Southwest Airlines crew disciplined a U.S. citizen--removing her from a flight for wearing a headscarf and refusing to allow her on the flight because of crew discomfort, in an act called anti-Muslim. Three Jews are thrown off an Alaska flight, the same day, for ritual prayer. Read more
A Southwest Airlines employee is back to work flying passengers--after the pilot's open mic taped audio rant filled with obscenities and homophobic slurs, open admission of hating gays, and dubbing overweight women "pigs". Lawmakers and customers call for a boycott of the airline. Read more
Less than a week after a U.S. Airways pilot arrested a college football player for allegedly refusing to pull up saggy pants, the airline is rocked by a revealing photo now surfaced: In the scandal, the airline allowed a man to fly, right before the Dushon Marman arrest, wearing just women’s underwear, a sheer shirt, black thigh-high stockings, and high heels. Read more
"Stuck": it's a video of two guys' midnight romp through the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after a canceled flight, including their harmless hijinks in the otherwise boring and deserted spot. The scenario isn't far removed from scenes in Tom Hanks' "The Terminal" but the videoed antics ignite a security debate over the DFW hub. Read more
It seems U.S. Airways doesn't consider itself part of the travel industry battle to keep or gain new customers: The airline's pilot decided exercised his "right" to a citizen's arrest of a popular college football player who was arrested at San Francisco airport over sagging pants. The college student had just attended his best friend's funeral service June 15. Read more
The largest Air France jet produced clips a smaller regional Delta Connection plane at JFK Airport -- a collision that could have been fatal with a 900-passenger Airbus rolling over a smaller commuter plane, but miraculously ended with no injuries. Read more
The “Fees Flood Gates” have opened: US Airways is charging a pretty penny – or 9,000 – doubling baggage and luggage to $90 increase to fly with the stuff you’re used to carrying. Read more
If TSA doesn't serve as the cause for disruption in the flying experience, the reaction of onboard passengers and flight crew can apparently take its place. Read more