Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : virgin's, passenger, spaceship, completes, first, rocket, test, flight, Top Keywords

Obese airline passengers should pay extra, economist says Mar 28th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Airlines should charge obese passengers more, a Norwegian economist has suggested, arguing that "pay as you weigh" pricing would bring health, financial and environmental dividends. Bharat Bhatta, an associate professor at Sogn ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obese, airline, passengers, should, extra, economist, says, flight, Top Keywords

EU seeks better passenger rights Mar 13th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union is considering beefed up measures for stranded passengers to get compensation and find quicker ways to get home. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : seeks, better, passenger, rights, extra, economist, says, flight, Top Keywords

London's Heathrow passengers up 1 percent in February Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow airport said passengers in February rose 1 percent to 4.85 million, largely due to an increase in the number of seats per aircraft after British Airways' takeover of smaller competitor BMI. Heathrow Ltd,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london's, heathrow, passengers, percent, february, economist, says, flight, Top Keywords

Passenger from stricken cruise sues over 'horrifying' conditions Feb 15th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A passenger from the stricken Triumph cruise ship sued Carnival Corp on Friday over "horrifying" conditions, including being forced to wade through human faeces from overflowing toilets after power was knocked out by a fire. The... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : passenger, stricken, cruise, sues, 'horrifying', conditions, says, flight, Top Keywords

6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India Jan 13th, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) NEW DELHI (AP) - Police said they arrested six men on Saturday in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a deadly attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws. (So... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : arrested, rape, passenger, india, 'horrifying', conditions, says, flight, Top Keywords

Python on a plane! Slithery stowaway shocks passengers Jan 11th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Passengers on a flight from Australia to Papua New Guinea were shocked to look out their cabin windows to find a huge snake on the wing of the plane. The three metre-long (9.1 foot) non-poisonous Amethystine python appeared about a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : python, plane, slithery, stowaway, shocks, passengers, says, flight, Top Keywords

Syria TV: Helicopter clipped tail of passenger jet Sep 20th, 2012 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) Syria's state-run TV says that a military helicopter that crashed near Damascus had clipped the tail of a passenger jet with 200 people aboard. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, helicopter, clipped, tail, passenger, passengers, says, flight, Top Keywords

Beirut passengers 'asked to chip in' for Air France fuel Aug 16th, 2012 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) Air France passengers on a flight which was diverted from Beirut and landed instead in Damascus were asked at one point to chip in and help pay to refuel the plane, a passenger said on Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : beirut, passengers, 'asked, chip, in', france, fuel, flight, Top Keywords

Delta passenger thought needle was a toothpick Jul 17th, 2012 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and felt a sudden jab in the roof of his mouth. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : delta, passenger, thought, needle, toothpick, france, fuel, flight, Top Keywords