Delta Air Lines Extends Middle Seat Blockage
Delta Air Lines announced it would continue blocking middle and limit capacity on all flights departing through April 30. As… Read More »
Delta Expands Facial Recognition Technology
Delta Air Lines is expanding its facial recognition technology to domestic flights at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, according to Fox… Read More »
Now Airlines Are Booting Passengers for Wearing Too Much Protection
Airlines have certainly been diligent and have meted out a plethora of punishments to passengers who refuse to wear a… Read More »
Feds Bust Man at Airport Smuggling Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
A passenger flying from India to Savannah, Georgia was intercepted by federal officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Thursday… Read More »
Flight Attendants President Encourages Airlines To Continue Addressing Issues
Sara Nelson says airlines are at a critical crossroads where they could actually take advantage of what has been the… Read More »
Union Says Flight Attendants Will Bear the Brunt of American Layoffs
A spokesperson for the Association for Professional Flight Attendants said Friday it will be mostly flight attendants who beat the… Read More »
Name Chosen for Key West Airport’s Coronavirus-Fighting Robot
In an online naming contest that attracted the 1,000 maximum number of entries in just six hours, Key West International… Read More »
TSA Says Mask Mandate Violators Face up To $1,500 Fines
Travelers who violate the new federal mask mandate for passengers using public means of transportation will face a $250 penalty that increases… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Announces Two New Crew Bases Coming in 2021
Frontier Airlines will establish a crew base at Tampa International Airport in May and intends to open a crew base… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Offering VeriFLY Digital Health Passport for International Travel
Alaska Airlines passengers arriving in the U.S. will be able to streamline their required COVID-19 documents using the VeriFLY app… Read More »
Drunk Passenger Headbutts Flight Attendant Over Face Mask Policy
A Ryanair passenger has pleaded guilty to criminal damage, assault and entering an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol… Read More »
American Sends Layoff Warnings to 13,000 Employees
American Airlines has joined fellow carriers United and Hawaiian in sending federally required notices of potential layoffs, Reuters is reporting. American… Read More »
IATA’s Final Numbers Show 66 Percent Drop in Airline Passengers in 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today released final air passenger traffic numbers for 2020, and as expected as they… Read More »
American Airlines Expands VeriFLY App to US Hubs
American Airlines announced its VeriFLY mobile health wallet would is now being accepted at all airports in the United States served by… Read More »
JetBlue Adds Revamped Mint Experience on Transatlantic Flights
JetBlue announced it has revamped the Mint experience on transatlantic flights as part of the company’s first complete redesign of the… Read More »
Airline Passengers Eat 66 Pounds of Oranges to Avoid Fee
A group of travelers in China who were stopped at an airport with 66 pounds of oranges were forced to… Read More »
Delta and Alitalia To Codeshare on COVID-Tested Flights
Delta Air Lines and Italian carrier Alitalia are now codesharing on COVID-tested flights between the two countries, the airlines announced… Read More »
Delta Refreshes In-Flight Entertainment for Black History Month
For the first time in nine months, Delta Air Lines is introducing fresh content to its in-flight entertainment, with an emphasis geared… Read More »
COVID-19 Forces Delay in Delta’s new Long-Haul Route
The continuing coronavirus plague just forced Delta Air Lines to delay the debut of one of its most talked-about long-haul… Read More »
Aviation Industry Looking for Another $15 Billion From Congress
A coalition of aviation unions is banding together to pressure Congress for another $15 billion extension in funds to avoid… Read More »
New Government Mask Mandate for Airlines Now in Effect
Airlines around the United States have updated their existing mask requirements to meet the new mandatory changes incorporated as part… Read More »
Airline Tacks on ‘African American’ Service Fee To Passenger
A Charlotte, N.C. woman was shocked when she saw a racially insensitive remark next to a bank charge on her… Read More »
Multiple Travel Industry Groups Call COVID-19 Testing for Domestic Flights ‘Unwarranted’
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) has expressed concern about the repercussions of possibly requiring a negative COVID-19 test… Read More »
Qatar Airways Continues Inroads Into US Market With Seattle Route
Qatar Airways, the Middle East carrier making huge inroads into the U.S. market despite a global pandemic, launched its service… Read More »
Oakland Passenger Issues Bomb Threat Over Delayed Flight
A passenger at Oakland International Airport shut down Terminal 1 with an unfounded bomb threat. The passenger was upset about… Read More »
Roughly 14,000 United Workers Reportedly in Danger of Losing Their Jobs
Weeks after rehiring thousands of employees who were furloughed after Oct. 1, 2020, United is warning some 14,000 workers that… Read More »