aircraft
Southwest Airlines To Lay Off 2,000 Employees, Halt Service At 4 Airports
Southwest Airlines has announced that they will be laying off around 2,000 employees and closing operations at four different airports across the globe.
Air Transat
Flight attendants join hands to picket outside 30 airports for better pay
Thousands of flight attendants across three labor unions will picket outside airports in the U.S., the UK and Guam.
American Airlines
American Airlines Flight Attendant Faces Child Porn Charges For Filming Underage Passengers In Plane Restrooms
Prosecutors announced that an American Airlines flight attendant attempted to secretly record a 14-year-old girl in an airplane restroom and that he had recordings of other young girls using the restroom on the aircraft as well.
Air travel
US seeks to block JetBlue’s Spirit Airlines deal at trial
A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer urged a federal judge to block JetBlue Airways’ planned $3.8 billion acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines.
airline employees
American Airlines Flight Attendants Prepare To Strike During Holidays
Those expecting to travel during the holiday season this year may experience more flight delays and cancellations than ever as tens of thousands of airline employees are gearing up for a labor strike.
American Airlines
State Department Increases Travel Advisory On Israel To Level 3
The United States has altered its travel advisory warning on Israel to “Level 3” due to the tragic attacks on the country, suggesting that American citizens should “reconsider” their plans to travel there.
airport safety
Major Airlines Halt Flights Across Israel After Govt Declares War On Hamas
Major airlines have suspended flights to and from Israel after the Middle Eastern country officially declared war against Hamas.
Airlines
Kamala Harris focuses on addressing ‘inequality’ of airplane restrooms
On Tuesday, Kamala Harris revealed her intentions to utilize her position as vice president in order to address the “inequality” of restroom spaces on domestic flights.
AA
American Airlines fined only $15,000 after woman is ‘ingested’ into plane engine
A subsidiary of American Airlines was handed a $15,625 fine by federal safety regulators over the death of a ground crew worker who was sucked into the engine of their plane.