Articles tagged with flight
Tue, May 22, 2012
Katherine Heigl's flight plan for new baby
From WENN.com
Actress Heigl and her singer husband confirmed last month (Apr12) they had taken in a newborn baby girl, named Adalaide, as ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
U.S. Airways flight diverted due to "suspicious" passenger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted to an airport in Maine where it landed safely ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Katherine Heigl's flight plan for new baby
From WENN.com
Actress Heigl and her singer husband confirmed last month (Apr12) they had taken in a newborn baby girl, named Adalaide, as ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pioneering commercial spaceship closed in on the International Space Station on Wednesday, a key test in ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
U.S. test flight seen as "giant leap" for commercial space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Obama administration plan to cut the cost of spaceflight services faces a key test on Saturday ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Virgin Atlantic rolls out in-flight cellphone service
(Reuters) - Some passengers on Virgin Atlantic flights can now call home from the air.
The airline announced on Tuesday it is providing travelers with ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Toddler removed from flight after no-fly "glitch"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An 18-month-old girl and her parents were taken off a JetBlue Airways plane in Florida when the toddler's name appeared ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Flight diverted, unruly passenger restrained
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - A flight from Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport on Thursday ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Flight diverted, unruly passenger restrained
BOSTON (Reuters) - A flight from Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia was diverted to Boston's Logan International Airport on Thursday after a male passenger allegedly ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
North Korea suspected of jamming flight signals in South
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 250 flights in and out of South Korea have experienced GPS signal jamming since the weekend, with North Korea high ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Top Gun sequel takes flight
Cruise was thrust onto the A-list thanks to his role as the cocky fighter pilot in Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster and now movie ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Top Gun sequel takes flight
Cruise was thrust onto the A-list thanks to his role as the cocky fighter pilot in Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster and now movie ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Chen's flight triggers U.S.-China asylum memories
By Michael Martina
BEIJING (Reuters) - The secret flight by blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng from smothering home detention to what appears to be U ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Top Gun sequel takes flight
Cruise was thrust onto the A-list thanks to his role as the cocky fighter pilot in Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster and now movie ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Top Gun sequel takes flight
Cruise was thrust onto the A-list thanks to his role as the cocky fighter pilot in Tony Scott's 1986 blockbuster and now movie ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Bird strike forces JetBlue flight back to New York airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a JetBlue flight bound for Florida to make an emergency return to Westchester Airport, the airline said ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
IRS rule threatens bank capital flight: analysts
(Reuters) - Banks in Texas, Florida and other southern states could face a pull-out of non-U.S. depositors due to a new U.S. rule ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Unruly JetBlue pilot charged with interference with flight
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A grand jury indicted a JetBlue pilot and charged him with interference with a flight crew following a ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Ex-lawyers say Florida teen shooter not flight risk
(Reuters) - The former lawyers for a neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black Florida teen said on Wednesday he is not a flight ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
US Airways flight attendants reject tentative pact
(Reuters) - Flight attendants at US Airways Group rejected a tentative agreement offered by management, and union leaders said the members want a better financial ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
U.S. charges JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Jet Blue pilot suspended following disturbance on flight
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A JetBlue pilot who caused a disturbance on board a flight to Las Vegas, forcing the plane to ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
JetBlue flight diverted, passengers say captain restrained
(Reuters) - A JetBlue flight bound for Las Vegas was diverted to Texas on Tuesday following what federal authorities described as erratic behavior by the ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
'Game of Thrones' Poster: The Dragon Will Take Flight
The last spoiler-filled poster for Game of Thrones' upcoming second season dealt with the fate of House Stark, reminding us where we last left ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
'Game of Thrones' Poster: The Dragon Will Take Flight
The last spoiler-filled poster for Game of Thrones' upcoming second season dealt with the fate of House Stark, reminding us where we last left ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Chicago-bound flight diverted to Buffalo after threat
BOSTON (Reuters) - A flight from Boston to Chicago was diverted to Buffalo early on Monday and one person was detained after a telephoned bomb ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Flight attendant on plane rants about crashing
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A female flight attendant who started ranting about a possible crash over the public address system of an American ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Firth caught up in flight drama
The King's Speech star was in Los Angeles to hand Meryl Streep her third Oscar at the Academy Awards on Sunday (26Feb12), and ...
Sun, February 26, 2012
Honor Flight plans trip for World War Two vets
UNDATED (WSAU) – Freedom Honor Flight officials say they will be flying another mission for World War Two veterans to Washington May 12th.
These flights ...
Sun, February 19, 2012
Fifty years after Glenn flight, U.S. buying rides to space
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
CWA lands new security technology
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – You will find some new technology the next time you go through the security checkpoint at the Central Wisconsin Airport.
The ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Job cuts, flight reductions from Frontier Airlines
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Midwest Airlines used to be the largest airline based in Milwaukee. The company that brought Midwest two years ago is now announcing ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) - In the crush of people in Kabul's Shahzada money market, conspiracy theories are a currency as hard as ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Woman makes it onto flight in Texas with gun in her purse
DALLAS (Reuters) - A 65-year-old woman made it past a checkpoint and onto a flight at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday with ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Airlines waive fee changes due to storm
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) – If you plan to fly somewhere late this week, you might not have to pay a fee to change to a ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
United reaches tentative deal with flight attendants
(Reuters) - Flight attendant leaders of United Airlines accepted the terms of tentative agreement with the airlines regarding their contract and will send it to ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Man caught trying to board flight with loaded handgun
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A man trying to board a Delta Airlines flight in Kansas City with a loaded handgun was ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Man caught trying to board flight with loaded handgun
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A man trying to board a Delta Airlines flight in Kansas City with a loaded handgun was ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Fed stimulus pledge buoys stocks, Greece talks eyed
By Richard Hubbard
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro held firm against the dollar, while European shares and gold moved higher on Thursday, after the U ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Actor Alec Baldwin mocks airline industry in SNL skit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin dropped in on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend for a skit mocking the airline industry, issuing a fake apology ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Senority lists should have carried over for flight attendents with sale of Midwest Airlines
MILWAUKE, WI (WTAQ) - Flight attendants from Milwaukee’s former Midwest Airlines won a victory today in a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel in ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Wisconsin flight instructor among three killed in plane crash near Chicago
CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin pilot from Cedar Grove was among three people killed in the crash of a small plane near Chicago. William ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Utah man pleads not guilty to viewing child porn on flight
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Utah college professor accused of viewing naked images of children on his laptop while flying first-class to Boston ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Analysis: Adviser flight sapping Morgan Keegan book value
By Ashley Lau
(Reuters) - Defections from Morgan Keegan are slowly hollowing out the $1.5 billion brokerage, which has recruited almost no experienced hires ...
Wed, November 09, 2011
Jessica Chastain Cast as Princess Diana in 'Caught in Flight' Biopic
Jessica Chastain has found this past year to be quite the fruitful one, with roles in such films as The Tree of Life, The ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Jessica Chastain Cast as Princess Diana in 'Caught in Flight' Biopic
Jessica Chastain has found this past year to be quite the fruitful one, with roles in such films as The Tree of Life, The ...
Tue, October 25, 2011
Whooping crane begin flight to Florida
UNDATED (WSAU) Eight more Wisconsin baby whooping cranes have just started a journey to Florida, as part of an annual migration project. The endangered ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Next Never Forgotten Honor Flight takes off Monday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Another flight of veterans is taking off this morning on its way to Washington DC.
Eighty five more World War Two ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Keith Urban takes flight with Phoenix, Faith and family
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Keith Urban is in the middle of his Get Closer 2011 World Tour, but that didn't stop ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Yellowstone hiker's flight may have spurred grizzly attack
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A hiker killed by a mother grizzly bear this summer in Yellowstone National Park may have unwittingly helped ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Alaska Airlines flight evacuated after bomb threat
(Reuters) - An Alaska Airlines plane landed safely on Monday at Oakland International Airport after a bomb threat against the flight was found on a ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Vets jet to DC for WWII memorial tour
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Ninety World War Two veterans from our area will get to see a memorial today in Washington honoring the war they ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
'The Big C' Recap: Fight or Flight
S02E11: After two solid weeks of conveying clear cut messages, The Big C delivered tonight a more jumbled, sort of aimless episode. When we ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
United plane evacuated at Dulles for engine problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United Airlines jet taxiing at Dulles airport outside Washington on Wednesday reported engine trouble and evacuated passengers down emergency chutes, officials ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
'The Big C' Recap: Fight or Flight
S02E11: After two solid weeks of conveying clear cut messages, The Big C delivered tonight a more jumbled, sort of aimless episode. When we ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Kelly Reilly Lands a Role in 'Flight' Opposite Denzel Washington
Robert Zemeckis' Flight is really taking off. It was just the other day that Denzel Washington was officially confirmed to be involved in the ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
US woman upset over mother's flight phones in bomb hoax
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman concerned about her mother and brother flying on the eve of the anniversary of the September ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
US Airways flight diverted, passengers questioned
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A transcontinental US Airways flight was diverted to St. Louis on Tuesday after a report of suspicious behavior by three passengers ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Kelly Reilly Lands a Role in 'Flight' Opposite Denzel Washington
Robert Zemeckis' Flight is really taking off. It was just the other day that Denzel Washington was officially confirmed to be involved in the ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Flight 93 families at burial of remains in Shanksville
By Daniel Lovering
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Family members witnessed the burial on Monday of unidentified human remains recovered at the crash site of Flight 93 ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Three passengers detained in Detroit after flight from Denver
DETROIT (Reuters) - Three passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Detroit were taken off the airplane and interviewed by federal law enforcement ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in Pennsylvania
By Daniel Lovering
SHANKSVILLE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as the nation paused to ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Flight cancelled after white powder found on plane in Boston
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A JetBlue Airways flight to Florida was canceled and two flight attendants were checked at the hospital as a precaution after ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
Man taken off Los Angeles flight for making threat
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A man was taken into police custody after making a bomb threat on a flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, officials ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria
By Joseph Logan and Sherine El Madany
SIRTE (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only after it has carried out additional safety checks ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Hope for euro deal, China growth spur stocks
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks put in solid gains on Monday as investors bet on a positive outcome to ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
From the flight deck: diabetics, watch your insulin
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Hilton loses cell phones on flight
The socialite travelled to Manila airport from Dubai on Sunday (14Aug11) to promote a new hotel resort in the region, but on arrival Hilton ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Flight diverted to Boston after smoke detected in cabin
BOSTON (Reuters) - A US Airways flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina was diverted to Boston on Saturday after smoke was found in the cabin ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Boeing aims to complete 787 flight tests this weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co
Thu, August 11, 2011
Morgan stunned by Osbourne's in-flight breasts flash
The former U.K. tabloid editor insists he gets very little pleasure out of being shuttled around America for talent show auditions - because host ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Turbulence forces flight to divert to Charleston
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Severe turbulence on Tuesday prompted an American Airlines pilot to divert a Washington-bound flight carrying 152 passengers to Charleston, South ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Franco treated to a hot-air balloon flight
The 127 Hours actor plays the titular wizard in the film - a conman who arrives in Oz in a balloon - and his agent thought ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
Franco treated to a hot-air balloon flight
The 127 Hours actor plays the titular wizard in the film - a conman who arrives in Oz in a balloon - and his agent thought ...
Sat, August 06, 2011
Franco treated to a hot-air balloon flight
The 127 Hours actor plays the titular wizard in the film - a conman who arrives in Oz in a balloon - and his agent thought ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Soldier nabbed boarding Ariz. flight with explosive
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police in Arizona have arrested a soldier after he attempted to board a flight to Los Angeles with a small amount of ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Space shuttle prepares to depart station for last time
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission closed the hatch to the International Space Station for the ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Alleged NY-LA flight stowaway cleared security: TSA
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man charged with stowing away on a flight from New York to Los Angeles last Friday cleared ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
United Continental flight attendants pick AFA union
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Flight attendants at United Continental Holdings
Tue, June 21, 2011
Airline apologizes after quadriplegic forced off flight
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Regional carrier Frontier Airlines apologized on Monday after one of its pilots refused to allow a quadriplegic passenger to ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
United deals with flight delays after outage
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines worked to resume normal flight operations after resolving a computer outage but flight departures were expected to be delayed throughout ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
CWA gets full jet service with Delta flight changes
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A changeover on flights with Delta means that all prop-plane service is about to be phased out at Central Wisconsin Airport ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
F-16s escorted flight to Dulles after on-board fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fighter jets escorted a United Airlines plane back to Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., after a fight broke out between ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Loud noise prompts return of Southwest Airlines flight
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines flight on route from Sacramento to Portland returned to the airport on Tuesday after the flight crew heard a ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Passenger arrested for assault on crew during flight to Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) - Police arrested a JetBlue passenger on Tuesday morning at Boston's Logan International Airport after he allegedly assaulted a male flight attendant ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
United inadvertently revives 9/11 flight numbers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines temporarily revived the flight numbers of two hijacked planes used in the September 11 attacks but said on Wednesday the ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Pilot removed from Milwaukee-bound flight for drinking
UNDATED (WSAU) An AirTran pilot was removed from a flight that was about to take off from Minneapolis because he'd been drinking. The ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Endeavour soars off on second-to-last shuttle flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on Monday on the next-to-last flight in NASA's shuttle ...
Sat, May 14, 2011
Flight returns safely to New York after bird strike
BOSTON (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a JetBlue flight bound for Aruba back to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport shortly after ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Man arrested for alleged attempt to open exit door mid-flight
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines passenger who allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air will be arraigned on Wednesday on charges ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
"Jetman" says he made Grand Canyon flight after all
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Few people say they witnessed it for themselves, but a Swiss daredevil dubbed "Jetman" said on Tuesday he made ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Yemeni man yelled "God is Greatest" on flight: prosecutor
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Yemeni man yelled "God is greatest" in Arabic as he tried to barge into the cockpit of an American Airlines ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Passenger tries to open door mid-air on Continental flight
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Passengers and crew on board a Chicago-bound flight on Sunday had to subdue a man who tried to open an emergency exit ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
American Airlines flight diverted to Vegas over smoke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An American Airlines flight bound for San Francisco with 166 people on board made an emergency landing in Las Vegas on ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Lowe was onboard Al Qaeda's 9/11 test flight
The former The West Wing and Brothers & Sisters star didn't realise how close he came to the men behind the 2001 atrocities until ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
NASA marks 50th anniversary of manned U.S. space flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - The United States space program was down and out when Alan Shepard climbed inside a one-man capsule ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Another Honor Flight departs for Washington DC
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) 97 more Wisconsin World War Two veterans will go on the trip of a lifetime today. They’ll make a one-day ...
Sat, April 23, 2011
Diabetic completes first-ever polar flight of its kind
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former British Royal Air Force pilot Douglas Cairns succeeded in flying his light plane to the North Pole ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Powder triggers scare on Alaska Airlines flight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hazardous materials crews investigated an Alaska Airlines flight with 150 people on board at John Wayne Airport in Orange County on ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Three passengers removed in Denver from United flight
DENVER (Reuters) - Three passengers aboard a United Airlines flight bound from Denver to Orange County, California, were removed from the plane after the crew ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
China stealth fighter "appears" to have made second flight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China appears to have staged a second test-flight of a new stealth fighter jet, a state-owned newspaper said on Tuesday, which if ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Boeing readies flight training for Dreamliner
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Monday that it had gotten approval from regulators in several countries for flight training campuses for ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
WWII honor flight leaves Central Wisconsin today
UNDATED (WSAU) Another 'Never Forgotten Honor Flight' is leaving from Central Wisconsin today. Onboard are 98 World War II veterans and the volunteer guardians ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Diabetic pilot aims for record-breaking flight
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Diabetic pilot Douglas Cairns plans a flying expedition to the North Pole to show what those with his ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Diabetic pilot aims for record-breaking polar flight
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Diabetic pilot Douglas Cairns plans a flying expedition to the North Pole to show what those with his ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Boeing's new 747 completes first test flight
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 747-8 Intercontinental, the new passenger version of its legendary jumbo jet, completed its maiden flight without a hitch on ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Some Lockheed F-35 fighters cleared for flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven of 10 F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp were cleared to resume flight tests this week as government auditors ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Formula 1 legend Stewart falls ill on flight
The former world champion was travelling from Geneva, Switzerland to the British capital when he complained about pains in his chest and then passed ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
"Peregrine" to take flight as Japan's newest train
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set to launch at the weekend its next-generation high-speed train, featuring sleek green and silver cars with pink stripes and ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines flight suffered engine failure over Florida and made an emergency landing on Sunday, with no injuries to the ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
U.S. budget ups support for commercial space flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to step up support for commercial space flight and start work on a ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Rat on a plane forces Seattle flight cancellation
SEATTLE (Reuters) - An Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver was canceled shortly before take-off when a rat was spotted on board, the airline ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Giffords's husband to command space shuttle flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The husband of Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman critically wounded in an assassination attempt last month, will ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Flight changes OK due to snow
UNDATED (WSAU) – Major airlines are letting Wisconsin passengers re-book their flights, as a result of the snowstorms hitting the Badger State.
Two-to-eight-inches of snow ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Analysis: Stealth flight sparks China politics guessing game
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' call for China's military to communicate better with its civilian leaders underscores ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Jets faced with treacherous flight path to Super Bowl
By Steve Keating
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The tough-talking New York Jets must endure a treacherous flight path to reach the Super Bowl this year, perhaps ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Kidman's Christmas flight grounded
The celebrity Aussie couple had been celebrating the festive season with family and friends. They were hoping to jet home to Nashville with daughter ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Boeing says 787 flight tests to resume
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said it would resume tests for the carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner later on Thursday after it made design changes ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Boeing says to announce soon 787 test flight return
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Wednesday that it will soon announce the resumption of test flights for its 787 Dreamliner plane ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Duhamel 'learned lesson' in flight drama
The Transformers star was removed from an aircraft at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday (02Dec10) after he ignored a flight attendant's ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Kellerman caught up in another flight drama
The actress was forced to pull out of a promotional trip to New York in September (10) after airline staff in Los Angeles urged ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Biting dog grounds Phoenix-bound U.S. Airways flight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small dog jumped out of its cage and bit two people aboard a Phoenix-bound US Airways Group Inc flight on ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Duhamel 'sorry' for flight disturbance
The husband of pop star Fergie was escorted off the plane at the Big Apple's LaGuardia Airport after ignoring a flight attendant's ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Putin hails DiCaprio as a 'real man' after flight scares
The Titanic star was en route to Moscow when an engine on the Delta aircraft shut down, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Southwest flight attendants OK pact on bigger jet
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co flight attendants have approved changes to their labor pact that will pave the way for a larger-capacity Boeing Co ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
KLM airline backing Curacao space-flight venture
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is partnering with a commercial suborbital space-flight venture planning to operate out of ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Milwaukee-bound flight makes emergency landing
UNDATED (WSAU) Officials with AirTran Airways say smoke and an odor led one of their jets to make an emergency landing in Memphis Saturday ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Delta flight attendants reject union
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Thousands of flight attendants at Delta Air Lines Inc have for a third time rejected unionization, dealing a major setback to labor ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Delta Air says will add 1,000 flight attendants
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Friday it would add 1,000 flight attendants through a combination of new hires and recalls ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Is living under a flight path bad for the heart?
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living with airplanes regularly thundering over your head could risk the healthy pumping of your heart, suggests ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Heigl caught out by baby poop on flight
The Knocked Up star had to change little Naleigh in the plane's cramped toilet - and the smell from her nappy had all the ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Former U.S. President Carter hospitalised after flight
America's 39th president was admitted to Metro Health Hospital at approximately 11.30am local time after paramedics were called to meet his plane ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Milwaukee "Honor Flight" Took Off Sunday
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two hundred more of Wisconsin’s World War II veterans saw their national memorial before they die.
Milwaukee’s second “Honor ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
U.S. and Netherlands probe "suspicious items" on flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two men have been detained in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, because of "suspicious items" found in their luggage on a flight from the ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Passenger on Flight to Milwaukee Dies of Apparent Heart Attack
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A passenger on a flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee died of an apparent heart attack, forcing an emergency landing early ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Patterns in serious in-flight medical emergencies
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medical emergencies on commercial airplanes are not common, but certain passengers -- including the elderly and pregnant women ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
New York flight attendant's angry exit wins fans
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who stormed off his job this week with some profanities and a dramatic ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Seven puppies die after American Airlines flight
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seven puppies died on an American Airlines flight from Tulsa to Chicago and the airline said on Wednesday it ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Grant could help resume Mosinee-Milwaukee flight service
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) –Central Wisconsin Airport officials will apply for a federal grant next month that could provide an incentive to Republic Airways to ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Flight to Detroit From Wausau Makes Emergency Landing
WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A flight from Wausau to Detroit makes an emergency landing. It happened early Monday morning.
The pilot of the Delta Mesaba ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
At least 25 hurt in turbulence aboard United flight
DENVER (Reuters) - A wide-body United Airlines jet shaken by severe turbulence was diverted on Tuesday to Denver International Airport with at least 25 people ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Aircraft completes first solar-powered night flight
By Vincent Fribault
PAYERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A giant glider-like aircraft has completed the first night flight propelled only by solar energy, organizers said on ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Robben misses Dutch flight and awaits scan
By Theo Ruizenaar
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch winger Arjen Robben will undergo a scan on his hamstring which will determine his World Cup hopes after ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
SpaceX rocket soars on debut flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned, privately built rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday on a ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
No Official Cause Yet for Fatal Med Flight Crash
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two years later there is still no official ruling on the cause of the fatal crash of a medical rescue ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
EasyJet plans suit over ash flight ban: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Budget airline easyJet <EZJ.L> plans a class action lawsuit to win compensation for flight bans imposed by Europe's air safety ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
PIMCO's Gross: Markets exhibiting "flight to liquidity"
By Jennifer Ablan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fiscal tightening from Japan, euro zone, and the United States will lead to slower growth and lower ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Man charged with trying to take weapons on U.S. flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have charged a Puerto Rican man with trying to take a stun gun, four box cutter knives, pepper spray ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
State's Largest WWII Veteran Group Takes Honor Flight
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest Honor Flight took 300 World War II veterans to Washington D.C. Sunday to see the national memorial ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Florida man charged in Delta flight bomb scare
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was charged with making bomb ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Continental flight diverted because of threat: TSA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Washington was diverted to a North Carolina airport because of a threatening message found in ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Ash flight ban hits transplants, other operations
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's flight ban is preventing some life-saving transplant tissue from reaching patients, and other operations have had to ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Ash flight ban hits transplants, other operations
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's flight ban is preventing some life-saving transplant tissue from reaching patients, and other operations have had to ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Wisconsinites stranded in Europe by trans-atlantic flight disruptions
UNDATED (WSAU) A group of high school students from Wisconsin are stranded in France after a volcano eruption caused most trans-Atlantic flights to be ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
NASA's final shuttle flight slips to November
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's last space shuttle mission will be delayed until November so scientists can adapt a $2 ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Obama pushes NASA revamp, vision of Mars flight
By Steve Holland and Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to blunt criticism of his new space policy on Thursday ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Qatari diplomat causes security scare on U.S. flight
By Keith Coffman and Jeremy Pelofsky
DENVER/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Qatari diplomat who caused a security alert aboard a United Airlines flight after smoking ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first test flight
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A suborbital spaceship owned by aspiring space tourism operator Virgin Galactic was airlifted into the skies over ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Help wanted: Space flight experience required
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring.
Bigelow Aerospace ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Delta will add addtional flight at CWA
UNDATED (WSAU) Delta Airlines is adding an additional daily flight to and from Central Wisconsin Airport.
Delta - which merged with Northwest last year - currently ...
Sat, February 20, 2010
Turbulence injures over 20 on U.S.-Japan flight
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
American flight reopens Haiti commercial air links
By Pascal Fletcher
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - American Airlines on Friday flew the first commercial passenger flight into Haiti since the January 12 earthquake, reopening major ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
United flight lands in Utah after bomb threat
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A United Airlines flight was diverted to Salt Lake City due to a bomb threat and landed safely in the Utah ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Kwik Trip making donations to Honor Flight Program
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – You can help send World War II and Korean vets to Washington DC simply by shopping at Kwik Trip this week ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Boeing's new 747 takes flight near Seattle
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> flew its twice-delayed 747-8 Freighter for the first time on Monday, a significant milestone in the history of ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Next Freedom Honor Flight Takes Off May 8th
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A fourth group of World War II veterans will leave La Crosse on May 8th for a one day trip ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
New Russian stealth fighter makes first flight
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia test-flew a long-awaited new fighter aircraft on Friday, determined to challenge the United States for technical superiority in ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
Flight diverted to Denver after passenger incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United Airlines flight from Washington to Las Vegas was diverted to Denver on Saturday after a passenger tried to open an ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
No danger from engine on A400M maiden flight: Airbus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Technical problems caused an engine to be disengaged during the maiden flight of the Airbus A400M last month, but at no time ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
Engine had problem on A400M maiden flight: report
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Airbus A400M had an engine problem on its maiden flight last month, German magazine Spiegel said in an article on Saturday ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Algeria says tightened U.S. flight checks unfair
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said on Monday a U.S. decision to subject its citizens to extra airport security checks was unjustified and discriminatory.
The ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Smell on flight halts operations at Boston airport
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's Logan International Airport was closed for about 30 minutes on Friday after a suspicious smell on a departing Delta Air ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Man threatening Jews hauled off flight in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who described himself as a Palestinian and said he wanted to "kill all the Jews" was hauled off a Detroit-bound ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
TSA updates U.S. airline in-flight security rules
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will now give air captains discretion over when commercial airline passengers can move about ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
Targeted Terror Flight Had Wisconsin Family Aboard
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A family from Oconomowoc returning from adopting 2 Ethiopian children were among those on board the targeted terror flight headed ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
Wisconsin family on Boston flight with suspected terrorist
BOSTON, Wis. (WSAU) - Five members of a Wisconsin family were on the ill-fated Northwest flight that almost didn't make it to Detroit.
A ...
Sat, December 26, 2009
No sign Detroit flight incident in larger plot: U.S.
By Vicki Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no initial evidence that the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger ...
Fri, December 25, 2009
Obama monitoring Delta flight situation
KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, was "actively monitoring" the situation with a Delta flight on which a ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Bad Weather Means Changing Flight Plans Easier
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - You probably won’t have to pay more to rebook a flight to or from Milwaukee – where a mix of rain, sleet ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Boeing Dreamliner completes first flight
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co completed the long-delayed first test flight of its new 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday, heralding a new era ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
"Flight of the Conchords" grounded
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Quirky HBO comedy series" The Flight of the Conchords" will not return for third season.
After months ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
Computer glitch causes U.S. flight delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer glitch caused widespread delays and cancellations on Thursday to flights along the U.S. East Coast, a local Washington radio ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Zetterberg hat-trick downs Ducks as Wings take flight
By Steve Keating
DETROIT (Reuters) - Henrik Zetterberg scored a third period hat-trick as the Detroit Red Wings signaled their Central division reign is far ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
100th anniversary of first-flight in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WSAU) It was 100 years ago today when Wisconsin’s first airplane flight took off in Beloit. Arthur Warner, a self-taught engineer, was ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Re-Enactment Honors State's First Plane Flight
BELOIT (WRN) - It was 100 years ago Wednesday when Wisconsin’s first airplane flight took off in Beloit. Arthur Warner, a self taught engineer ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Flight attendant union puts off bid for Delta election
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union said on Tuesday that it has withdrawn its bid to seek a union election for more ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
Delta CEO: "Clear violation" involved in wayward flight
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc said on Thursday that the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight who overflew their ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Eagles member takes flight with solo album
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He's the Eagle who isn't Don Henley or Glenn Frey or Joe Walsh.
That would be ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Former flight attendant sues Oprah over sex claim
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career.
Back in 1998 she won ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
Two men removed from NY-bound flight in LA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities removed two men from a United Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport for suspicious behavior on Monday, but later ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Clijsters welcomes back Henin to top flight tennis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters hailed the return of compatriot Justine Henin to professional tennis as "brilliant."
"I think that Justine ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
American Airlines cleared of bias over flight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Detroit cleared American Airlines on Thursday of wrongdoing in a lawsuit by six Iraqi-American men who claimed ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
American Airlines to cut 921 flight attendant jobs
CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's <AMR.N> American Airlines said on Tuesday it would cut 921 flight attendant jobs, part of a previously announced ...
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