Read more airline safety stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7674/airline-safety.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70940/pilot-crew-slug-it-out-on-air-india-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPilots and crew members on an Air India jet came to blows mid-flight in an argument about sex harassment. Stunned passengers watched grappling staffers spill out of the cockpit into a galley. The fight erupted when a flight attendant complained about harassment by the pilots en route from Pakistan to...http://www.newser.com/story/70940/pilot-crew-slug-it-out-on-air-india-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 1:47:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63310/crash-renews-focus-on-developing-worlds-air-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter yesterday’s Yemeni Airbus crash, international watchdogs are taking a closer look at airline safety in developing countries, Bloomberg reports. The European Union may add Yemen to a list of more than 90 dangerous airlines from around the globe. Regulators in developing countries “tend to be under- supported by the...http://www.newser.com/story/63310/crash-renews-focus-on-developing-worlds-air-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63260/france-yemenia-air-black-box-not-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe French government has backed off reports that searchers located one of the black box flight recorders from Yemenia Air Flight 626, the BBC reports. The crash, in which a 14-year-old girl appears to be the sole survivor out of 151 passengers, occurred after the Airbus 310 had aborted its...http://www.newser.com/story/63260/france-yemenia-air-black-box-not-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 3:20:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62007/i-know-what-happened-to-flight-447-trump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDonald Trump: entrepreneur, reality show host, airline safety investigator. The real estate mogul has a friend who makes handcarts out of the same material the Airbus 330 rudders are made of, so the Donald has a theory about Air France Flight 447, the New York Post reports.http://www.newser.com/story/62007/i-know-what-happened-to-flight-447-trump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 9:10:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61910/safety-worries-mount-as-regional-airlines-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRegional airlines have risen to new heights in recent years as major carriers outsource to the smaller firms. But as the regional outfits have grown, so have safety concerns, reports the Chicago Tribune . Pilots for the smaller airlines are often driven by modest salaries to work overtime, and some wonder...http://www.newser.com/story/61910/safety-worries-mount-as-regional-airlines-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 11:26:54 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/55662/eu-prohibits-6-kazakh-airlines-from-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe European Union has banned six Kazakh airlines from its airspace, citing safety reasons, the Guardian reports today. No specific reason was given, though perhaps comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s skit about Borat flying on “Air Kazakh”—a rickety plane with a drunken one-eyed pilot—may have finally hit Brussels. The...http://www.newser.com/story/55662/eu-prohibits-6-kazakh-airlines-from-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 12:03:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51662/sullenberger-airline-cuts-invite-risks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told Congress today that cost-cutting by carriers is forcing experienced colleagues out of jobs, to the detriment of safety in the skies, the Chicago Tribune reports. “We will see negative consequences to the flying public,” the US Airways captain said. Sullenberger himself has seen his...http://www.newser.com/story/51662/sullenberger-airline-cuts-invite-risks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 13:15:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50895/ntsb-buffalo-plane-was-on-autopilot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal aviation official says the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down, a possible violation of airline policy in icy weather. Steve Chealander of the National Transportation Safety Board says Colgan Air recommends pilots fly manually in icy...http://www.newser.com/story/50895/ntsb-buffalo-plane-was-on-autopilot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 13:25:09 CST