Economy Oct 03 Watch American Airlines’ Bumpy Ride: Loose Seats, Smoky Cabins and Labor Disputes American Airlines' Bumpy Ride: Loose Seats, Smoky Cabins and Labor Disputes…
Nation Dec 28 Watch Even With Warnings, Blizzard’s Domino Effect Creates Air Travel Mess The paralyzed air travel system in the Northeast slowly came to life Tuesday after a monster snowstorm stranded thousands. Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today aviation reporter Ben Mutzabaugh about why it will take days to unravel the transportation mess.
World Dec 28 Watch After Northeast Blizzard, Airports Back in Business But Backlogged The snow has stopped falling but thousands of weary travelers are still stranded at airports on the East Coast, hoping for a coveted seat on the limited flights that have resumed. For those that couldn't find a seat, the prolonged…
Nation Nov 16 Watch TSA Chief: Disagreement Over Security, Privacy Balance Understandable John Pistole, head of the Transportation Safety Administration, speaks with Margaret Warner about how concerns over air travel security threats -- unexploded bombs aboard recent cargo flights and last year's bombing attempt on Christmas -- are being addressed while some…
Nov 04 Watch News Wrap: Qantas Plane Shoots Flames During Flight, Lands Safely In other news Thursday, Australian airline Qantas grounded its fleet of Airbus A-380s after one of them blew an engine mid-flight. The plane, which was carrying 459 passengers, made an emergency landing safely in Singapore. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch News Wrap: Wall Street Rally Rolls on as New Banking Rules Take Effect In other news, the Dow Jones industrial average and the NASDAQ both closed higher Monday. In Venezuela, a plane carrying 51 people crashed and killed at least 14. Continue watching
Jan 15 US Airways Plane Crashes Into Hudson River By PBS NewsHour A US Airways passenger plane bound from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C., crashed into the frigid waters of the Hudson River shortly after takeoff Thursday afternoon, but all passengers appeared to survive. Continue reading
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 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