Nov 15 Watch U.S. Airways Looks to Buy Delta for $8 Billion U.S. Airways proposed an $8 billion takeover of bankrupt Delta Air Lines on Wednesday, which would create one of the world's largest carriers. An expert talks about the impacts on the industry if the deal goes through. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Suspected London Terrorists Linked to Pakistan British authorities said suspects in the alleged plot to blow up flights to the United States were men between 17 and 35, and most seemed to be Muslim Britons of Pakistani descent. Experts discuss the link to Pakistan. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Terrorism, Connecticut Senate Race Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the plot to set off explosives on U.S.-bound airliners and Sen. Joseph Lieberman's loss in the Connecticut Democratic primary. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Airline Industry Will Pay the Price for the Foiled Terror Plot With the tightening of airport security in order to prevent terrorist attacks, passengers are challenged with abiding by stricter rules and regulations and longer travel time. An industry expert discusses how the foiled airline terror plot will affect the airline… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Airline Terror Plot Foiled in UK Soon Before Planned Bombings British authorities announced Thursday that they disrupted a conspiracy to bomb multiple flights to the United States. The attackers planned to use liquid explosives and focus their attacks on flights to New York, Washington D.C., and California. Officials said the… Continue watching
May 21 Govt. Rules Out Guns in Cockpits The federal government will not allow pilots of commercial airplanes to carry lethal weapons in the cockpit, John Magaw, the undersecretary of transportation security, announced Tuesday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing. Continue reading
Sep 22 Bush Prepares to Sign $15 Bill. Aid Bill to Help Airline Industry President Bush has said he is ready to sign a $15 billion emergency assistance to bolster U.S. airline companies crippled since the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Continue reading