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Ted Reed The Street.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — Two plane crashes that filled the news last year had dramatically different outcomes. One ended with a heroic landing that made the plane’s crew national heroes. The other ended in a tragic fireball that lit up the Buffalo sky. The principal factor in the differing outcomes was the experience [...]...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Transportation Department ordered US Airways on Monday to pay a $40,000 civil penalty for briefly showing air fares without taxes on its website. Government rules require airline ticket-sellers to either include taxes and items such as security fees in the fares they quote, or to clearly show that additional taxes apply and [...]...

FRANKFURT - Pilots for Lufthansa, the largest airline in Germany, and two of its subsidiaries voted Wednesday to hold a four-day strike next week, raising the prospect of delays and cancellations for passengers. The Cockpit Association, which represents about 4,500 pilots at Lufthansa and the two subsidiaries, said that 94 percent of members had voted to [...]...

The union representing ground workers at American Airlines wants to take a big step toward a strike against the nation’s second-largest airline. The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday it will ask federal mediators to let the employees walk away from contract talks if there is no deal by March 8. If federal mediators agree, it could [...]...

By Sholnn Freeman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 1, 2009 Federal efforts to improve U.S. aviation safety after a deadly regional plane crash in February have hit major obstacles, sapping momentum for a reform effort that enjoyed broad political support earlier this year. A number of aviation safety proposals have been filed in Congress this year [...]...

Dallas Morning News 12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, August 29, 2009 By TERRY MAXON tmaxon@dallasnews.com A federal judge has told the pilots union at American Airlines Inc. that the union can’t encourage its members not to fly overtime. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said that while American Airlines pilots have the right not to volunteer to fly extra [...]...

By CHRISTOPHER CONKEY and ANDY PASZTOR The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans Wednesday to introduce legislation aimed at curbing pilot fatigue and beefing up training, as part of a far-reaching bid to improve airline safety. Responding to a high-profile commuter plane crash earlier this year, lawmakers are slated to introduced a bill [...]...

By SUSAN CAREY and ANDY PASZTOR The Wall Street Journal Facing escalating congressional criticism, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it ordered immediate inspections of pilot-training programs at smaller carriers. As part of stepped-up oversight efforts, the agency and the Department of Transportation also set a safety meeting of major carriers, regional airlines, labor and aviation-industry groups for [...]...

Ted Reed TheStreet.com 06/05/09 - 12:20 PM EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new survey shows that pilots at overnight cargo carriers FedEx and UPS command the highest salaries among the 11 largest U.S. airlines, while pilots at US Airways are the lowest paid. The discrepancies reflect trends that have shaped airline pay patterns since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, [...]...

By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News Southwest Airlines Co. pilots rejected a proposed contract by a narrow margin, the union representing the pilots said Wednesday. The Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association said 50.8 percent of pilots voting were against the contract, with 49.2 percent in favor. The vote was 2,774 for and 2,869 [...]...