The shocking inattention apparent in the cockpit of a wayward Northwest Airlines flight has angered passengers and regulators. The pilots overshot Minneapolis by 100 miles, and if a flight attendant hadn't asked them for an explanation, they soon would have been accompanied by fighter jets. ...more

October 29, 2009

Where'd they go? I'm speaking of the 50 years since my high school graduation. In many ways it seems like only yesterday. At the recent reunion of the Speedway High School, Class of '59, I had no trouble identifying everyone, even without the very large nametags - containing our senior photos - that the committee had prepared for us. My companion for the evening was very surprised (shocked?) at the way I looked back then. I think he might take back his assessment of my inability to write a book entitled, "Beauty Tips for the Really Ugly." ...more

October 28, 2009

The two Northwest Airlines pilots should have had numerous warnings that their flight was nearing its destination in Minneapolis. Controllers were trying to reach the plane by radio. ...more

October 23, 2009

A federal jury has found a Spring Hill man guilty of assaulting a flight crew after arriving at Orlando International Airport, the U.S. State Attorney's Office said. ...more

May 21, 2009

A 21-year-old St Petersburg woman argued with a Spirit Airlines flight crew member, punched a person in the nose and battered three law enforcement officers Monday, Tampa International Airport police say. ...more

March 3, 2009

four George Washingtons were burning a hole in my pocket for that long-awaited in-flight Scotch. No change required. I figured I was doing the flight attendant a favor by offering exact change. The Continental flight attendant nixed me, though. "Only credit cards and coupons," he snarled, waving one of those infernal wands - an automated credit card scanner. ...more

March 1, 2009

Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. ...more

January 16, 2009

Ever sit in an airliner in front of a family with a parent who tells the youngsters to stop kicking the seat because "that mean woman in front of you wants you to stop?" ...more

November 29, 2008

TAMPA Ever sit in an airliner in front of a family with a parent who tells the youngsters to stop kicking the seat because "that mean woman in front of you wants you to stop?" That's one of the examples of in-flight rudeness respondents related in a recent Trip Advisor.com survey of 11,000 U.S. passengers. ...more

November 26, 2008

Three days after losing her bid for a third term on the county commission, Diane Rowden says she is regrouping and figuring out what's next. ...more

November 9, 2008