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Delta Air Lines Donates $100,000 Following Turkish Earthquake
On the morning of February 6, the world awoke to the news of a catastrophic earthquake of 7.8 magnitude having struck southern and...
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Feb 10, 20232 min read
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Delta raises employee pay 5%, second increase in a year
Delta Air Lines is raising employee pay 5%, the second time its lifted staff pay in less than a year as a sharp rebound in travel boosts...
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Feb 10, 20231 min read
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Southwest Is Reducing The Minimum Requirements For Pilots - Is It Safe?
In a move designed to ease industry-wide pilot shortages, Southwest Airlines announced last week that it would be lowering its minimum...
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Feb 10, 20232 min read
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Southwest CEO Jordan finds himself in eye of storm after airline's holiday debacle
CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines Co's (LUV.N) CEO, faces the biggest challenge yet in his 35-year career at the...
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Feb 9, 20233 min read
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Four Hospitalized After Battery Pack Caught Fire on United Airlines Flight
Four people were taken to the hospital after an external battery caught fire on a United Airlines flight to New Jersey on Tuesday....
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
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Passenger Bill of Rights – Traveler Protection or a Political Buzzword?
Late last month, Democratic Senators Edward Markey (MA) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) proposed the ‘Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights’ and...
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Feb 9, 20235 min read
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A freight train derailment in Ohio puts US infrastructure back in a bruising spotlightPaul LeBlanc
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, American infrastructure is back in the worst kind of spotlight. The fiery...
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Feb 7, 20234 min read
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FAA proposes $1.1 million fine for United over missed inspections
The issue affected more than 100,000 flights between June 2018 and April 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration alleged Monday that...
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Feb 7, 20232 min read
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Shipping lines return to proven power of wind
Use of rotor sail technology set to boom as new carbon efficiency regulations force change Shipping is going back to the future....
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Feb 7, 20234 min read
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Close call avoided between two planes at a Texas airport
By Dennis Romero An air traffic controller on Saturday may have double-booked a runway at a Texas airport, sending two jetliners on a...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Frontier Airlines announces new unlimited summer flight pass
— Call it the summer buffet of air travel. Frontier Airlines has announced its newest incentive to get travelers back in the air...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Southwest Airlines reducing minimum requirements for pilots: report
Southwest Airlines is reportedly reducing the number of hours prospective pilots must have spent flying jets and other turbine-powered...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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The Pilot Shortage May Be Easing Slightly, But Aviation Now Needs Mechanics
By Geoff Murray, Daniel Rye, and Derek Costanza We are aviation partners at Oliver Wyman. Geoff is also a former commercial airline...
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Feb 3, 20234 min read
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Hong Kong is set to give away 500,000 free airline tickets to lure back tourists
CNN — Hong Kong’s government has announced plans to give away 500,000 free airline tickets as part of efforts to revive its tourism...
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Feb 3, 20232 min read
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How Southwest can win back its angry, stranded customers
New York CNN — Southwest Airlines’ customers are furious about the company’s Christmas week service meltdown. But fliers may forgive the...
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Feb 2, 20234 min read
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U.S. airline group blasts White House competition efforts
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A group representing major U.S. airlines on Wednesday blasted White House proposals on competition in the...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Which Airline Was The Most On-Time For 2022?
2022 was a mixed bag for airlines, with record numbers of travelers returning to the skies hampered by severe bouts of weather and the...
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Feb 1, 20232 min read
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CSX loses federal injunction bid in rail antitrust case
(Reuters) - CSX Transportation Inc has lost another key ruling in its antitrust lawsuit seeking greater access to a large Virginia port,...
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
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More than 1,000 US flights canceled as winter weather snarls travel
More than 1,000 flights have been canceled in the United States on Monday as winter weather moves through the middle of the country, with...
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Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Encouraging Signs for Trucking Market as Volume Returns
High-frequency truckload volume data published by FreightWaves SONAR shows promising signs that demand has begun to return to the U.S....
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Jan 31, 20232 min read
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