The challenge of keeping our skies safe
Safety improves as airline industry expands worldwide
DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel
Scott Mayerowitz
Airlines are expecting more travelers to fly this summer
NEW YORK – More travelers will take to the skies this summer, the U.S. airlines’ trade and lobby group predicted last week.
About 210 million passengers – or 2.28 million a day– a...
DATE: May 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel
Missing Malaysian jet creates legion of armchair sleuths
NEW YORK – There aren’t supposed to be any mysteries in the Digital Age.
The answers to most questions, it seems, can be found using Google or Twitter. So maybe that’s why the wor...
DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Carry-on crackdown: United enforces limit
NEW YORK – United Airlines is getting tough on passengers with oversized carry-on bags.
The Chicago-based airline has installed new bag-sizers at most airports. It also emailed it...
DATE: Mar 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
How corporate America forced Ariz. governor to veto bill
Businesses that fuel economic growth carry a big stick
DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Flight scrapped? You’re not alone
Cancellations highest number in more than 25 years
DATE: Feb 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Airfares continue to take off
Prices up 12 percent since ’09
DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Santa Claus’ sleigh delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx
NEW YORK – Santa’s sleigh didn’t make it in time for Christmas for some this year because of shipping problems at UPS and FedEx.
The delays were blamed on poor weather earlier thi...
DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Fliers oppose calls on planes
Only 19 percent back cellphone use in cabins
DATE: Dec 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Travel
FCC: Lift ban on in-flight calls. DOT: Not so fast
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler told members of Congress Thursday there is no longer any technical reason to ban calls on planes. He called rescinding the existing ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Amazon may employ delivery drones
Robots could send packages in 30 minutes to urbanites
DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business
Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future
NEW YORK – Amazon is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less – via self-guided drone.
Consider it the modern version of a pizza delivery boy, minus the...
DATE: Dec 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
