Taking its cue from automobiles, new airplanes will now be required to have “seats that will stay in place when subjected to stresses up to 16 times the force of gravity.” Additionally, some seats will be equipped with air bags.
{ 9 comments }
delays
Sometimes, even when everything goes wrong, everything goes right. Peter Zolman’s flight was delayed, connections fouled up and eventually problems solved. Then, flying home, he encounters foolish rules.
{ 3 comments }
Passengers who find themselves stuck on an airplane on the tarmac would be able to sue the airlines in state court, according to the Department of Transportation.
{ 2 comments }
Delivery dates for Boeing’s planes have been pushed back due to the just-settled machinists’ strike and other issues. As a result, the 747, the 777 Freighter, the 787 and 737 will be delayed a couple of months. In a sense, this is good news for the airlines who announced that they are delaying their fleet purchases over the next couple of years due to concerns over the bottom line.
{ 0 comments }
President Bush just announced measures that will improve holiday air travel, requiring airlines to provide greater compensation for lost bags and imposing “tougher penalties” when airlines fail to notify travelers of hidden fees. So what’s wrong with it?
{ 0 comments }
The Department of Transportation released its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report (PDF) Friday, giving us on-time, mishandled baggage and consumer complaint data for September. There have been several news reports on the high-level glamor stuff, but what about the parts of the iceberg under the water?
{ 0 comments }
You’ve just arrived at Reagan National Airport in time to catch a flight to Boston Logan airport. You then find out that your flight has been delayed because of thunderstorms. But the storms aren’t in Washington or in Boston — they’re in New York, where your plane is parked.
{ 0 comments }
Monday, July 28, was not a fun day to be an airline passenger departing from virtually anywhere in the northeastern U.S. So much so, that some of the long airline delays even made news headlines, as in the case of from JFK to Las Vegas.
{ 3 comments }
Which flights should you avoid this summer? Here’s a list of the 10 most delayed domestic flights, courtesy of the Transportation Department.
{ 5 comments }
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said late last week that federal regulators and American Airlines must explain why so many travelers had their flights canceled last week during safety inspections.
{ 1 comment }
