On The Road: Even a Pilot Thinks Itâs Time to Crack Down on Airlines
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Pilot Vance Atkinson says itâs time for the federal government to do something about passengers being stranded on parked airplanes for long periods of time.
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Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
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Pilots are worried about safety in an air travel system stretched tight, with airline work forces reduced.
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Welcome to the promise of the Internet at 33,000 feet  -  and the questions of etiquette, openness and free speech that airlines and service providers will have to grapple with as they bring Internet access to the skies in the coming months
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The country's airline industry is booming, but airports and air traffic control are not keeping pace with all the progress
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An airline success story in an otherwise grim industry tries to keep its inner quirk.
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The three years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have been treacherous for airline employees. Thousands have lost their jobs and many of the rest have felt the squeeze on their daily lives as airlines slashed pay and benefits.
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Oil prices, poor management, terrorism -- what's not to hate about the airline industry?
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For business executives, corporate jets are the way to fly. But airline groups and the FAA want these private planes to contribute more to aviation costs
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A pilot flying the Airbus that crashed into Queens three years ago caused the tail of the plane to tear off in mid-flight by his &quot;unnecessary and excessive&quot; use of the plane&#39;s
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Captive conversation with someone on a plane can have some unexpected business or personal consequences that are downright karmic.
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In these days of jittery travel, sometimes just a phone call can ground an airplane. Over the past week and a half, false bomb threats have forced at least half a dozen flights to make emergency landings in Europe, frightening passengers, tangling schedules and costing airlines big money.
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Airline passengers are used to worrying mostly about arriving or departing on time. Their carrier&#39;s financial condition? That&#39;s someone else&#39;s worry.
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Disagreement regarding passenger data could ground thousands of flights.
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Airline travel has always been a welcome refuge from the incessant chatter of cellphone users, so it is sobering to hear that regulators are thinking of allowing the use of cellphones up in the friendly skies.
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Flight attendants hear more complaints about the decline of airline service than they can remember. But what about the decline of passenger behavior?
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Public confidence in the safety of air travel in this country is growing, though many people still harbor doubts.