Low-fare transatlantic airline Zoom, which flew from five UK airports, has suspended all operations and cancelled all flights after running into financial difficulties. The move began when the Canadian-UK carrier had a plane detained at Calgary …Air firm Zoom suspends operations – Haringey Independent

NEWARK ? Investigators fault an air traffic controller for a runway incident at Teterboro Airport last month. A Cessna was taxiing and about to cross a runway where a small jet was preparing to take off en route to Costa Rica on July 9. The jet was …Report blames air traffic controller for near-miss at Teterboro – MyCentralJersey.com

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Those immortal words from Cool Hand Luke, released in 1967, just about summed up the FAA flight plan fiasco that delayed and canceled flights across the USA …FAA flight plan system error

Earlier this month, Suffolk County Legislator Edward Romaine introduced a bill to establish a minimum altitude at which helicopters can fly over Suffolk County, hoping to curtail the noise created by flyovers …Who Owns the Sky?

Archived Air Traffic Control transmissions have captured the moment an Air France crew reported to Montreal tower controllers that their Boeing 747-400 had come off the runway during a minor landing incident …AUDIO: Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion

Port Authority officials say they’ll fight tooth and nail to prevent the auction of takeoff and landing spots at the region’s airports. REPORTER: The Federal Aviation Administration decided this wee….Port Authority Vows to Keep Fighting Airport Slot Auctions (WNYC New York Public Radio)

Four people have escaped injury in two separate aircraft accidents in Devon. A 78-year-old man from Bedfordshire was in an Enstrom 280 helicopter flying from Plymouth to Bedford when it crashed at Haytor on …Four escape air accident injuries

Passengers caught up in flight disruption at Glasgow Airport have been describing their frustration. Two Zoom flights were grounded in connection with non-payment of Air Traffic Control charges.Passengers on Zoom flight delays – BBC UK News

New Air Traffic Control tower opensKOAM-TV, KS – Aug 29, 2008Missouri Senator Kit Bond was among the dignitaries attending Friday’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the Joplin Regional Airport. The $3.5 million investment …New Air Traffic Control tower opens – KOAM-TV

President Bush, faced with the prospect of a second monster hurricane striking the still-battered Gulf Coast on his watch, checked in with governors and federal officials Saturday to make sure Washington was doing all it can. He prepared for the possibility of travel to the region and designated two more states eligible for federal help ahead of Hurricane Gustav’s landfall. The president …Bush: Gulf Coast govs to have full federal support (Lexington Herald-Leader)

A 78-year-old man from Bedfordshire was in an Enstrom 280 helicopter flying from Plymouth to Bedford when it crashed at Haytor on Dartmoor. A man and two women had to make an emergency landing in a light aircraft in mudflats near Exminster, coming to …Four escape air accident injuries – BBC News

President Bush, faced with the prospect of a second monster hurricane striking the still-battered Gulf Coast on his watch, checked in with governors and federal officials Saturday to make sure Washington was doing all it can. He prepared for the …Bush: Gulf Coast govs to have full federal support – Forbes

Chicago – When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently …Software glitch showed Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability – New London Day

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected EDSA Micro Corp. to provide a power analytics electrical power infrastructure protection system for mission-critical facilities nationwide.Federal Aviation Administration Selects EDSA Power Analytics Software for Mission-Critical Facilities

Grieving: Asha Ananth, mother of Ananth Akash, at her residence in Bangalore on Friday.‘He sacrificed his life to save nearly 200 schoolchildren’

2 airliners nearly collide over CaribbeanThe Associated Press – Aug 29, 2008Church said controllers in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control center in San Juan told him the airliners were on intersecting flight …2 airliners nearly collide over Caribbean – The Associated Press

Air New Zealand deserves large credit for its year-end results this past week. Given the traumas of the global aviation industry, a drop in profit of only 32 percent is testament to its new-built resilience in the face of unprecedented economic and market stress.Advancing, Australia fares (Stuff)

Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:17:57 +0500 RUSSIA WARNS AIRLINES AGAINST USING “DANGEROUS” AIRSPACE OVER GEORGIA Itar-Tass Aug 28 2008 Russia Moscow, 28 August: Georgia’s airspace is currently especially dangerous …Russia Warns Airlines Against Using “Dangerous” Airspace Over Georgi

Adventure is back in air travel as 60,000 passengers on 600 cancelled flights found out, when the Federal Aviation Administration’s medieval Air Traffic Control system crashed earlier this week.U.S. Air Traffic Control: The Moral Equivalent of Semaphores and Signal Fires

US Air Traffic Control: The Moral Equivalent of Semaphores and …Reason Online, CA – Aug 28, 2008… 600 cancelled flights found out, when the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) medieval Air Traffic Control (ATC) system crashed earlier this week. …US Air Traffic Control: The Moral Equivalent of Semaphores and … – Reason Online