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American Airlines Spends $32 Million on Flight Attendant ‘Boarding Pay’ in Just Five Months
American Airlines has already paid flight attendants $32 million in boarding pay within the first five months of introducing the benefit....
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Sep 17, 20253 min read


American Airlines, Delta Air Lines suspend pilots for conduct
Many kids dream about becoming pilots. A certain generation was probably inspired by classics such as "The Little Prince" by pilot...
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Sep 17, 20254 min read


Boeing faces $3.1M fine for door plug blowout, hundreds of safety violations
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed fines of $3.1 million against Boeing for various safety violations related to the...
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Sep 17, 20253 min read


Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty
A former commercial airline pilot who tried to shut off the engines of a passenger plane midflight in 2023 was convicted Friday and...
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Sep 5, 20253 min read


America's New Air Traffic Control Crisis: An Instructor Shortage
The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a...
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Sep 5, 20255 min read


Global airlines group proposes raising international pilot retirement age to 67
SEATTLE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A group representing global airlines has asked the U.N.'s aviation agency to raise the international age...
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Sep 4, 20252 min read


On mental health, pilots call for support not suspicion
When pilot Chris Finlayson contracted Covid in late 2021, brain fog and memory lapses left him unfit to fly. The disorientation soon gave...
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Sep 4, 20256 min read


Flight Attendants Said “No” — Not Because of AI, But Because Their Union Failed
By Alexander Wood When United Airlines flight attendants voted on their tentative agreement, union leadership hailed it as a historic...
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Sep 4, 20253 min read


Amtrak Launches NextGen Acela: Ensuring Faster, More Comfortable Rail Travel Between Washington, New York, And Boston
Amtrak is all set to transform high-speed rail travel in the United States with the introduction of the Acela NextGen trains. These...
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Sep 3, 20254 min read


Florida man driving a special truck designed to safely absorb the impact of crashes killed after car plows into the vehicle
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the southbound I-75 in Broward County, according to the Florida Highway...
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Sep 3, 20251 min read


Number of Meteorologists at F.A.A. Is Critically Low, a Federal Watchdog Warns
Weather Service employees help air traffic controllers keep planes away from severe weather. Fewer than half of the county’s control...
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Sep 3, 20253 min read


Fewer meteorologists working with air traffic controllers, due to cuts, ‘burnout, fatigue and low morale,’ watchdog warns
Washington — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have...
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Sep 3, 20253 min read


The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday on his way to Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported, relying on a slow...
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Sep 2, 20253 min read


Shipping companies seek non-Chinese finance to dodge steep US port fees
Operators are seeking alternatives to avoid potential multimillion-dollar charges for American visits Shipping companies with a...
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Sep 2, 20252 min read


America's New Air Traffic Control Crisis: An Instructor Shortage
The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20255 min read


New crisis for aviation industry as trainer shortage hits air traffic controllers
The push for more controllers comes after the FAA ended this past fiscal year around 3,900 controllers short of its target numbers The...
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Sep 2, 20254 min read


The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US , we take a look at the progress of...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20253 min read


China's navy is expanding at breakneck speed - and catching up with the US
"Socialism is good…" a pensioner warbles into a portable karaoke mic, slightly off-key and drowned out by her friends' chatter. But they...
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Sep 1, 20258 min read


Why is the U.S. deploying war ships to South America? 4 things to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug...
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Sep 1, 20255 min read


United Airlines Flight Attendants Reject New Tentative Contract, Union Now Survey Why
Nearly 92% of United Airlines flight attendants participated in the ballot, showing strong engagement across the workforce. CHICAGO– ...
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Sep 1, 20252 min read
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