Aug 16 Watch News Wrap: 130 Survive Airliner Crash in Caribbean; 1 Dead In other news Monday, a Colombian airliner, carrying 131 passengers, crashed and broke into three parts on a resort island Monday but only one person was killed. In Iraq, former premier Iyad Allawi and his alliance called off talks to… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Other News: After Budget Failure, California Begins Issuing IOUs In other news, California began issuing IOU notes after the governor failed to reach a deal on the state's budget, and Vice President Joe Biden visited troops in Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Congress Introduces Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Following last week's ice storms that left thousands of passengers stranded, Congress has proposed a bill of rights to protect airline travelers against lengthy delays. Two travel journalists discuss the legislation and the ramifications of industry-wide regulation. 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
Jul 04 Watch Space Shuttle Discovery Launches After Delays After two delays and a year of troubleshooting, NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday sending seven astronauts to the International Space Station. Continue watching
Jan 02 Security Alert Prompts More Flight Cancellations By PBS News Hour A British Airways flight from London to Washington, D.C., was cancelled for a second day Friday as the U.S. government and its allies continued to scrutinize flights coming into the United States for possible terrorist threats. Continue reading