Charged In Miami With Trying To Fly Drunk

Two pilots fired from America West after being accused of trying to fly while drunk gave themselves up Thursday, after they were indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami.

More Stringent Checks On Airport Workers

While passengers and even air crew have to endure long lines, foot odor and perhaps even intrusive body searches, anyone with a social security number has been able to work at concourse shops in airports around the country. That's about to change.

Says Concessions Aren't Enough To Save World's Biggest Airline

The former chief of American Airlines' pilots union says the carrier may not survive -- at least not in its current form.

Spirit Pulls Out Of Mile-High City

Low cost carrier Spirit Airlines has given up the ghost in Denver and will cease operations there after September 7th.

AD NUMBER: 2004-03-34R1 MANUFACTURER: Boeing - CORRECTION SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-03-34 R1 SUMMARY: This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes, that currently requires replacing existing screw, nut, and washers that attach the latch cable assembly to the latch block assembly of the door mounted escape slides, with new, improved screw, nut, and washers. The actions specified by that AD are intended to prevent the latch cable assembly from disconnecting from the latch block assembly of the door mounted escape slide, which could result in an escape slide not deploying in an emergency situation