The body of a New Jersey flight attendant who suffered a fatal heart attack during an overseas flight on New Year's Eve is being returned to the U.S.The family of Emoly Balades says the 61-year-old Continental Airlines employee's body will arrive early Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport.Balades was working on a flight from London to Newark when she was stricken. The aircraft was diverted and landed at Shannon, Ireland, where attempts to revive her were unsuccessful.Balades grew up in California, and worked at a beauty salon before switching careers and becoming a flight attendant in her early 50s. She moved to Newark and worked mainly on international flights.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [Read the full article]

Federal safety officials investigating the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens called for the inspection of emergency locator transmitters on planes to ensure they are properly mounted and will function after a crash.Crme brulee martini, anyone? We've looked to some of our favorite restaurants in ski country to find out what they're serving. Full storyThe National Transportation Safety Board's Deborah Hersman said in a letter Wednesday to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt that the transmitter aboard the plane carrying Stevens, several friends and their children last Aug. 9 failed to function after the single-engine float plane slammed into a remote southwest Alaska mountainside.Stevens and four others were killed. Among the four survivors was former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.The transmitters are designed to transmit a plane's identification and location upon impact. [Read the full article]

Air travelers who paid extra for everything from checked baggage to in-flight meals to reserving a seat last year can expect even more fees in 2011.Crme brulee martini, anyone? We've looked to some of our favorite restaurants in ski country to find out what they're serving. Full storyThe strategy of offering fliers low fares and then charging for anything extra has worked well for airlines. The global airline industry is poised to earn as much as $22 billion from la carte fees and other ancillary sources in 2010, according to Jay Sorensen, president of IdeaWorks, a company that tracks consumer trends.Once considered an aberration only associated with low-cost carriers, ancillary revenue is now a point of pride among senior executives at major airlines, Sorensen said in the company(TM)s latest report.A fee for everythingFact is, airlines have already thought of a lot more fees than many travelers, especially in the U.S., may realize. [Read the full article]