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US watchdog to review FAA efforts to prevent runway incursions
U.S. government watchdog will review Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) efforts to prevent airport runway incursions after a series of...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read


Commercial 50 And Fewer Seat Aircraft Are Economically Dead
In the mid-1990s, the 50-seat regional jet promised a big upside. Large U.S. airlines that used regional airlines to feed their hubs were...
icarussmith20
Jul 7, 20235 min read


Airfreight market “getting pretty nasty” as rates fall
Airlines are offering lower airfreight rates to avoid losing volumes despite data showing that demand declines have bottomed out. The...
icarussmith20
Jul 6, 20233 min read


Self-Driving Truck Company Considers Selling US
TuSimple seeks to focus on its Asian market as it evaluates “strategic alternatives for its U.S. business”. Self-driving truck company...
icarussmith20
Jul 6, 20232 min read


JetBlue says it will end alliance with American to save Spirit merger deal
JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O), seeking to protect a planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N), said on Wednesday it would...
icarussmith20
Jul 6, 20232 min read


Is Southwest Airlines Raising Service Fees?
The stalwart low-cost U.S. carrier may—or may not—be raising fees on some services that have always been complimentary. Southwest...
icarussmith20
Jul 5, 20233 min read


US's Surf Air looks to raise $200mn+ via direct listing
Surf Air Mobility Inc. (SAM) - the parent of Surf Air (URF, Santa Monica) - may raise more than USD200 million through a direct public...
icarussmith20
Jul 5, 20232 min read


3 hospitalized after Hawaiian Airlines flight hits ‘unexpected severe turbulence’
Three flight attendants and four passengers were injured on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney over July 4th weekend when...
icarussmith20
Jul 4, 20231 min read


Fourth of July air travel delays as hundreds of flights cancelled
Travel chaos affected US airports on the eve of Independence Day, with more than 100 million Americans under extreme weather warnings....
icarussmith20
Jul 4, 20232 min read


Trucking CEO suing Teamsters urges negotiations ‘immediately’: ‘Trucking truly moves America’
Yellow Corporation truckers call for industry ‘modernization,’ wage increases from Teamsters Amid a busy travel and shipping summer...
icarussmith20
Jul 3, 20233 min read


10 Years After Merging, American Airlines And US Airways Gates Have Been Consolidated
Atlanta is one of the most challenging airports in the country to navigate. Along with Denver, it has some of the consistently worst TSA...
icarussmith20
Jul 3, 20232 min read


5G Restrictions Kick In For US Airlines: Will More Flight Disruptions Follow?
Major airlines expect minimal operational disruption as a result of the FAA rule. Starting July 1, hundreds of aircraft from US airlines...
icarussmith20
Jul 3, 20233 min read


Southwest passenger accused of grabbing flight attendant, demanding kiss, faces federal charges
A man is facing federal charges after authorities say he assaulted two flight attendants and demanded a kiss from one of them during a...
icarussmith20
Jun 29, 20232 min read


United Airlines suffers fourth day of heavy cancellations, delays
United Airlines had canceled more than 560 flights as of Wednesday evening, a fourth day of heavy disruptions that mark the airline’s...
icarussmith20
Jun 29, 20233 min read


After $1 American Airlines antitrust win, O'Melveny wants $139 million in legal fees
June 26 (Reuters) - Law firm O'Melveny & Myers has asked a Manhattan federal judge to award more than $139 million in legal fees to...
icarussmith20
Jun 27, 20232 min read


More than 2,000 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms
New YorkCNN — Disruptions for air travelers continued Tuesday with more than 2,000 flights across the United States delayed or canceled...
icarussmith20
Jun 27, 20233 min read


Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with mechanics’ union
Southwest Airlines said Friday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its mechanics, aircraft inspectors,...
icarussmith20
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with mechanics union
June 23 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement with the union representing the...
icarussmith20
Jun 23, 20231 min read


Opinion | California is seeking to upend trucking. Americans will pay for it.
California Democrats might be proud of their progressive climate policies requiring the trucking industry to switch to zero-emission...
icarussmith20
Jun 22, 20233 min read


United to send flight disruption vouchers to travelers’ phones
United Airlines said Thursday it will start sending meal and hotel vouchers for disrupted travel to passengers’ phones, in hopes of...
icarussmith20
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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