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Will American Airlines' New Boarding Method Save Time or Create Chaos?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:11:26 +0000

For about a decade, airlines and academics have tried to figure out the fastest way to load passengers onto a plane. The less time spent on boarding, the more revenue-generating flights airlines can squeeze into a day. In fact, according to a 2008 study in the Journal of Transport Management, every minute cut on boarding can save $30 per flight.

Now American Airlines is trying out a new boarding method, and reaction is mixed.

University of New Mexico Football Player Arrested for Wearing Baggy Pants on Plane

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:53:13 +0000

University of New Mexico football player Deshon Marman’s trip to San Francisco was already sad enough before police got involved.

Marman, who was in the city to attend the funeral of a high school friend, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport Wednesday after he refused to pull up his saggy pants while on a plane heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Measles At The Airport

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:10:12 +0000

A passenger that flew through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore to Denver, Colo., and then flew to Albuquerque, N.M. this last week was found to have measles. While most Americans are immune or have been vaccinated, officials are still taking the proper precautions by informing all that may have come into contact aboard the planes or in the airport.