Mar
27
2025
The American Airlines pilot union is telling its members to delay flights if their crew meal isn’t properly loaded for them.
American Airlines Pilots Told To Delay Flights And Leave The Cockpit Over Missing Meals
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Delta Offers Southwest’s Most Loyal Flyers Gold And Platinum Status As The Airline’s Brand Falls Apart
Mar
27
2025
Southwest Airlines is blowing up their brand. They’re eliminating ‘bags fly free’. They’re introducing basic economy fares. They’ve devalued Rapid Rewards. American Airlines already stepped in to recruit Southwest’s best customers. Now Delta is doing the same.
You’re Denied An Earlier Flight With 13 Empty Seats—Because American Airlines Now Forbids Agents From Assisting With Standby
Mar
26
2025
American Airlines passenger Jennifer Hughes doesn’t understand why she isn’t allow to standby for a flight with plenty of open seats available. Surely the gate agent could have provided a better explanation than “they didn’t ‘have time to help’.” In truth, they aren’t allowed to help. That’s the way American Airlines decided they like it.
Delta’s New 2025 Trading Cards Are Free—And They’re Printing 5 Million To Keep Up With Demand
Mar
25
2025
Delta has come out with a new set of trading cards that you can get free from a pilot.
He Bought A $1,000 Ticket—Then American Airlines Charged $28M, Froze His Amex, And Took Four Weeks To Make It Right
Mar
25
2025
Everything was wrapped up by March 24, ending four stressful weeks at the mercy of two mega-corporations and an inability to sort through errors.
Is This Luxury—Or Just 2007? Hot Nuts Are Still Ruining First Class
Mar
24
2025
Is it time to eliminate hot nuts in first class? They’re boring and they do not distinguish the product. It’s like airlines aren’t even trying. And that’s why coming up with a replacement seems like a real opportunity to wow customers with something different.
Airlines Could Save $100 Million A Year If Everyone Went To The Bathroom Before Boarding
Mar
23
2025
Crazy stat: “If every passenger remembered to go to the bathroom before boarding” airlines would save $100 million a year on jet fuel from reduced weight.
Captain Declares Emergency After Passenger Keeps Flicking Lighter: ‘This Is Your Last Chance—I Will Divert The Aircraft”
Mar
23
2025
A flight from Kansas City to Phoenix diverted when a passenger kept flicking the lighter they’d brought on board – and wouldn’t give it up when a flight attendant tried to confiscate it.
United Flight Diverts After Second Pilot In A Week Operates Shanghai Flight Without Passport
Mar
23
2025
Saturday’s United Airlines flight 198 to Shanghai was forced divert because a pilot forgot to bring his passport on the trip. Passengers received $15 meal vouchers when they landed in San Francisco.
Trump’s FAA Nominee Challenged The 1,500 Hour Rule for Pilots. Now He’s In The Union’s Crosshairs
Mar
22
2025
The union, ALPA, wants “assurances that [Bedford] will maintain the current requirements” and is expressing “concerns” about his nomination. They’re trying to position themselves within a Trumpian MAGA framework, explaining their separate efforts to fight greater automation in cockpits by “foreign airlines and manufacturers” is at odds with an “America First” agenda.
