Last week, Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg warned airlines that they faced federal government action—presumably including fines—over mounting flight cancellations and delays. While pilot shortages won’t be quickly resolved, Buttigieg urged airlines to hire more customer service representatives to help customers rebook when things go wrong…
American Airlines Ends Service to Three Northeast Cities Due to Pilot Shortage…
American Airlines has canceled service to three cities due to a lack of pilots…
Kirsch’s Interview with American Airlines Pilot Bob Snow Who Nearly Died After Landing the Plane…
He nearly died right after landing the plane. He’s pissed that they forced him to take a vaccine he never wanted. Now he’s talking about what happened. I talked to him right after he left the hospital…
Leaders of 10 Major U.S. Airlines Urge Biden to Drop Mask Mandates, Pre-Departure Testing Requirements…
The advocacy group Airlines for America issued President Joe Biden a letter demanding the end of mask mandates for transportation, and other COVID-19 requirements, such as pre-departure testing for international flights…
‘They got our luggage, our money and there’s no airline staff here’: Furious Travelers Blast Spirit and American for Canceling 670 Flights As Airport Chaos Enters Third Day…
Spirit Airlines canceled 165 flights on Sunday, more than 200 on Monday, and 290 on Tuesday…American Airlines canceled or delayed 1,500 flights on Monday and canceled 282 flights early Tuesday…At least 120 of the cancelled American Airlines flights are due to a ‘lack of a flight crew,’ according to CNBC…
43 Major Companies Oppose Texas Bills to Protect Girls Sports…
Companies that do business in Texas have signed a statement opposing two bills that would ban boys who identify as female from competing in girls’ sports and ban the use of experimental puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and the genital mutilation of minors suffering from gender dysphoria…
Big 4 Airlines Take on Wuhan Virus with New Safety Measures…
The largest of the U.S. airlines joined its competitors on Friday in creating safety measures the industry has never seen before as they all attempt to get their businesses flying again in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. Southwest, which according to recent U.S. Department of Transportation data claimed 20 percent of U.S. air passengers […]