Couple Said To Be Trying To Join The Mile High Club
It would appear an amorous couple onboard a US Airways flight
Thursday forgot the number one rule when attempting to join the
Mile High Club: discretion.
Supports FAA Modernization Act In Congress Since February
On Friday, the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA) applauded President George Bush's plan, announced the day before, to
address air traffic congestion.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.16.07 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.16.07
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- Fighting The FAA Over
Changes To NYC Airspace: 11.16.07 (ANN Special Report, with
Judy Neville, chairwoman for the Alliance for Sensible Airspace
Planning.)
Union Spokeswoman Says Employees Are Sometimes Spit Upon,
Too
Things seems to be getting a lot meaner at some airports.
Customers waiting in line at a Qantas Club ticket counter booed
airline workers recently, when the employees shut down check-in
counters to assist an elderly woman who collapsed in line.
A disturbing video showing officers tasering a Polish immigrant
at the Vancouver Airport -- which shows the man writhing in pain on
the floor, just before he dies -- is making the rounds on the
Internet.
AD NUMBER: 2007-23-10
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-10
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800 and -900
series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2007-23-09
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-09
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2007-23-11
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-11
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 777 airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2007-23-08
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-08
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 757-200,
767-200, 767-300, and 767-300F series airplanes.
CAPBOR Says Too Little, Too Late; NATCA Says It Will Have "No
Real Effect"
President Bush's plan to reduce airline delays over the upcoming
holiday travel season was met with raised eyebrows and
much skepticism Thursday by the Coalition for an Airline
Passengers’ Bill of Rights, and the National Air Traffic
Controllers Association.
Passengers Will Need To Supply 53 Items Of Information
Take note of the following, if you're planning to travel into or
out of England -- your plans are about to become a lot more
complicated, and intrusive.
When air traffic controllers miss the potential for a
near-collision at 25,000 feet, it's reassuring to have another set
of "eyes" in the cockpit... as the pilots of a Midwest Airlines
aircraft and a United Express regional jet found out Tuesday
night.
Plane Bound For Etihad Was Undergoing Engine Tests
Ten people were injured Thursday when an Airbus A340-600
undergoing ground tests impacted a wall at an airport in Toulouse,
France, according to officials with the planemaker.
Hoping for better wages and benefits, workers at a Vought
Aircraft Industries plant in South Carolina have taken the
relatively unusual step of unionizing.