Painting the WestJet Magic Plane

WestJet new paint livery Sorcerer Mickey in time lapse photography. (www.youtube.com) More...

NYC sues FedEx for illegally shipping cigarettes to homes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has sued FedEx Corp, accusing it of illegally delivering millions of contraband cigarettes to people's homes and seeking $52 million in fines and unpaid taxes (money.msn.com) More...

JetBlue halts flights at 4 airports as deep freeze bears down on Northeast

JetBlue Airways, recovering from heavy weekend delays and getting ready for a deep freeze in the Northeast, took the extraordinary step Monday of grounding flights for 17 hours at four of the busiest airports in the country. The shutdown, which covers the three major New York airports and Boston’s Logan, will take effect at 5 p.m. ET Monday, the airline said in a statement. JetBlue said it would ramp up service again at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday and expects to be fully operational again by 3 p.m. “We… (usnews.nbcnews.com) More...

Southwest Got 10,000 Applications For 750 Flight Attendant Jobs In Just 2 Hours

Southwest was flooded by applications for just 750 flight attendant openings. (finance.yahoo.com) More...

FAA to order safety checks on 400 Boeing 767 jets

U.S. aviation regulators plan to order safety checks of more than 400 Boeing Co 767 jets because of movable tail sections that may jam and possibly cause some pilots to lose control of the aircraft, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. An order by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), set for publication in Monday's Federal register, calls for beefed up inspections of a flight control mechanism, known as an "elevator," which helps planes climb and… (www.nbcnews.com) More...

Why the American Merger Deal Could Make Virgin America a Big Winner

DALLAS (TheStreet) -- Six-year-old Virgin America saw a big opportunity when the Justice Department required divestitures from American (AAL_) and US Airways in return for allowing them to merge. Virgin America already has won the right to operate six daily round trips at New York's LaGuardia Airport and four at Washington Reagan National, using slots that American and US Airways were required to divest. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based carrier said it will seek two gates at Dallas… (www.thestreet.com) More...

Cantor Wins Approval of 9/11 American Airlines Accord

Cantor Fitzgerald LP won court approval of a $135 million settlement to resolve claims American Airlines (AAL) was negligent in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that killed 658 of the firm’s workers. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan approved the settlement at a hearing today. The airline was accused in a lawsuit of failing to stop the hijacking of the plane that crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. (www.bloomberg.com) More...

What Your Flight Attendant Won't Tell You

With holiday travel season upon us, we talked to flight attendants around the world to learn what goes on behind the scenes, what pushes their buttons and what passengers can do to make their jobs easier (glo.msn.com) More...

Plane Crashes That Changed The Way Planes Are Now Made

Air transport is undoubtedly the fastest and safest mode of transport in the world today. In the past 5 years, only one fatal plane crash has taken place in the U.S. When you consider the fact that over 30,000 flights take off daily in the U.S., air transport has a very impressive safety track record. It is however important to note that air transport hasn’t always been this safe. (www.therichest.com) More...

Southwest, Virgin approved for LaGuardia slots

DALLAS — The government will let Southwest Airlines and Virgin America buy takeoff and landing rights at New York's LaGuardia Airport that American Airlines and US Airways agreed to sell to win approval for their merger. The airlines disclosed Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration had approved transfer of the rights, which are also called slots, earlier this week. Slots are limited at the busy airport near Manhattan, making them a coveted item when they go on the market. Last… (www.nbcnews.com) More...