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Boeing Rights a Wrong: the Flight Attendant Button Next to Light Button
In the long history of bad industrial design, the flight attendant call button on commercial airlines takes top prize. Usually located next to the...
New Airline Passenger Rights Law Gives $1,300 for Bumped Flights, Other Benefits
One example of the US government championing the rights of citizens over corporations debuted today with a new a federal rule allowing airline passengers...
Tunisia Pilot Hailed Hero for Refusing to Fly President Ben Ali’s Family
Hours before the ousted president of Tunisia fled, a pilot about to fly to Lyons from Tunisia refused to obey an order to hold...
Pilot Refuses to Depart Until Funeral-bound Man Delayed by Security Can Board
A man stuck in airport security gridlock was finally able to say farewell to his murdered grandson after a Southwest Airline pilot refused to...
Airline Wraps Gifts to Send Through the Baggage Chute for Christmas Eve Travelers
The Spanish airlines, Spanair, created a memorable holiday evening for passengers traveling on Christmas Eve to La Palmas. After arriving from Barcelona to collect...
Dog Lost During Airport Layover Found Surviving on Streets 4 Weeks Later
The dog who escaped from airline handlers at Newark Airport on August 14 and inspired dozens to search for weeks in nearby neighborhoods has...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Wayward Cat Found 1300 Miles Away in Chicago Gets Free Flight Home
When a New Mexico woman's beloved lost cat was picked up as a stray in Chicago after being lost for 8 months, she...
Airline Service and Performance Improves; One of Best Years Ever
Airlines with fewer flights and fewer passengers have translated into better performance for the customer. For the second consecutive year, the performance of...
US Mandates Shorter Airline Delays on Tarmac With Food and Water Included
Responding to horror stories of stranded travelers, the Obama Administration yesterday established a 3-hour time limit for airline passengers to be delayed on the...
Google Offering Free WiFi at 47 Airports This Holiday Season
When you’re traveling this holiday season, you can enjoy free WiFi at 47 participating airports and on every Virgin America flight now through January...
National Day of Encouragement September 12 Honors Teens Making a Difference
The Encouragement Foundation, sponsor of this year's National Day of Encouragement, launched its "7 Days Across America" campaign to showcase the impressive actions of...
Porter Rescues Threatened Murals From JFK Airport
As a baggage porter at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Darren Hoggard spent slow days over 30 years gazing at...
World’s First Stadium Fully Solar-powered
The world's first completely solar-powered stadium, located in Taiwan, is set to be completed in time for July's World Games. Every inch...
Rapping Flight Attendant Has Fun With Pre-Flight Announcements (Video)
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant, 40-year-old David Holmes, uses a rap rhythm & rhyme to urge people to listen to his pre-flight announcements. He...
U.S. Air Carriers Deliver Best Performance in 4 Years
In 2008, air travelers experienced their best year for customer service since 2004. The rate of lost bags, late arrivals, and consumer complaints...
Laid off? Start a Business
The midst of a nasty recession may seem like the worst time to start your own business. But history shows plenty of corporate...
CEO Shuns Private Jets, Armani Suits and Excessive Pay (Video)
Instead of buying corporate jets and paying himself millions as CEO, the Japan Airlines' chief, Haruka Nishimatsu, puts his money and time into...
Boeing, Virgin Join Group Committed to Biofuel for Commercial Jets
Boeing last week joined Virgin Atlantic and eight other major air carriers, along with Honeywell's energy arm, in an organized effort to develop new...
Encouraging Results for Renewable Jet Fuel Tests
A company called Sustainable Power says it has been working with “an undisclosed airline” to test a blend of petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-fuel...