Police said they arrested a man on Thursday after TSA officers stopped him with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at Newark Liberty International Airport. TSA officers detected the 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber, in the traveler’s bag on Thanksgiving. The man, a …
Read More »Holiday airline ticket prices rise as service cuts continue
Airlines’ service cuts that ramped up this summer show no sign of relenting this holiday season, leaving more travelers likely to pay higher fares for fuller planes at crowded airports. Service has been slashed in half from pre-pandemic levels at 59 small and regional U.S. airports, according to the Regional …
Read More »1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots march on picket line, say they’re overworked and underpaid
More than 1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots stood on a picket line Tuesday in Dallas, sounding off about what they say are unfair working conditions and inadequate pay, according to the pilots’ union. “The Pilots of Southwest have been in contract negotiations with the company for more two years with no …
Read More »American Airlines cites pilot shortage in decision to stop flying to 4 airports
A pilot shortage has prompted American Airlines to end services beginning in September to some airports in Iowa, New York and Ohio, the company has announced. The services, according to a company statement to NBC News on Wednesday, will cease Sept. 7 at the Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa; the …
Read More »Travelers endure another weekend of mass flight cancellations across America
More than 800 flights across America were canceled Sunday, marking the fifth consecutive day that commercial carriers wiped off at least 500 journeys, airline tracking data showed. There were 868 cancellations of flights to, out of or within the United States on Sunday, accounting for 3% of those total scheduled …
Read More »American Airlines scheduling glitch allows pilots to drop thousands of flights
A glitch in a scheduling platform allowed American Airlines pilots to drop thousands of trips in July last night, their union said Saturday, a headache for the airline as it tries to minimize flight disruptions during a booming travel season. American confirmed the issue and said it didn’t expect the problem to affect its operation, including …
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