One of the busiest travel periods of the year just wrapped up --
and according to the FAA, six airliners, one fuel truck, one
luggage cart, a van, and an LAX jetway have the scars to prove
it.
Commercial Pilot Sued Government After Being Put On "No-Fly"
List
Lawyers for commercial pilot Robert Gray, who lost his flying
privileges last year after being placed on the federal "No-Fly"
list, are hoping to convince federal prosecutors out of court the
Irish-born Gray is NOT a security risk.
If "conservative" computer models generated by the International
Civil Aviation Organization prove accurate, airplanes following the
A380 will have to fly up to three times the normal distance behind
the massive airliner in order to avoid its wake turbulence. Such
requirements could put some airports' plans to handle the
superjumbo in a tailspin.