Too Thin To Fly On Southwest
We’ve all heard about people being too fat to fly, but too thin? That’s apparently what happened on a recent Southwest Airlines flight. Dallas-based Southwest says the crew on a flight from Las Vegas...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Launches iPhone App
Next time you fly American Airlines, there’s an app you’ll want to know about. The Fort Worth-based carrier is out with an iPhone, iPad and iPod app that spokesman Billy Sanez says makes life a whole...
View ArticleAmerican Flight Makes Emergency Landing At DFW
An American Airlines flight from Newark, N.J., to Dallas made an emergency landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after a warning light in the cockpit indicated the rear slide might have...
View ArticleAA Flight Canceled After “Security Event” At DFW Airport
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - An American Airlines flight bound for Washington D.C. from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was canceled Wednesday before ever leaving the ground. It happened after a...
View ArticleMan Charged For Calling In Plane Hoax Threat
PHILADEPHIA (AP) – A Pennsylvania man now faces federal charges for calling in a fake threat that led to a Dallas-bound plane being turned around midair. 26-year-old Kenneth W. Smith Jr. is charged...
View ArticleInvestigation Complete At DFW Airport
DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CBSDFW.COM) - Department of Public Safety personnel have finished the investigation of a “suspicious” bag that was found in a baggage claim area at DFW International Airport....
View ArticleDallas Fire Station Sponsors Veteran For Honor Flight
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Every year since 2008, Honor Flight has been flying WWII veterans to Washington. This year one local fire station wanted to take care of a local veteran. Dallas Fire and Rescue...
View ArticlePilots Blame AA Letter For Latest Fallout
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After flying in to try to re-start contract negotiations with American Airlines, today the Allied Pilots Association board of directors walked out of their offices and went home....
View ArticleUnion Tells Pilots To Stop Slowing Down AA
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The union representing pilots for American Airlines sent the strongest message yet to its members Thursday night to immediately stop anything they’re doing to slow down the...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Says Broken Seat Issue Resolved
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – After inspecting 48 Boeing 757 aircraft for seats that could potentially loosen during flight, American Airlines says all of the planes are back in service and all necessary...
View ArticleCBS 11 Investigates: How Dirty Is Your Plane?
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – Serratia Plymuthica. Brevundimonas diminuth. Enterobacter asburiae. Klebsiella. Do you know what these are? Well, you may have been sitting next to them on your last...
View Article“Lincoln” Leads Golden Globe Nominations
Actor Ed Helms speaks on stage during the 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards Nominations at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)...
View ArticleAA Flight Makes Emergency Landing
(credit: KTVT/KTXA) Seattle, WA (CBSDFW.COM) - American Airlines flight 1943 en route from Dallas (DFW) to Seattle had to make an emergency landing Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City. The emergency...
View ArticleOfficial: Intern No Longer At NTSB After Name Flap
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A government official with knowledge of the situation says a summer intern who confirmed erroneous and racially offensive names for the pilots of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 is no...
View ArticleLaGuardia Shut Down After Landing Plane’s Gear Collapses
Southwest plane with collapsed nose gear at LaGuardia (Photo courtesy of Matthew J Friedman and Frank Ferramosca) NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Air traffic was shut down at LaGuardia Airport early Monday...
View ArticleSmall Plane Makes Hard Landing At Addison Airport
Addison firefighters were standing by as the small Cessna plane made a belly landing at the airport. (credit: CBS 11) ADDISON (CBSDFW.COM) - A Cessna plane made a belly landing in Addison on Sunday. It...
View ArticleEngine Trouble Prompts AA Flight To Land In Little Rock
(credit: KTVT/KTXA) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when an American Airlines flight en route from North Carolina to Dallas made an emergency landing in Little Rock because of...
View ArticleCongressman Saves Man’s Life On DFW Bound Flight
(courtesy: Rep. Raul Ruiz’s office) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A California Congressman is receiving plenty of praise after saving a man’s life on a flight to DFW. The American Airlines plane was on...
View ArticleSouthwest Passengers Can Check Out iPads, Watch TV In Flight
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines Co. says passengers on some routes can now borrow an iPad 2 at the airport to watch on-demand TV during the flight. It’s an expansion of a deal that the airline has...
View ArticleDallas Council Members On Flight That Experienced Bird Strike
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – A jetliner carrying six Dallas City Council members and the interim city manager had to return to DFW Airport Tuesday night after a bird-strike damaged one of the Boeing 757’s...
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