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• Baggage fees waived for military

  June 9, 2011 8:07 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Several airlines have agreed to remove excess-bag fees for the military after a Colorado soldier and a buddy posted a video on the Internet complaining that Delta Air Lines made their unit pay $2,800 for extra checked bags. Staff Sgt. Robert O'Hair of Brighton said his... more »

• Smoke health advisory for southwestern Colorado

  June 4, 2011 6:01 PM

  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued a Smoke Health Advisory for Southwestern Colorado. This advisory will be valid from 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 until 2 a.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011. Cities in this area include but are not limited to, Delta, Montrose, Gunnison, Telluride,... more »

• Plane lands safely at JFK airport; no sign of fire

  November 21, 2010 6:44 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a Moscow-bound flight with an engine problem returned safely to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport during an emergency landing. No one was injured. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker says Delta Flight 30 landed before 6 p.m. Sunday and taxied to the... more »

• 2 million cribs recalled

  June 24, 2010 2:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million cribs are being recalled from seven companies amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says most of the cribs are drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so... more »

• Flight diverted after man claims explosives

  April 27, 2010 6:20 PM

  An American citizen on a flight from Paris to Atlanta claimed to have a fake passport and said he had explosives in his luggage, forcing federal air marshals to intervene and the plane to land in Maine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Federal officials identified the passenger as Derek Stansberry,... more »

• Paris-to-Atlanta flight diverted to Maine airport

  April 27, 2010 3:59 PM

  The Transportation Security Administration says a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been diverted to an airport in Maine after federal air marshals responded to a passenger causing a disturbance. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says the plane is an Airbus 320, but he doesn't know how many... more »

• FAA wants airlines to limit cockpit distractions

  April 26, 2010 12:39 PM

  The Federal Aviation Administration wants airlines to create and enforce policies that will limit cockpit distractions. The guidance announced Monday comes after an October 2009 incident in which two Northwest Airlines pilots overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles because they say they were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling... more »

• US airlines apply for Japan routes

  February 16, 2010 5:44 PM

  Delta, Continental, and United airlines say they're applying for permission to fly from the U.S. to Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Delta and United are the biggest U.S. airlines serving Japan, and they already fly to Tokyo Narita airport. Continental is looking to expand its flights to Asia. Flying to... more »

• Northwest Airlines is done

  February 2, 2010 6:14 PM

  Northwest Airlines got its start in 1926 hauling air mail in two rented biplanes. Now, it's no more. The airline's code has been retired. Delta Air Lines combined the Northwest reservation system into its own over the weekend, changed the code on Northwest flights to Delta's code and took... more »

• Obama to address nation on airliner attack

  January 7, 2010 9:05 AM

  The public gets a declassified look today at the events that allowed a suspected terrorist to slip through post-Sept. 11 security in the failed Christmas Day airliner attack. The White House plans to release an account of the near catastrophe and President Barack Obama will address the nation about... more »

• Dutch to use full body scanners on US flights

  December 30, 2009 9:50 AM

  The Netherlands will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States to prevent future terrorist attacks like the foiled Christmas Day attempt. Officials say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, managed to board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 to Detroit from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport carrying... more »

• Obama: 'A systemic failure has occurred' in skies

  December 29, 2009 4:50 PM

  President Barack Obama says he wants a preliminary accounting completed by Thursday into what went wrong that allowed explosives to make it onto a Detroit-bound airliner last week. He says "it's essential we diagnosis the problems quickly." The president said Tuesday "a systemic failure has occurred" that led a "catastrophic... more »

• Better Late Than Never

  October 9, 2009 3:25 PM

  "The Purple Heart is good, but we should go beyond that," says Congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado ’s 5 th Congressional District. Now it’s all the way to the Silver Star. It’s the military's third highest award and today it decorates the chest of... more »