Air Travel

"Space Hot Dog" Sent On Journey Into the Unknown, Then Eaten

Not to be outdone by NASA and its sexy mohawked engineers, the owners of Zog's Dogs have struck back with a bold video showing the first... hot dog in space (sorta). Actually it has two distinctions. The first unprotected hot dog to visit the upper atmosphere and the first hot dog to be recovered ... More >>

Michael Cerise Going to Jail for Pointing a Laser at Three in-Flight Aircrafts Out of Curiosity

Curiosity will cost 47-year-old Michael Cerise 90 days of freedom after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen Potts sentenced him to jail yesterday. Cerise must also serve an additional three years of probation following his 90-day bid for the November 2011 laser-pointing that injured three pi ... More >>

Morning Poll: Who Do You Believe in US Airways Dispute With Pilots Union?

​A union representing pilots for Tempe-based US Airways took out a full-page ad in USA Today Friday, alleging the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning airplane.In total, the US Airways Pilots Association claims, six pilots refused to fly the aircraft before the airline ... More >>

US Airways: Pilots Union's Claims "Outlandish"

​Following our post yesterday about US Airways' pilots union's claim that the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning plane, US Airways got back to us and calls the claim "outlandish."On Friday, the US Airways Pilots Association ran a full page ad in USA Today outlining a ... More >>

U.S. Airways Pilots: Airline Tried to Intimidate Pilot into Flying Malfunctioning Plane

​The union representing pilots for Tempe-based U.S. Airways say that last month, the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning plane. When she refused, the U.S. Airways Pilots Association says, she was forced off the plane and "met by U.S. Airways corporate security and esco ... More >>

Attention U.S. Airways: America Hates You (and Facebook)

​TheAtlantic.com released its list of America's 19 "Most Hated Companies" -- based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index -- earlier this month, four of which happen to be airlines (imagine that). Among them is Tempe-based U.S. Airways.The airline came in at the six spot on TheAtlantic's list ... More >>

Denver Fugitive Arrested at Sky Harbor Airport; Suspect Was Catching Connecting Flight to Mexico, Cops Say

MCSO/Denver PostNorma Vera-Nolasko​Here's a tip: If you're trying to fly to Mexico to evade a felony warrant, you may want to pony up the extra couple of bucks for a direct flight. Apparently, 37-year-old Norma Vera-Nolasko didn't heed that advice, as Phoenix police arrested her at Phoenix Sky Ha ... More >>

TSA Groping: Gifts to be Wrapped Free at Sky Harbor -- All it Costs is Your Dignity

www.hownottobeme.com Ouch​Sky Harbor International Airport will make getting molested by a TSA inspector worth your while: During the holiday travel week, the airport will provide free gift-wrapping for travelers -- right after they experience the unpleasantries of getting felt up ... More >>

Sky Harbor Luggage Thief Sentenced to More Than a Decade in Prison

Keith King​Keith King, the less-than-better half of a marriage built on stolen luggage, was sentenced to some pretty lengthy prison time during a hearing in a Maricopa County courtroom this morning.King, whose wife, Stacy King, was already sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for her role in the mass ... More >>

Curtains: Rene Foss' Around the World in a Bad Mood! Finally Lays Over in the Valley; Dodging Bullets Is Back for Phoenix Fringe

Ed KriegerFlight attendant Rene Foss uses the resources at hand to simultaneously fill in for the in-flight movie and resolve a seating conflict. Bonus puppet points​First, a blurb of super-good news for you audience types: David Barker's astonishing one-man show, Dodging Bullets, returns as part ... More >>

Kevin Smith (a.k.a. Silent Bob) Coming to Phoenix, But Won't Be Flying Southwest

Silent Bob is headed for the Valley. But will he fly Southwest Airlines to get here? Chances are good that you've read a thing or two about Kevin Smith on the Internets lately. The outspoken -- and oversized -- auteur (the director of such indie flicks Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Dogma) has received ... More >>

Two Middle-Eastern Men Detained at Sky Harbor for "Speaking Loudly" and Watching The Kingdom on DVD

www.thedailyshow.com​Two Middle-Eastern men were detained by federal and local authorities Saturday night at Sky Harbor International Airport after passengers on their U.S. Airways flight told flight attendants the pair was "acting suspiciously."The men weren't running up the aisles screamin ... More >>

Phoenix Suns vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Flight Attendants for US Air to Picket at Sky Harbor Friday

​Flight attendants for US Airways aren't too thrilled with some of the working conditions after the 2005 merger with America West Airlines and they plan to let management know Friday morning, when they picket at Sky Harbor Airport.

Sky Harbor to Conduct Random Luggage Checks and Psychological Trickery to Prevent Luggage Theft

www.allairports.net​Officials at Sky Harbor International Airport announced today that they will start conducting random bag-checks to prevent luggage theft at baggage claim areas.Good thinking considering two people were just arrested for stealing more than a thousand bags without anyone seeming ... More >>

Sky Harbor to Review Baggage-Handling Procedures After More Than 1,000 Bags Were Stolen by Two People

Keith and Stacy King​There are few things in the world more maddening than having your luggage lost when traveling and even fewer things more cathartic than going berserk on the airline representative when he or she tells you it may never be found.Phoenix police yesterday managed to tra ... More >>

Mesa Air Group Being Sued by Mom Thrown Off Plane for Breast-Feeding

www.photobucket.com​A Vermont woman, who was thrown off an airplane for refusing to put a blanket over herself while she breast-fed her 1-year-old daughter, is suing Mesa Air Group. The incident happened about three years ago and sparked national protests, or "nurse-ins" at 19 ai ... More >>

Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

Pissy US Airways Pilot Plans to Continue Fight Against Flight Attendants

Victor J. PalaganoFlight attendants Paula Walker, Brian Shunick, and Sue Burris He's baaaaaaaaack!Four months after a Superior Court judge unceremoniously tossed a libel suit filed by an unhappy U.S. Airways pilot, we've gotten word that the pilot, Ed Gannon, will be appealing the decision.Can' ... More >>

The Crash Heard Round the World

Writer discusses aviation-altering disaster

The Three US Airways Attendants Have Been Vindicated, So Why Doesn’t the Company Have Their Back?

US Airways Ships Corpse to Pet Store Instead of Fish

Wikimedia Commons Fish aren't usually shipped in coffins, but somebody at U.S. Airways was apparently confused.Tempe-based US Airways has already come under criticism for requiring flight attendants who complained about safety issues to handle their own defense in a lawsuit filed by a pilot. ... More >>

Pilot's Suit Against Whistleblowing Flight Attendants Tossed by Judge

  Victor J. Palagano III Flight attendants Paula Walker, Brian Shunick, and Sue Burris have been vindicated by the judge's ruling.Score one for safety. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Louis Araneta last week dimissed a U.S. Airways pilot's lawsuit against three fligh ... More >>

Punk Band This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb Forces Airport Evacuation

Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:"A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read "this bike ... More >>

Phoenix Jewish Film Festival Closing Night Gala

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 5, 2009

Three US Airways Flight Attendants Are Paying the Price for Speaking Up When They Thought Their Plane Was at Risk

Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, September 18, 2008

US Airways faces class action lawsuit from America West pilots

Warring US Airways and America West pilots have the merged company in a real tailspin

Phoenix Mercury vs. San Antonio Silver Stars @ U.S. Airways Center

BLAIR GADSBY CRAPS OUT; Karen Johnson's lame-o state Senate speech, and why "troofers" can't handle the truth.

Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Hornets

Coffee, Tea, or Mea Culpa?

The word is “stewardess,” damn it

Snake on a Plane

Continental Airlines had a cold-blooded killer on board but refused law enforcement's pleas to land

Six Imam Fire Sale

Letters

Letters from the week of January 1, 2004

Unfriendly Skies

Frank Nickman was the perfect pilot-in-training. But some thought he was just another terrorist.

Fly Girls

Check out the babes on board

Large and In Charge

Fat Arizonans, rest easy. Janet Napolitano will be your heavy.

Best Evidence That the System Doesn't Work

Bill Heywood packs heat at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

An Endowed Chair

Senator John McCain's push for campaign-finance reform has helped make him a presidential contender. Donations from special interests that appear before his Senate Commerce Committee haven't hurt, either

My Dog Is Lost! Details at 10.

Why you shouldn't own a dog that won't fit under the seat in front of you

Will America West Fly Away?

Prospectus' fine print reveals that if America West decides to sell, Continental is in the pilot's seat

FLASHES, 4-27

IT'S A JUNGLE UP THEREBUSINESSMAN SMUGGLES APE INTO AIRLINER, PUTS THE WILD IN WILD BLUE YONDER

PACT NEAR ON THIRD RUNWAY

POCKET CHANGEBANKRUPT AMERICA WEST SHUFFLES ITS DEBTS, BUT NEEDS MORE THAN FRANKE TALK TO SURVIVE

THE LOVE BLOAT

TAKE HEART, AMERICA. THE COUNTRY'S "MOST ROMANTIC COUPLE" LAYS IT ON THE LINE.