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April 01, 2010

PS Engineering Introduces 'Wake-Up Call' for Airlines

Company to Revolutionize 'Sleepy' Airlines Avionics Market

ANN April 1st Special Edition: PS Engineering announced today that Delta Airlines will be the launch customer for its newest product, the PMW188. In a departure from the manufacturer's traditional product line, the new device is described as a marker beacon receiver with enhanced sensitivity, configured to trigger the playing of an MP3 recording of an alarm clock through an aircraft's normal audio system to the flight crew's headphones.

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NTSB Recommends 'Seat Shockers' In Commercial Airliners

Wants To Be Sure Pilots Are Paying Attention, Not Distracted

ANN April 1st Special Edition: The NTSB has issued a recommendation to the FAA that it require all commercial airliners be equipped with "seat shockers" for the pilot and co-pilot to avoid another "distracted pilot" incident.

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Boeing Teleportation Research Draw Fire From Airline Unions

Senior Official Admits "We May Research Ourselves Out Of A Job"

ANN April 1st Special Edition: Boeing announced Thursday that, building on the success of its airborne laser program, it has made a breakthrough in another Star Trek-like technology, the transporter.

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US Airways Drops Drink Charges On Domestic, International Routes

Revenue Will Be Recovered Through PayLavs

ANN April 1st Special Edition: In a move that shocked the airline industry Thursday, US Airways said it would stop charging for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on its domestic and international flights.

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US Air Announces Seaplane Service To Downtown Manhattan

Dornier Amphibian To Fly DC-NY Route

ANN April 1st Special Edition: U.S. Airways says it will be the first major airline in more than 65 years to offer amphibious floatplane service to Manhattan, the company announced in a news conference Thursday. The first route will link New York City with Washington, D.C.

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Parents Arrested After Infant 'Dropped A Bomb' In Airport

TSA May Have Stepped In It This Time

ANN April 1st Special Edition: The parents of a 7-month-old baby girl were detained at MCO this week after TSA agents overheard them refer to a "bomb" in reference to their child.  A TSA task force proceeded to strip-search and interrogate the terrified family only to learn that the child had a dirty diaper.

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