Southwest Fined $200,000 for Bumping Passengers
Despite its stellar record of passenger care, Southwest has been caught breaking federal rules with regards to how it treats passengers bumped from oversold flights.
Back TZ The Future: Singapore’s Scoot to Resurrect IATA Code of ATA
Scoot, the new no frills, long-haul carrier launched by Singapore Airlines, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has assigned it a new two-character flight designator code: TZ.
March 17th in Aviation History: Hijacker Kills Eastern Air Lines Pilot in Boston Hijacking Attempt
A hijacking attempt over Boston ends safely for passengers but not the first officer, Air Inter launches service in France, Linda Finch recreates Amelia Earhart's flight around the world, a JAL 747 makes the first nonstop Tokyo...
Near Disaster at UK Airshow When Cold War Bomber “Accidentally” Takes Off
Disaster was narrowly averted at England's Bruntingthorpe Air Show in May when a Cold War-era Handley Page Victor accidentally took off.
Spirit Strippermobile Brings Airline’s Notoriously Risque Marketing to the Offline World
Spirit Airlines, still high from the attention earned by throwing a "Big Weiner Sale" on its website earlier this week, has stepped it up a giant notch by driving a glass truck filled with pole dancers and painted with sexually...