WestJet To Block Out Middle Seats on New Canada-Hawaii Routes
In a move that both offers added comfort to passengers at a premium while extending the range of their 737s, WestJet Airlines will leave the middle seats empty in the first 8-10 rows on certain flights.
Four Months After Hard Landing at JFK, Crippled RAM 767 Nearly Repaired
A Royal Air Maroc 767 suffered substantial fuselage and nose gear damage during a hard landing at JFK this past April. Here's the story of the incident and the impressive engineering feats Boeing techs have pulled off to put he...
Mahan Air Jet Crash-Lands in Northeastern Iran; 11 Injured
Several people were injured late Saturday evening when a Mahan Air passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in northeastern Iran, state-run media reported on Sunday.
Paris Air Show Order Wrap-up: Airbus Outsells Boeing for Second Straight Year
The 2011 Paris Air Show was the best ever for Airbus, earning firm orders for 418 aircraft worth about $44 billion at list prices, compared to only 47 planes valued at $7.5 billion for Boeing.
Midway Airport Worker Busted Stealing Copper Wire From Runway
A fuel pump operator at Chicago's Midway Airport allegedly stole 500 ft of copper from a runway and sold it to a scrap yard.