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American Airlines Hired Its 1st Female First Officer 50 Years Ago
Earlier this week, Fort Worth-based American Airlines celebrated its first female first officer, hired 50 years ago. In March of 1973,...
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Apr 3, 20233 min read
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Senators Offer Solution to Pilot Shortage
A bipartisan group of group of Senators has introduced a bill designed to immediately and directly address the national shortage of...
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Mar 31, 20234 min read
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Delta Air Lines Celebrates Passenger Who Has Accumulated 14 Million Miles
It takes the average Delta Air Lines passenger 22 years to fly one million miles, according to the carrier's statistics. Yet over the...
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Mar 31, 20232 min read
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United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Houston
HOUSTON -- A United Airlines flight bound from Houston to Rio de Janeiro has returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport for an emergency...
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Mar 30, 20231 min read
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United Airlines reaches tentative labor agreements with ground workers union
United Airlines has reached tentative agreements with a union representing nearly 30,000 ground workers, the labor group said Wednesday....
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Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Progess At Last: Why More Women Are Becoming Truckers
At the turn of the millennium, female truckers represented a mere 3% of the total industry; but by 2022 this number was up to almost 14%,...
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Mar 30, 20233 min read
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ATA President Urges Congress to Do More to Develop and Protect Trucking's Workforce
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Speartold a House committee that...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Train carrying hazardous materials derails in North Dakota
A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in North Dakota late on Sunday night in the latest toxic railway accident to hit the US....
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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The FAA has a plan to reduce delays at New York airports this summer — here's what it means for trav
A change to a longstanding Federal Aviation Administration policy may help clear up congestion in the skies over New York City this...
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Mar 28, 20235 min read
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More women become truckers as the industry tries to overcome a shortage of drivers
After 13 years in teaching and education administration, Vanita Johnson switched to a position she always wanted — behind the wheel of a...
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Mar 27, 20237 min read
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Ex-transit boss Andy Byford returns to US to run Amtrak’s high-speed program after stint in London
Byford’s back. Former chief of the city’s subways and buses Andy Byford — who turned around the system only to be forced out by then-Gov....
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Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Woman carried off plane in Miami after trying to fight passenger, bite cops
Four cops dragged off a woman off a Frontier Airlines flight by her limbs after she threatened to attack a fellow passenger and tried to...
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Mar 24, 20232 min read
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Pilot from another airline helps land Southwest flight after captain falls ill
By Jay Blackman, Grace Jaworski, Chantal Da Silva and Erik Ortiz A pilot from another airline helped land a Southwest Airlines flight...
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Mar 24, 20232 min read
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Global freight slump deepens at the start of 2023
LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Global freight movements continued to dwindle in the first two months of 2023 as manufacturers and...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
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Demand for transatlantic flights soars as Americans can't get enough of Europe
March 21 (Reuters) - New Yorker Elizabeth Palumbi's list of European cities to visit this spring keeps getting longer, and she is not...
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Mar 22, 20233 min read
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Delta Air Lines Launches Propel Flight Academy
Delta Air Lines, through its Propel Pilot Career Path Program, is launching a new pilot academy that will train the carrier’s next...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
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How Airlines Are Improving Safety
In recent months, several alarming incidents have raised concerns about safety in the aviation industry. U.S. airlines, aviation experts,...
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Mar 21, 20232 min read
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Staying on track: First major U.S. railroad merger in 2 decades will go forward
The first major railroad merger in more than two decades, one that would link the United States, Canada and Mexico, was approved by...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read
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Delta Air Lines was the most on-time carrier in 2022, according to DOT data
Last year was a little hairy for travelers as airlines struggled to meet surging demand over the summer, and winter weather conspired to...
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Mar 17, 20232 min read
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American Airlines loses fight over Delta airport slots
LUXEMBOURG, March 16 (Reuters) - American Airlines (AAL.O), which gave up rights to two airport slots to Delta Air Lines' (DAL.N) in...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
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