News tagged with 'Airlines'

Air passing over an airline engine can contain toxic gases from slight hydraulic and engine leaks that pass into the passenger cabin and flight deck. "Bleed air" problems are coming to light as more people complain of neurotoxin symptoms.

The crash last February of a Colgan Air commuter flight over Buffalo that killed 50, highlighted the huge gaps in safety by many commuter services. The Federal Aviation Administration initiated a "Call To Action" which has resulted in a report issued Tuesday.

United Airlines Captain Erwin Washington was three times over the alcohol limit when he was pulled from a flight at London's Healthrow last November. Today he pled guilty and is facing two years behind bars.

A United Airlines Boeing 767 pilot has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system before taking off with 135 passengers onboard. The good news is the system worked for detecting such behavior. The bad news is this is the third arrest of a U.S. pilot in 13 months for being over the alcohol limits, eroding the once sterling image of pilots.

Distracted drivers can include airline pilots and now those at the helm of NWA Flight 188 have lost their pilots' license after missing the airport by 150 miles.

What happened to Northwest Flight 188? It overshot its destimation by 150 miles this week and air-traffic controllers lost contact with the pilots for 78-minutes. The pilots say they were in a heated discussion. They've both been suspended from flying.

Two airlines, US Airways and United, are facing record fines for safety violations. Both airlines assure the public they are committed to safety.

There is no agreement on what constitutes pilot fatigue on ultra long-range flights that can last up to 20 hours. Some airlines are addressing the issue on their own, while the FAA may impose new rules on the industry.

Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 from Nashville to Baltimore had to make an emergency landing in West Virginia after a hole opened up in the rear fuselage of the plane. No one was injured but all 187 of the jets in its flight will undergo an inspection.  

When procedures are properly followed, unaccompanied minors arrive at their chosen destination. But that wasn't the case last weekend when two unaccompanied girls were placed on wrong Continental Flights within two days.

What happened to Air France Flight 447? There was no emergency signal after it took off from Brazil last night on an overnight flight to Paris when it just dropped off radar three hours into the flight.   The airline believes there is no hope, though a search operation is underway.   

Alisa Brodkowitz, an InjuryBoard member, who specializes in aviation law, has filed a petition asking the court to compel Southwest Airlines to tell her clients more about the chemicals they were exposed too during a Southwest flight that caused them to become seriously ill.

On the second day of a hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board into a February air crash that killed 49, revelations show that long commutes, low salaries, and pilot fatigue constituted a “winking and nodding” at passenger safety.

Continental Connection Bombardier Q400  pilot Capt. Marvin Renslow, had not been adequately trained in auto-pilot and de-icing systems say family members of the 49 people who were killed on Flight 3407 last February. Pilot error and procedures will be the focus of a three-day NTSB hearing.

You’ve seen the warning lights in the airplane bathroom during turbulence,“Return to your Seat".  A Texas woman was thrown into the ceiling and broke her neck during a Saturday flight over Houston. She suffered the same sort of break as the late actor Christopher Reeve and is undergoing surgery to try and correct the paralysis.