Read more airplanes stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33604/airplanes.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:13:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66772/jetblue-offers-all-you-can-fly-monthly-pass-for-599.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis could set off an interesting price war: JetBlue today began selling a $599 pass for all the flights you can handle between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8, reports Bloomberg. The idea is to try to keep their planes full once the peak summer season winds down. The offer's good...http://www.newser.com/story/66772/jetblue-offers-all-you-can-fly-monthly-pass-for-599.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61384/wider-fliers-call-for-wider-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo-called “passengers of size” have been irritating fellow airline passengers for decades, but lately the scales have tipped decisively against them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many airlines now require wider travelers to buy two seats, a solution that pleases the skinny, but miffs advocates for the obese. Why, they...http://www.newser.com/story/61384/wider-fliers-call-for-wider-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 9:24:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60855/air-france-flight-held-up-by-bomb-call-last-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Air France flight scheduled from Buenos Aires to Paris was delayed last week because of a phoned-in bomb threat, according to Brazilian media. Authorities searched the plane for 90 minutes before allowing it to take off. Nothing was found. The delay occurred just three days before Air France flight...http://www.newser.com/story/60855/air-france-flight-held-up-by-bomb-call-last-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 5:24:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59268/buffalo-crash-puts-pilot-fatigue-under-microscope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou want to be a flashy, high-flying pilot? Get ready for poverty-level wages, grueling commutes, and near-constant exhaustion, the New York Times reports. The inquiry into the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo has thrust regional airlines into the spotlight, and with that attention comes concerns about pilots’ challenging lives....http://www.newser.com/story/59268/buffalo-crash-puts-pilot-fatigue-under-microscope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing, having...http://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:52:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51196/airport-body-scanners-may-replace-metal-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFull-body scanners may eventually replace standard metal detectors at airports, USA Today reports. The feds are experimenting with machines that look through clothing for hidden guns or bombs—especially those made of plastic that can elude metal detectors. Tulsa's airport has the scanners now, and San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami,...http://www.newser.com/story/51196/airport-body-scanners-may-replace-metal-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 19:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45177/faa-covering-up-serious-flight-errors-controllers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir traffic controllers at one of the nation’s busiest airports are accusing the FAA of “covering up” potentially dangerous aircraft deviations on the tarmac, the Record of Bergen County reports. Newark Liberty International Airport recently redesigned the airspace in an effort to ease delays and increase efficiency, but controllers and...http://www.newser.com/story/45177/faa-covering-up-serious-flight-errors-controllers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 12:32:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43827/7-person-air-new-zealand-flight-crashes-off-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree bodies have been recovered after an Air New Zealand jet with seven aboard crashed into the Mediterranean today, AFP reports. The Airbus A320—which can carry about 150 passengers—was on a test flight when it went down off the coast of the French city of Perpignan. Five on...http://www.newser.com/story/43827/7-person-air-new-zealand-flight-crashes-off-france.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Nov 2008 15:36:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39941/boeing-strike-drags-on-after-talks-with-union-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTalks broke down between Boeing and its machinists’ union yesterday, with no agreement in sight to end the 38-day-old strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Negotiations snagged over job security: Boeing has cut labor costs by outsourcing the production of certain parts formerly made by the machinists, and the return of...http://www.newser.com/story/39941/boeing-strike-drags-on-after-talks-with-union-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 15:32:01 CDT