Archive for February 21, 2008

Proposed Rule Change for Foreign-Flagged Cruise Ships Pleases Some, Rankles Others

A proposed change in the Passenger Vessel Services Act intended to support the embattled Hawaiian cruise ship market has drawn criticism from some quarters within the travel industry.

FAA Investigating Whether Airline Pilots Fell Asleep During Go! Flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a February 13 incident in which a Go! Airlines flight overshot its intended destination by over 15 miles and the pilots were unresponsive to attempts to contact them.

U.S. Air Force Pilot Dies Following Midair Collision during Training Exercise

One pilot has died and another remains hospitalized in the wake of a midair crash involving two F-15C Eagle fighter jets participating in a routine training mission over the Gulf of Mexico.

Settlement Reached with Sears Over Dangerous Stoves

Sears Holdings Corp. agreed yesterday to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers who purchased stoves that later tipped over, causing scalding, burns, or death.