Transportation NewsTransportation news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Cathay Pacific cuts 10 flights to Canada, US- August 13, 2008 Vancouver, Aug 12 : Cathay Pacific Airways, one of the six five-star airlines in the world, is reducing its flights to North America to cut costs because of high fuel prices.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/cathay-pacific-cuts-10-flights-to-can... Airlines restricting fuel, pilots complain- August 13, 2008 Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/airlines-restricting-fuel-pilots-comp... Three accused of stealing $800K in free rides- August 13, 2008 Three New Yorkers are facing grand larceny charges after being accused of stealing $800,000 in free rides from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/three-accused-of-stealing-800k-in-fre... Flight attendant claims pastor's wife attacked her- August 12, 2008 A flight attendant suing the wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen told a jury Tuesday she was simply doing her job when she was attacked without provocation.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/flight-attendant-claims-pastors-wife-... Qantas staff- August 12, 2008 High score ... Qantas jumped from fifth place last year to score a place in the top three, and claimed the award for best first class lounge.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/qantas-staff?fromrss=1 Oxygen masks falter- August 12, 2008 American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are studying reports that some oxygen masks failed to work during an emergency landing last week at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said ...http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/oxygen-masks-falter?fromrss=1 Jet with blown tire lands safely in Houston- August 12, 2008 Airport officials say a passenger jet landed safely after blowing a tire on takeoff from Houston.Northwest Airlines Flight 3492 was headed to Minneapolis on Monday morning. Airport spokeswoman Marlene McClinton says the plane circled the airport so the control tower could check damage from the ground.Some rubber from the blown tire scattered along the runway.The jet returned safely to Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, and the airline is rebooking passengers.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/jet-with-blown-tire-lands-safely-in-h... Port Authority head resigns from NY power board- August 12, 2008 The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is resigning his lucrative post on the board of the organization that oversees New York's power grid.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/port-authority-head-resigns-from-ny-p... United pilots want CEO to step down- August 12, 2008 The union representing pilots at UAL Corp.'s United Airlines urged Chief Executive Glenn Tilton to resign Monday, accusing him of steering the nation's No.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/united-pilots-want-ceo-to-step-down?f... Suspect package prompts border closure in Blaine- August 11, 2008 Canadian officials closed the Peace Arch border crossing at Blaine Sunday night after a woman who was denied entry to the United States claimed she had something suspicious in a bag.http://www.topix.net/business/transportation/2008/08/suspect-package-prompts-border-closur... |