Paws up: All-pet airline hits skies
July 14, 2009 ·
One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane’s cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pets from one city to another. On Tuesday, the first flight for the husband-and-wife team’s Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic [...]
New airline offers flights just for pets
July 13, 2009 ·
A new airline for pets is taking off with weekly flights to five airports across the country. Beginning July 14, Pet Airways is flying pets to and from Baltimore/Washington International; Midway in Chicago; Rocky Mountain Airport in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver; Hawthorne Municipal Airport near Los Angeles; and Republic Airport on Long Island serving the [...]
DOT says more flights were on time in May
July 9, 2009 ·
U.S. airlines have cut many flights and they are getting better at staying on schedule with their remaining flights, as more trips arrived on time in May than a year earlier. The Transportation Department also said Thursday that fewer flights were canceled and passengers reported fewer cases of mishandled baggage. Airlines have been cutting flights [...]
Boston airport tests radar to avoid bird strikes
July 9, 2009 ·
Logan International Airport is testing a specialized radar system the Air Force uses to protect its fighters and NASA uses to guard its $2 billion shuttles, as it considers stepping up its efforts at preventing collisions between birds and airplanes. With a wildlife mitigation lineup that already includes five full-time employees, Logan has long had [...]
Computer problems delay United flights at O’Hare
July 2, 2009 ·
A computer problem grounded all United Airlines flights at O’Hare International Airport Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The outage involved all of United’s computers at O’Hare, forcing many delays and some cancellations, said airline spokeswoman Robin Urbanski. Because the outage involved United’s ticketing [...]
Southwest means business as it comes to New York
June 26, 2009 ·
LaGuardia Airport is the smallest of the three major airports in the New York area, with just two main runways. Planes often sit in long lines on the tarmac, waiting their turn to take off. So why would Southwest Airlines, a carrier that boasts about its on-time prowess, want to go there? In many ways, [...]
Scary New York welcome for French tourists
June 24, 2009 ·
Five French tourists got a harrowing start to their New York visit: a wild police chase. As they looked for a ride at the Air France terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday morning, the visitors were lured to a van that was not licensed to provide taxi service, Port Authority of New [...]
