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US, China agree to double weekly flights between countries
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air carriers...
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Aug 16, 20233 min read


Delta, New Investors Keep Wheels Up Flying; Here’s Why And What’s Next
A little more than three years and a global pandemic after becoming the largest shareholder in Wheels Up, Delta Air Lines and its highly...
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Aug 16, 202313 min read


Pilots Want to Fly Further, For Longer
Pilots are pushing to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial US pilots from 65 to 67. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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Aug 9, 20233 min read


US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy, blasts Teamsters
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Some 30,000 workers at Yellow Corp (YELL.O) were looking for jobs on Monday after the major trucking company filed for...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read


Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation
A white mother who was accused of human trafficking by a Southwest Airlines employee because the woman was traveling with her biracial...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read


New UK airline says its passengers will ‘feel like a million dollars’
Transatlantic airline passengers are “sick and tired” of their treatment, according to the founder of a new UK carrier pledging to make...
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Aug 7, 20233 min read


30,000 workers bid goodbye to 99-year-old Yellow as it files for bankruptcy
New York/Hong KongCNN — Yellow Corp., a once-dominant US trucking company, has filed for bankruptcy as it winds down its 99-year-old...
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Aug 7, 20234 min read


How Brightline is changing passenger rail in the U.S.
When it comes to passenger rail in the the U.S., Americans have one option — Amtrak, which is often plagued with high ticket prices and...
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Aug 7, 20232 min read


American Airlines Agrees New, Delta-Style Pilot Contract, Southwest Negotiations Stall
News broke yesterday of Southwest Airlines’ negotiations over pilot contracts reaching a new low, as Southwest and its Pilots Association...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read


This Delta Pilot Leader Says His Union Has It Wrong On Age 65
A leader of the Delta Air LinesDAL 0.0% chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association is opposing his powerful union and backing an increase...
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Aug 4, 20234 min read


Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines’ post-lockdown recovery
Staffing shortages at air traffic control have delayed passengers in Europe this summer and forced US airlines to cut flights, sparking...
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Aug 3, 20234 min read


Sluggish return of business travelers forces US airlines to rejig their networks
CHICAGO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are enjoying strong leisure travel demand, but corporate travelers are still not back in full...
icarussmith20
Aug 3, 20233 min read


BNSF Railway, engineers union reach tentative deal for paid sick leave
Aug 1 (Reuters) - BNSF Railway and the engineers union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on paid sick leave and improvements in...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read


United Airlines flight forced to divert to Chicago after passenger enraged by ‘meal choice’
The feeling of being hangry is one many people will be all too familiar with: a rumbling belly, a singular focus on that next meal, being...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read


American Airlines says in talks with Airbus, Boeing over narrowbody jet order
Aug 2 (Reuters) - American Airlines (AAL.O) said on Wednesday that it is in talks with planemakers Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) over...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read


JetBlue cuts profit view after ending codeshare deal with American Airlines
Aug 1 (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) cut its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, citing a hit from the termination of its...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read


Yellow trucking firm lays off its 30,000 US workers as it ceases operations
The embattled US trucking company Yellow ceased operations on Sunday, and it has laid off all 30,000 of its workers. Yellow, once one of...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20232 min read


U.S. railroads say heatwave to reignite coal shipments this year
July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves across the northern hemisphere to reignite coal shipments as people crank up...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read


What Would an Amtrak Revival Look Like?
By Angie Schmitt July 14, 2023 at 12:36 PM EDT Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is, like much of the US passenger rail system,...
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Jul 31, 20237 min read


'I just didn't want to die': Jadarrius Rose, Black trucker attacked by Ohio police dog while surrend
A 23-year-old truck driver who was attacked by an Ohio police dog while trying to surrender with his hands up, broke his silence about...
icarussmith20
Jul 28, 20236 min read
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