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Alaska Airlines Flight Evacuated Due To 'Suspicious Item'

Not Again...

More evidence of jittery nerves in the wake of last week's terror scare... after an Alaska Airlines flight from Guadalajara, Mexico was evacuated Monday morning after no one claimed a "suspicious item" found onboard the plane.

NWA Flight Attendants Delay Strike

Deadline Extended To August 25

With the current furor surrounding airline security measures, perhaps now isn't the best time to conduct an organized strike... at least, that's what flight attendants at beleagured Northwest Airlines are thinking, in voting to postpone their proposed August 15 walkout by 10 days.

Boeing Enters Into Agreement With Russian Company For 787 Parts

But Iran Sanctions May Pose Problem

Boeing announced Friday it has signed an agreement with Russia's VSMPO-Avisma aimed at cutting the cost of making titanium parts for its upcoming 787 Dreamliner.

TSA Issues Revised Security Guidelines

Some Meds OK, But Prepare To Take Off Your Shoes...

The TSA has announced more guidelines and restrictions on carry-on luggage, in the wake of last week's thwarted terrorist plot against airliners flying from the United Kingdom.

UK Terror Threat Downgraded... To 'Code Orange'

Carry-Ons Return To Flights From England

Government officials in the United Kingdom Monday downgraded the threat level facing airliners in that country, from "Code Red" to "Code Orange"... allowing the return of carry-on baggage to flights from the UK.

BA Flight Turned Around Due To Ringing Cell

Passengers Refuse To Claim Phone

"Whose phone is that?" A simple question -- but one that passengers onboard a British Airways flight Sunday were either unable... or unwilling... to answer.

More Suspects Arrested In Terror Plot

British Av Suffers Under New Guidelines

There are several new developments now in the aftermath of last week's unmasking of a terror plot against commercial aviation.

Airline Stocks Fall On Terror Scare, Oil News

Perhaps due partly to Thursday's discovery of the terror plot in England... and partly because of rising oil prices... airline stocks are sliding again.

Russian Chief: We'd Shoot Down Hijacked Planes

Law Signed Earlier This Year

If a hijacked airliner became a security threat, do you think it should be shot down? Here in the US, the answer is yes... while in other countries, like Germany, the answer as determined by the courts is "no." But not in Russia -- at least, that's the word from the head of the Russian Air Force.