Here's the best of the aviation news I missed. Flight attendant says goodbye after 50 years When Patti Smart was hired as an Aloha Airlines stewardess 50 years ago, it was a different job for a...

Early Friday morning, 56 people were killed after an Atlasjet plane crashed in southwest Turkey shortly before landing. Officials are sifting through the plane's wreckage found near the town of...

Someday in the future you may actually be able to breeze through airport security without the hassle of removing your shoes. Researchers at the U. S. Department of Energy's Argonne National...

My 12-year old niece flies alone all the time. Because her grandparents live a few state over and with the rising price of gas, it is more convenient for her to fly. She packs her iPod, a few books,...

Security at U.S. airports just got tighter. Not for air passengers, but for more than a million aviation workers. According an article on USA Today, the Transportation Security Administration...

This week in aviation history features the first free flight in a balloon and the only unsolved domestic skyjacking in history. November 12, 1981: The space shuttle Columbia was launched for the...

JetBlue, one of America's newest airlines, finally will begin selling tickets on Travelocity, Orbitz, and Priceline.com. The low cost carrier, which touts leathers seats and in-seat entertainment,...

Were you delayed this holiday season? Angry about it? You now have something to blame for that delayed flight. Philadelphia International Airport. According to the Federal Aviation Adminstration,...

While we all may agree that something needs to be done about the airlines, but at least key people are expressing and showing interest. Everyone from President Bush to federal regulators are doing...

I don't understand these people anymore, that travel the commuter-trains to their dormitory towns. These people that call themselves human, but, by a pressure they do not feel, are forced to do...

In another blow for the Airbus, a A340 crashed hit wall injuring 10 people during engine tests in Toulouse airport yesterday. According to an AP report, the aircraft was in the final stages of testing...

You know the air traffic congestion and long delays are a major issue when the President gets involved. In a press conference held today, President Bush announced steps to help ease the expected...

Another merger between major airlines? Maybe. It was reported yesterday that United Airlines and Delta Airlines have been quietly discussing merging. The second and third largest carriers are looking...

According to an article on MSNBC, a small backpack caused a fire and lead to an evacuation at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday. Officials said the backpack did not contained...

You may remember reading about the woman who was killed while in police custody at the Phoenix airport. The woman, Carol Anne Gotbaum, was on her way to rehab when she was denied boarding on a plane...

It's that time of year again. Yes, you guess it. Holiday Travel. And if you read this blog regularly this particular piece of information may not be great news for you, especially in light of...

It hasn't been a great week for the airlines. Last week alone, we've learned the on-time arrival rate is the worst in 13 years and that two pilots fell asleep on a flight from Baltimore to...

It's already enough that we have to worry about our flights arriving on time. Now, we have to worry about if our pilots can stay awake. According to an article on MSNBC, two pilots fell asleep on...

Here's the best of the aviation news I missed. EADS Counts Cost Of A400M Delay EADS will take charges of between EUR1.2 billion and EUR1.4 billion euros (USD$1.74 billion - USD$2.02 billion)...

According to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transporation of Statistics, 20 airlines reported an on-time arrival rate of 81.7 percent in September. That's up 5 percent from a...