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Delta to Refund Federal Taxes on Flights During FAA Shutdown

Delta Air Lines on Monday announced that it would refund federal taxes to customers on flights booked before the FAA shutdown.
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Video: JetBlue COO Rob Maruster Issues Mea Culpa for Stranded Flights

JetBlue Airways Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster on Tuesday appeared in a company video apologizing for the airline's several stranded flights on Saturday, emphasizing that the airline was focused on safety.
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Air Traffic Control Audio: Air France Airbus A380 Hits Delta CRJ-700 at JFK

Conversation between Air France Flight 7, Comair/Delta Connection Flight 6293 and the JFK Airport control tower, before and immediately after the left wing of the Airbus A380 superjumbo clipped the relatively tiny Bombardier CR...
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A Burkhart Grob glider (N404DW) basks in the sun at Katama Airpark, Marthas Vineyard, Mass. (Photo by Matt Molnar)

Europe Bans X-Ray Scanners, Lady Gaga Channels Pan Am Flight Attendant: Final Call

Europe bans x-ray scanners, Gaga catches Pan Am fever, TSA under congressional scrutiny, and more...
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Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (D-ABYA) takes off on a test flight. (Photo by Boeing)

Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Intercontinental to Lufthansa

Lufthansa on Wednesday became the first airline to take the delivery of Boeing's new 747-8 Intercontinental, a critical milestone for the largest passenger plane ever built by the airframer.
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