Jun
12
2024
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
3 American Airlines Policy Changes You Need To Know [Roundup]
Watch: Sexyy Red’s Wild Newark Airport Brawl and Arrest With Metal Pole
Jun
11
2024
Rapper Sexyy Red and her entourage engaged in a brawl at Newark airport on Saturday, and she was arrested. Red was named a breakout artist of last summer by Billboard on the heels of her single “Pound Town” (with Tay Keith) and “Pound Town 2” (with Nicki Minaj).
Security footage shows a group of men tussling before the rapper enters the frame, brandishing a metal pole. But before she could use it, another individual intervened, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the ground.
Mayday: JetBlue Flight Bombarded With System Failures After Barbados Takeoff
Jun
11
2024
JetBlue flight 1844 from Barbados to Boston diverted back to Barbados last Tuesday after the Airbus A320 (registration N586JB) experienced “so many… [reported faults that pilots] were unable to tell what is going on with the airplane.”
Brace For Summer Travel: American Airlines Tops List For Most Delays, Cancellations, Lost Bags
Jun
11
2024
If passengers are getting delayed, cancelled, and diverted – and if their bags are lost, or they’re turned away from flying completely despite having a ticket – Department of Transportation data shows that it’s probably happening on American Airlines. And American expects 72 million passengers this summer.
Capital One Opening New Lounge At New York JFK Terminal 4
Jun
11
2024
Capital One currently has lounges at Washington Dulles, Dallas – Fort Worth, and Denver. They are due to open dining-focused spaces at Washington’s National airport and New York’s LaGuardia. And they’ve just announced a new lounge for New York JFK terminal 4.
$2 Billion Activist Investor’s Disastrous Plan Threatens Southwest Airlines Future
Jun
11
2024
Activist investor Elliott Capital Management took a nearly $2 billion stake in Southwest Airlines, representing over 11% ownership. They released a plan to fix the airline, and it’s a big old mess.
Passenger Nightmare: British Airways Makes 9-Hour Flight to Nowhere, Crosses Atlantic Twice Due To Engine Trouble
Jun
11
2024
British Airways turned around a flight to Houston on Monday after it had already crossed the Atlantic, making a second crossing before returning passengers to London Heathrow – a nine-hour flight to nowhere.
Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants Unveil Surprising ‘Love’ Campaign for Unionization
Jun
10
2024
At the beginning of the year, one American Airlines flight attendant put out a warning to aspiring cabin crew: don’t become a flight attendant unless you’re going to Delta. You’d think that efforts to unionize flight attendants at Delta face an uphill battle – and they do.
That’s why the latest tactics of Sara Nelson’s AFA-CWA are so interesting.
El Al Will Buy 30 Boeing 737 MAXs
Jun
10
2024
El Al says it will buy “around” 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft “in a deal estimated to be worth between $2 billion-2.5 billion” (which means it’s about half that amount). Deliveries will begin in 2027.
Airport Lounge Food Story Takes a Wild, Unexpected Turn [Roundup]
Jun
10
2024
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
