Parents who shouldn’t be allowed on planes

During a recent 2-1/2-hour flight from Portland, Maine, to Charlotte, North Carolina, Tom Meador heard nothing but crying. “The baby in the back row screamed bloody murder,” he remembers. “Its mother did everything she could think of to quiet the baby. She actually was dripping with sweat because you could tell she worried about what [...]

10 travel tips for your back and waistline

Common annoyances like bad food and cramped quarters are simply a fact of travel, whether you’re going by air or land. But you can keep them to a minimum and arrive at your destination with your health and sanity intact. Here’s how: On a plane 1. Distribute your luggage between two smaller suitcases instead of [...]

Audio indicates kid directed planes at JFK airport

A child apparently directed pilots last month from the air traffic control center at John F. Kennedy Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports, according to audio clips. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was investigating. “Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved in this incident are not controlling air traffic,” [...]

Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all aircraft

Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group Inc., said Wednesday it will join other airlines and offer Wi-Fi service on its flights. The carrier said it will offer Aircell’s Gogo service on all its aircraft. That is the same technology used by several other airlines. Alaska and Aircell are currently working to install the [...]

How to get the best seat on the plane

You wanted that spacious seat in the exit row but someone beat you to it. Or you reserved a seat online, but checked in for the flight and found your seat was given to another passenger. There’s a trick to getting a coveted seat and preventing it from being given away. Here are some suggestions [...]

Delta Air Lines, US Airways can swap slots

The government says Delta Air Lines and US Airways can swap takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, but there’s a catch: They must sell some of the slots to protect competition. A slot is an interval of time during which an airline can takeoff or land its aircraft at an [...]

Unsafe planes: 65,000 flights should not have flown

Reporting the results of a six-month investigation, USA TODAY on Tuesday said that millions of passengers were on at least 65,000 U.S. flights over the last six years that should not have taken off because planes weren’t properly maintained. While just a fraction of the 63.8 million U.S. airline flights over that time, the 65,000 [...]