Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems who had recently become a whistleblower about manufacturing defects on the Boeing 737 MAX, tragically passed away following a sudden illness. Boeing whistleblowers keep passing away.
J.W. Marriott Masai Mara Guests Barely Escaped With Their Lives As Floods Ravaged Property
The JW Marriott Masai Mara opened last year and by all reports has been a special place. Unfortunately guests this week experienced a different sort of adventure than the one they had planned – a life-threatening one. Although the area has experienced floods as recently as 2019 and 2020, like other properties in the area the resort doesn’t appear to have been built to withstand them.
Guest rooms were flooded, and guests nearly washed away. Without the quick action of hotel staff, many lives would have been lost.
Unleashed Dog Roams Free On American Airlines Flight To L.A., Leaves Unwanted Surprise In Aisle
A dog roamed around the cabin on Tuesday evening’s American Airlines flight 2308 from Raleigh to Los Angeles. It must have been uncomfortable because it needed to do its business, so the passenger who owned it let it out – until it decided to relieve itself in the aisle.
New Southwest Airlines Scam Has Passengers Saving Overhead Bin Space For Late Boarders
Southwest Airlines passengers aren’t just saving seats for other passengers, they’re saving overhead bin space, too by laying their bags horizontally in the bins to take up more space and then turning the bags on their sides to free up space once their travel companions board.
Blocked Beauty: Town Covers Up Mount Fuji To Keep Tourists Away [Roundup]
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Divine Retribution Or Corporate Policy? Hertz Imposes Biblical Ban On A Customer’s Descendants
This is the story of Hertz going biblical on a customer, banning the first born male child of another customer from ever renting again from the agency. Even though the banned renter had never broken any Hertz rule.
United MileagePlus Rolling Out More Devaluations, Intra-Europe And Asia Business Class Prices Skyrocket
It began last week watching the prices for Lufthansa and ANA first class awards skyrocket but apparently United wasn’t done devaluing its MileagePlus miles.
Days ago business class intra-Europe over 800 miles was 27,500 miles. Now it’s 45,000 to 49,500. Short-haul business class is now 33,000 miles. The devaluation stretches to intra-Asia redemptions as well.
Senator Joe Manchin Will Try To Tank FAA Reauthorization Over 5 New Flights At National Airport
The Senate and House each developed FAA Reauthorization legislation, which includes four years of new funding and a number of policy changes.
Senator Joe Manchin, though, says he’s ready to try to blow up the process over the 5 new flights that are being authorized for Washington’s Reagan National airport in the bill.
Setting The Record Straight: Elizabeth Warren’s Misleading Claims About Airline Refund Policies
It does seem highly misleading to suggest that this language is ‘buried’ in the ‘new bill’ when it’s there in order to guarantee refund rights, as requested by the administration, and has been there in the Senate language for at least two and a half months.
Union Threatens Termination Of American Airlines Flight Attendants Who Refuse To Pitch Credit Cards
Last week the American Airlines flight attendants union reminded cabin crew at the airline that they aren’t allowed to strike or take other actions that hurt the company, unless first permitted by the government to do so.
They even have to make the optional credit card announcements. At a minimum, they’re warned, that if they write on social media that they aren’t going to pitch the credit card they may be fired.