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Europe Likely to Get
Cell Phones on Flights

Oct 18, 2007 5:01 PM CDT

Europe Likely to Get Cell Phones on Flights

Regulator proposes allowing base stations in airplanes

(Newser) - European regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing cellphones in airplanes in EU airspace, making it more likely that Europeans will soon be able to chat in the air. Under the proposal, a mobile base station could be installed on planes, and the signal would be routed by satellite. The FAA ruled...

Turn Off the iPhone or
Go to Jail

Oct 12, 2007 7:33 AM CDT

Turn Off the iPhone or Go to Jail

Passenger detained for using phone in 'airplane mode'

(Newser) - An irate flight attendant attempted to have a passenger arrested for refusing to turn off an iPhone on a flight to Hawaii, even though it was reportedly in "airplane mode" and didn't violate any FAA rules. The mode turns off all cell, WiFi and Bluetooth signals, which could interfere...

Fatal Plane Crashes Fall 65%

Oct 1, 2007 10:38 AM CDT

Fatal Plane Crashes Fall 65%

Better equipment and focus on crash prevention makes air travel safer

(Newser) - The fatal domestic plane crash rate has fallen 65% in the last decade. It's not quite the 80% decrease over 10 years the government demanded in 1996 after two crashes killed 375 people, but it's a significant improvement, the Times reports. The decline rests on tighter air traffic control, better...

Prez Orders Action to
Reduce Flight Delays

Sep 28, 2007 8:28 AM CDT

Prez Orders Action to Reduce Flight Delays

Panel will produce plan to cut traffic at Kennedy Airport by end of year

(Newser) - After a summer of nightmarish ordeals for airline passengers, President Bush yesterday ordered his transportation secretary to sit down with the airlines and do something to reduce delays and improve treatment of travelers by next summer. “There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that,...

Antiquated FAA in a Tailspin

Sep 2, 2007 10:24 AM CDT

Antiquated FAA in a Tailspin

New system won't be ready until 2025

(Newser) - With canceled flights, hours on the tarmac, overbooking and a disturbing increase in near collisions, one might be better off traveling by pony than plane, reports Business Week, and the authority responsible seems least able to fix it. As FAA chief Marion Blakey steps down, she leaves an antiquated agency...

FAA Orders Inspections
of Boeing 737s

Aug 28, 2007 4:30 AM CDT

FAA Orders Inspections of Boeing 737s

Hundreds of jets to be checked for loose nut that caused China Airlines fire

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on...

FAA Chief Bails for Lobby Group

Aug 23, 2007 8:20 AM CDT

FAA Chief Bails for Lobby Group

Latest official to leave administration joins powerful DC organization

(Newser) - The top official of the Federal Aviation Administration is quitting to lead one of Washington's most powerful lobbying organizations. Marion C. Blakey will head the Aerospace Industries Association, whose members include Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and most of the rest of the heavy hitters in civil and military aviation,...

Dreamliner's Maiden
Flight Delayed

Aug 10, 2007 8:09 PM CDT

Dreamliner's Maiden Flight Delayed

Boeing's 787 won't be ready to fly until October

(Newser) - Boeing's cushy, cutting-edge Dreamliner won't make it into airlines' hands until sometime in October, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The inaugural flight of the 787was originally scheduled for late September, but unexpected delays encountered with the complex installation of the jetliner's myriad flight systems have pushed Boeing's timetable back.

FCC: Shut Up and Fly

Apr 4, 2007 9:19 AM CDT

FCC: Shut Up and Fly

Regulators knock down plan to allow cell phone use in flight

(Newser) - Chatty frequent-flyers were disappointed yesterday, as the Federal Communications Commission refused to lift its ban on cell phone use during flight. The two-year old proposal had prompted a massive outpouring from airline customers who called airborne conversation "a recipe for a lot of anger" and "torture."