Air from any military contracts, marking the first time the military has slapped drug-related penalties on a major Afghan firm, the Wall Street Journal notes....

Huge Airline Pilot
Shortage Looms

Nov 12, 2012 12:27 AM CST

Huge Airline Pilot Shortage Looms

Hiring crisis expected to be worst in 50 years

(Newser) - America's airlines are going to run out of pilot to fly their planes very soon unless action is taken, experts warn. More than half of American pilots are over 50 and there are not going to be enough qualified candidates to replace the thousands of pilots who will reach...

Airline Offers Free Flights
to Disappointed Voters

Oct 4, 2012 1:03 AM CDT

Airline Offers Free Flights to Disappointed Voters

JetBlue contest gives backers of November loser a way out of US

(Newser) - All those people who say they'll leave the US if the wrong guy becomes president? JetBlue is giving them a chance to actually do so. The airline's "Election Protection" promotion is offering more than 1,000 free tickets to international destinations to people who register for an...

American Airlines' Labor Dispute Gets Nasty

American Airlines Sends Pilots a Nasty Letter

Sep 28, 2012 6:45 PM CDT

American Airlines Sends Pilots a Nasty Letter

Airline accuses pilots of calling in sick to snarl flights

(Newser) - The labor dispute at American Airlines got ugly this week. The carrier accused its pilots of snarling thousands of flights by calling in sick and writing up needless maintenance orders, the LA Times reports. American even threatened a legal injunction if the alleged tactics continue. "We must take appropriate...

Imposter Pilot
Nabbed After
Europe Flight

Sep 24, 2012 2:12 PM CDT

Imposter Pilot Nabbed After Europe Flight

Man had fake uniform, fake friends, fake Facebook page

(Newser) - It's Catch Me If You Can all over again: Italian cops have arrested a man who's been posing as a pilot for months or longer. The unnamed man sure seemed like a pilot—down to fake flight crew buddies in his Facebook photos—and he managed to ride...

Flight Attendant Busted
With Loaded Gun: Cops

Sep 24, 2012 12:20 AM CDT

Flight Attendant Busted With Loaded Gun: Cops

Cop accidentally fires it as he examines it

(Newser) - You'd think a flight attendant would know better: Republic Airlines' Jaclyn Luby was rushing through security at the Philadelphia airport when a TSA guard spotted a loaded gun in her handbag. As a police officer examined it, it discharged. Luckily, no one was injured. Luby told authorities she had...

Planes Detained
at JFK Over
Hijack Call

Sep 17, 2012 5:07 PM CDT

Planes Detained at JFK Over Hijack Call

American Airlines, Finnair flights searched by FBI

(Newser) - Two inbound flights were waylaid at JFK airport in New York today after an anonymous caller claimed a hijacker and explosives were waiting on board, CNN reports. The Finnair flight from Helsinki and American Airlines flight from San Francisco were moved to a remote area where federal authorities were waiting,...

NY-Bound Jet Returns to Beijing After Threat

Aug 30, 2012 1:37 AM CDT

NY-Bound Jet Returns to Beijing After Threat

Warning came from US authorities, says state media

(Newser) - A security threat yesterday prompted an Air China jet seven hours into its flight to New York to return to Beijing, officials revealed. "Due to threatening information received about flight CA 981, to ensure the safety of passengers, this flight has returned to Beijing Capital International Airport," the...

Now Air Canada Has
Needle-in-Sandwich Incident

Aug 1, 2012 9:08 AM CDT

Now Air Canada Has Needle-in-Sandwich Incident

No word on caterer involved

(Newser) - Two weeks after needles were discovered in sandwiches served on Delta flights out of Amsterdam, another needle has been found—this time on an Air Canada flight heading from Victoria to Toronto on Monday night. The sewing needle was found by a passenger in a prepackaged sandwich, and an Air...

Needles Found
in Sandwiches
on Delta Flights

Jul 17, 2012 12:01 AM CDT

Needles Found in Sandwiches on Delta Flights

Needles found on 4 flights; 1 passenger injured

(Newser) - Disturbing news for airline passengers: The FBI is investigating the discovery of sewing needles in four sandwiches on Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the US, reports CNN . The needles, which had been placed in turkey sandwiches destined for business class passengers, were found on four separate flights. Two...

Irate Flight Attendant:
Get Off If You Have 'the Balls'

Jun 29, 2012 10:08 AM CDT

Irate Flight Attendant: Get Off If You Have 'the Balls'

American Eagle flight cancelled after nearly 7 hours

(Newser) - Another flight-staff meltdown for the file: New York-to-Raleigh passengers already reeling over a five-hour delay were berated over the intercom by a furious flight attendant who dared them to get off if they "had the balls," the New York Post reports. "I’ve been in five tours...

Southwest Flier Told
to 'Cover Cleavage'

Jun 18, 2012 6:04 PM CDT

Southwest Flier Told to 'Cover Cleavage'

Passenger slams agent's 'Big Feelings about my breasts'

(Newser) - Southwest Airlines has apologized and offered to refund a woman who was told she couldn't fly without covering her "inappropriate" cleavage, the New York Daily News reports. The woman—who gives her name as Avital—says she was boarding a flight from Las Vegas to New York earlier...

Russian Jet Vanishes Mid-Flight

May 9, 2012 7:53 AM CDT

Russian Jet Vanishes Mid-Flight

It may have crashed or been hijacked: Indonesian officials

(Newser) - A Russian Sukhoi SuperJet-100 disappeared during a demonstration flight in Indonesia today, vanishing from radar screens while it was still at high altitudes and failing to land at its appointed time. The plane was last heard from when it requested, and was granted, permission to descend from 10,000 feet...

Delta Buys Own Oil Refinery

May 1, 2012 6:36 AM CDT

Delta Buys Own Oil Refinery

Aims to shave jet fuel costs in unprecedented deal

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines is pocketing a Pennsylvania oil refinery in an industry-first move to clip its ever-burgeoning jet fuel costs, which soared to $12 billion last year. The $150 million deal—about the cost of a new jetliner, notes Reuters —is set to satisfy 80% of the airline's...

JetBlue Flight Diverted
After Pilot's Meltdown

Mar 27, 2012 4:14 PM CDT

JetBlue Flight Diverted After Pilot's Meltdown

He reportedly screamed about bombs and al-Qaeda

(Newser) - A pilot tore through the cabin of a JetBlue plane yelling about terror threats, warning passengers about al-Qaeda and bombs on board, passengers tell the Amarillo Globe-News . The captain started "shouting, ‘Iraq, al-Qaeda, terrorism, we’re all going down,'" witnesses said. Passengers tackled him and held...

Bankrupt Air Australia
Strands Thousands

Feb 17, 2012 8:20 AM CST

Bankrupt Air Australia Strands Thousands

Ticket holders may not get refunds

(Newser) - An Australian airline has gone bankrupt—leaving some 4,000 passengers stranded in spots like Indonesia and Hawaii. "It currently appears that there are no funds available to meet operational expenses so flights will be suspended immediately," Air Australia and its new administrators said today, according to CNN...

Oops: Plane Mistakenly Warns Passengers of Crash

False alarm panics people on British Airways flight

(Newser) - It's 3am and you're snoozing on an overnight flight to London when a message plays over the PA: This plane may be about to crash. That's what happened to passengers on a British Airways flight from Miami last week, before the cabin crew told everyone it had...

5 Must-Have Apps for Fliers

Jan 7, 2012 5:34 AM CST

5 Must-Have Apps for Fliers

Find tickets, new flights, even lounges

(Newser) - Every air traveler armed with a smartphone should load up on these five apps, says the Travel section of USA Today:

SkyScanner (Free): This app will hunt down the best price for your ticket. It scans not only all of the airlines' websites but all of the online travel agencies

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Utah Professor Watched
Child Porn on Flight: Police

Nov 28, 2011 3:50 AM CST

Utah Professor Watched Child Porn on Flight: Police

Fellow passenger took photo of laptop to alert cops

(Newser) - An engineering professor from the University of Utah was busted on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City on Saturday after a fellow passenger sent a message to alert police that he was viewing child pornography on his laptop, according to investigators. A passenger behind Grant Smith in the first-class...