Read more airplane stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19565/airplane.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72575/pan-am-lives-in-mans-garage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo Anthony Toth, Pan Am was the epitome of airline class, with its top-notch, martini-pouring first-class service and in-flight music so excellent that the United Airlines employee brought along a tape recorder to record it on trips as a boy. Now that he’s 42 and owns a home, he’s built...http://www.newser.com/story/72575/pan-am-lives-in-mans-garage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 11:50:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66771/lockerbie-bomber-may-be-out-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Lockerbie bomber may be released from a Scottish prison and returned to Libya next week, the BBC reports. The move follows talks between Libyan and Scottish officials to arrange a compassionate release for Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer. He continues to appeal his conviction in the...http://www.newser.com/story/66771/lockerbie-bomber-may-be-out-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 20:26:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66661/sanford-on-planes-ive-got-a-busy-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark Sanford defended his personal use of state-owned planes today, arguing that the competing demands of fatherhood and the governor’s office required that he mix business and family travel, the AP reports. "I've got a busy life, and I've tried as best I can to be a reasonable father, while...http://www.newser.com/story/66661/sanford-on-planes-ive-got-a-busy-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 14:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCrews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work...http://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66503/above-the-hudson-a-chaotic-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbove the Hudson River west of Manhattan, where a helicopter and a light plane fatally collided on Saturday, a pilot can have as many as a dozen other aircraft to monitor at busy moments. Flight instructors describe the river corridor as dangerous and tunnel-like, and government is once again facing...http://www.newser.com/story/66503/above-the-hudson-a-chaotic-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 5:39:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64425/furry-passengers-take-off-aboard-pet-airways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee, tea, or dog biscuits? That's what travelers hoped to hear on the inaugural flight yesterday of Pet Airways, a brand new airline catering to what execs refer to as "pawsengers." The first-ever all-pet airline, launched by US husband-and-wife team Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel, transports up to 50 dogs...http://www.newser.com/story/64425/furry-passengers-take-off-aboard-pet-airways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 7:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64431/168-dead-in-iran-plane-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian-made passenger plane traveling from Tehran to the Armenian capital of Yerevan crashed in northwest Iran today, killing all 168 people aboard, Iranian state media reports. Television footage showed the smoking wreckage of the plane, and one official said it burst into flames while still airborne. A representative from...http://www.newser.com/story/64431/168-dead-in-iran-plane-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 4:45:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64376/novel-bouquet-toss-brings-down-plane-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA wedding bouquet in Italy failed to predict the next bride-to-be, but it did succeed in downing a small plane, the Guardian reports. Hoping to spice up the proceedings, the wedding party entrusted the bouquet to a man who flew overhead in an ultra-light aircraft. When he attempted to cast...http://www.newser.com/story/64376/novel-bouquet-toss-brings-down-plane-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:33:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63494/middle-seat-on-the-plane-id-rather.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNobody likes the middle seat on an airplane, and a recent study shows fliers would rather endure some novel discomforts than sit squeezed between two seatmates. BlackBook runs down a few—as well as what's particularly unpleasant about the middle seat. 56% of respondents would rather have their teeth drilled...http://www.newser.com/story/63494/middle-seat-on-the-plane-id-rather.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 5:28:21 CDT