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It's bad enough that air fares and extra fees have been rising as fast as a plane taking off -- now, travelers must wonder if aircraft have been properly inspected. Are the costs, pains and risks of flying reaching the point where frequent fliers should reconsider their transportation choices?

Ford Motor (F) said Friday it is voluntarily recalling 575,000 Windstar minivans produced from September 1997 through February 2003 to replace axles that may crack after exposure to road salt, possibly resulting in a crash. In a "very small number of cases," Ford said in a statement, axles have...

It has been just over three years since the media first saw the shell of the 787 Dreamliner, and since then, Boeing has missed deadline after deadline with plane. Now looks poised to miss another. But will this be the aircraft's last delay?