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A United Airlines pilot who failed a breath test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said.

Every time a weather issue like a hurricane or tropical storm occurs, travelers are left wondering... Will my flight be able to be changed? Will I have to pay an extra fee? During the past several months, when storms have threatened safe travel, the major airlines have offered to allow passengers to rebook within a certain time period without a ...

Delta Air Lines will move its ticket counters and arrivals/departures from the North Terminal to the South Terminal at Anchorage's international airport on Tuesday, the airline said.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.

The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants withdrew its request for a union vote, opting to wait for potential new rules that could make it easier to organize workers at the combined Delta Air Lines.

The two pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight who overflew their destination for more than a hour last month have appealed the revocations of their licenses in a filing with the National Transportation Safety Board.

'Eat Trash!' That was one of the suggestions included in a pamphlet that Northwest Airlines gave to laid-off union workers last year.

The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants withdrew its request for a union vote, opting to wait for potential new rules that could make it easier to organize workers at the combined Delta Air Lines.

Visalia police officer Jon Pree graduated from the school of hard knocks, except his was on two wheels, traveled on high-speed slalom runs.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Friday that it withdrew its application to hold a representation election for fleet service workers at Delta Air Lines, a move the US carrier called "repugnant." In August, the machinists union asked the National Mediation Board to declare that Delta and its Northwest Airlines ...

Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.

A proposed change in the rules for union representation elections at airlines is adding tension to expected union votes at Delta Air Lines in the wake of its merger with Northwest Airlines.

A Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas has landed safely after hitting a flock of pigeons shortly after takeoff.

"The NTSB's recent actions and rush to judgement as it relates to the investigation into Flight 188 is both irresponsible and in conflict with its own mission statement," -- Lee Moak, ALPA.

The FAA has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.

The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines captains who missed their landing site in Minneapolis by more than 150 miles.

The U.S. military would have launched fighter jets to track down an errant Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport if officials had been notified sooner, a top commander said Thursday as federal authorities defended the decision to revoke the licenses of the pilots involved.

Many members of the aviation community are active on Twitter. STORY HIGHLIGHTS On Follow Friday, CNN recommends Twitter feeds on a news topic This week's topic: Aviation and the wayward Northwest Airlines pilots A flight attendant writes about daily life; a journalist about in-flight entertainment A Wall Street Journal editor tweets with the ...

Like many of the 144 passengers aboard Northwest flight 188 last Wednesday, Robyn Blilie had no idea there was anything wrong until the next day.

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