Mar
29
Pilot’s Gun Discharging in Flight Deck Leads to Scrutiny of TSA Procedures
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The head of a congressional homeland security panel said Friday that a program to arm pilots should get more scrunity after a US Airways captain’s gun discharged last week during a flight to Charlotte.Â
Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas said “The tragedy of a one-time accident is it could have been a one-time catastrophe. This is a [...]
Mar
29
Picture of Bullet Hole in US Airways Flight Deck
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The first ever incident of a gun being discharged in the flight deck happened last week. These are brand new images showing the bullet hole in the Airbus from the inside and outside of the airplane.
The incident happened aboard Flight 1536 from Denver, Colorado to Charlotte, North Carolina, as the plane was getting ready to land. It was [...]
Dec
13
Breaking News: Senate Unanimously Approves Change to Pilot Retirement Age Limit
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Here is an ALPA statement that I just received:
Dated: December 12, 2007
Just one day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4343, a bill that would raise the mandatory [...]
Dec
5
You could be using your cell phone next time you board your flight. Continental Airlines is running a 3 month test program to allow you to use your cell phone or your PDA to check-in and board your flight. This program just launched yesterday at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Instead of using the normal paper [...]
Nov
28
Who is American Eagle? The American Eagle network is the largest regional airline system in the world, with over 1,800 daily flights to more than 140 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Mexico.
American just released a news statement to everyone stating they are looking to divest their regional airline [...]

