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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. 
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 [...]

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 [...]

A couple people have had a question about the route for the proposed Philadelphia, PA to Beijing service. If the Department of Transportation approves this route to US Airways, they will fly the polar route. Here is a nice little graphic that displays this route. Anyone know the estimated flight?
Want to support US Airways in [...]

US Airways launched their bid for nonstop service between Philadelphia, PA and Beijing. If approved by the Department of Transportation, US Airways would begin service in 2009. The statement made by US Airways:
US Airways launched a bid for daily non-stop flights from Philadelphia to Beijing. The service, which would begin in March 2009, would provide [...]

Let the rumors starting flying again about airline mergers. Who is it this time? United and US Airways?
Charlotte Business Journal writes,
Comments last week by United Airlines’ Chief Financial Officer Jake Brace have fueled speculation the carrier may be interested in a merger with US Airways Group Inc.
During a Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Global Transportation [...]

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