Canadian authorities are investigating reports of debris falling from an airliner. CNN's Ed Payne reports
NORAD jet fighters intercepted a Korean Air passenger jet carrying 147 people and escorted it to a safe emergency landing at a military base in British Columbia after the airline received a bomb threat, officials said Tuesday.
A plane's broken toilets cause a two-day layover and leave passengers in a nightmare scenario.
If there's a contest for worst travel experience of the year, United Airlines Flight 857 might be in the running.
American Airlines is offering another option to the passenger who is tired of jamming his knees into a fellow flier's back. The carrier's new "Main Cabin Extra" seats in coach will offer four to six inches of additional legroom.
It may be an air show but business deals are the real attraction. CNN's Leone Lakhani reports from Dubai.
Boeing on Sunday won its single largest ever commercial aircraft order when Emirates, the fast-growing Gulf carrier, announced it would buy at least 50 twin-aisle passenger airplanes from the US manufacturer.
From a little jolt to an all-out roller coaster ride, turbulence is a routine event when it comes to flying, but it scares the heck out of a lot of travelers. Fortunately, if you follow directions, your chances of getting hurt are slim to none.
A coffee spill in the cockpit of a United flight had larger ramifications Monday, and now officials are investigating.
Federal aviation authorities say they are investigating a string of events that began Monday when a pilot spilled coffee on a cockpit panel, leading to a false hijack warning and culminating in the plane's emergency landing in Canada.
A United Airlines flight was diverted to Toronto late Monday after the plane's communication system began to malfunction, an airline official said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened during a United Airlines flight this week that led to 21 people being taken to hospitals.
A shaky coffee cup is as bumpy as flying gets for most travelers, but in-flight turbulence can sometimes turn into the most violent roller coaster ride anyone can imagine -- transforming a flight from routine to frightening in an instant.
More than 20 people were injured when a jetliner headed to California hit severe turbulence and landed in Colorado on Tuesday night, authorities said.
As many as 30 passengers were injured -- none critically -- after a United Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence and landed in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A United Airlines Boeing 777 jetliner came dangerously close to a small Cessna aircraft over San Francisco, California, on Saturday, according to federal officials who launched an investigation into the incident Tuesday.
A body was found in the landing gear bay of an airplane that arrived at Tokyo's Narita Airport Sunday, the airport announced.
Eleven people on an Air Canada flight from Sydney, Australia, to Vancouver, Canada, suffered minor injuries when the Boeing 777 flew through turbulence Friday morning, the airline said.
Federal transportation safety officials Wednesday issued an "urgent" recommendation calling for a redesign of a component on some Boeing 777 aircraft engines -- a component blamed for two major mishaps in the past year.
A British Airways jet landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport. CNN's Richard Quest reports.
The world's largest air show opened Monday with several new orders for Boeing Co. and aerospace executives upbeat about the future of the industry despite high fuel prices and the credit crisis
Will Allen III, a management consultant from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a platinum member on a handful of airlines, but his loyalty is waning.
United Airlines canceled 31 flights Wednesday in order to test fire suppression systems on a number of Boeing 777 aircraft, after discovering a routine check had not been done.
United Airlines temporarily grounded 11 percent of its fleet, while it tested dozens of Boeing 777s to be sure parts of a cargo fire suppression system were operating effectively
The initial report on the Heathrow Airport crash landing says two engines 'failed to respond.' CNN's Jim Boulden reports
Grounded by fearupdated: Fri Jan 25 2008 11:18:00
For those that suffer from a fear of flying, the British Airways Boeing 777 crash landing will not have been welcome news. After all, when planes fall out of the sky -- for what is still an unclear reason -- air travel seems more miracle than science.
Last week's British Airways crash was unusual, but airplane evacuations happen routinely. Six tips for getting out smoothly
What caused a Boeing 777, one of the world's most reliable jet planes, to drop from the skies over London Thursday and come within seconds of disaster?
Air crash investigators are trying to work out why a Boeing 777 landed short of the runway at London Heathrow airport, skidding on grass and ripping apart sections of the aircraft.
The crew is praised after a British Airways plane lands hard at London's Heathrow airport with no fatalities.
Air travelers were caught in disruptions Thursday as London's Heathrow Airport reeled from a crashlanding on one of its runways.
The Boeing 777 is the mainstay of many airlines' long-haul fleets and has never been involved in a fatal accident during its service history.
Gulf Arab airlines announced orders for some 140 aircraft at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday in deals valued at almost $40 billion.
As more airlines upgrade their first class offerings with soft sheets, big beds and a lot more privacy, the jet set may just be tempted to fly commercial.
Delta Air Lines Inc. is getting a prize nonstop gateway to China, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced Tuesday.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES' A380 AUCTION
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CNNMoney: New week, new rallyupdated: Sun Jun 17 2007 21:36:00
Stocks ticked up in early trade Monday as Wall Street mulled corporate news from the aircraft and mining sectors, lower oil and gains in overseas markets.
AirAsia X, the region's newest budget airline, has shelved plans for a July launch.
Thick, freezing fog is causing havoc for Christmas travelers in Britain for a third day, with hundreds of flights cancelled at airports.
Thick fog is causing havoc for Christmas travelers in Britain for a third day, with hundreds of flights cancelled at airports.
Vietnam Airlines pilot Captain Nguyen Nam Lien sits inside the cockpit of his stationary Boeing 777-200 passenger jetliner, his display panels and surrounding instruments lit up like the proverbial Christmas tree.
A futuristic new jet hopes to be the biggest revolution in commercial aircraft design in fifty years.
Plane talkingupdated: Thu Nov 09 2006 13:29:00
It's the issue that is dividing air passengers -- should we be able to use mobile phones on flights?
If you want to see real money being spent on airlines and aviation, the Middle East is the place to be.
No matter where you're headed this summer, getting there by plane will be far from a vacation. Thanks to cost-cutting efforts by struggling American carriers, the number of flights within the United States is down by some 5 percent this year.
Business 2.0: Hits & Missesupdated: Sat Apr 01 2006 00:01:00
[HIT] Father knows best. If you need further proof that tasteless humor sells, witness the encore Super Bowl ad success of GoDaddy.com. Last year GoDaddy burst onto the scene with a spot that spoof...
Every world-changing wonder has to begin somewhere. But it would be hard for the space elevator to have a less auspicious start than it got last October in a foggy office parking lot in Mountain Vi...
The idea of spending 22 hours on a plane would fill most people with horror. But for the 35 of us who joined Boeing 002, it was a treat.
United Airlines' heavy maintenance of its entire fleet of Boeing 777s will be handled by a Chinese firm for the next five years, an industry trade publication reported Tuesday.
Air France-KLM (3112.FR) Thursday said that high fuel costs caused it to record a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, but rising passenger traffic and synergies from the merger of the two airline companies helped lift earnings for the full year.
More than 300 passengers were evacuated from a Pakistan International Airlines flight Tuesday after smoke was reported coming from the aircraft at Manchester airport in northern England, police said.
It was born out of a simple premise. Our companies are expecting us to travel further, do more when we get there, and do it all as cheaply as possible.
After years of using three large-screen personal computers in his office, Andersen Consulting R&D director Anatole Gershman has come to the only possible conclusion: He needs another machine. Upgra...
Orbit is a tough place to get to, and an even tougher place to come back from. Yet an unprecedented number of commercial enterprises--Lockheed Martin and four smaller companies, Kelly Space & Techn...
It's not just computer makers that are being forced to bring value and versatility to their products. Come 1995, UAL, Continental, and other customers for the Boeing 777 will get a jet with more co...
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