Jan
13
2025
United Airlines pilots have ousted the head of their union.
United Airlines Makes Printing Boarding Passes Harder: Push To Digital Could Frustrate Flyers [Roundup]
Jan
13
2025
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.
Delta Crew Shields Trainee From Alleged Pilot Stalker On Toronto-Atlanta Flight: Audio of Flight Deck Communication
Jan
13
2025
A former Delta pilot was reportedly stalking a woman headed to pilot training in Atlanta. They were traveling on board Delta flight 2835, and she was concerned enough for her safety that the flight’s captain reported this to dispatch during the trip, and was requesting assistance and an escort for the woman who was going to stay on board initially during deplaning.
‘Do You Know English?’: UFC Champion Khabib Removed From Flight In Exit Row Drama
Jan
13
2025
Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight in Las Vegas over the weekend in a dispute over whether he was willing and able to assist in an emergency while seated in an exit row.
71-Year-Old American Airlines Flight Attendant Murdered In Denver, Crews Quickly Relocated For Safety
Jan
13
2025
A 71-year-old American Airlines flight attendant based in Phoenix was murdered this weekend, the result of a string of stabbing attacks in downtown Denver. A suspect was taken into custody for a subsequent Sunday night stabbing. Flight attendants have been relocated away from downtown for their layovers.
American Airlines Rolls Out De-Escalation Training to End Onboard Fights Among Flight Attendants
Jan
12
2025
American Airlines is putting flight attendants through a de-escalation training, but not the kind that United crew went through after the David Dao passenger dragging incident to try to reduce customer conflicts. This is to try to reduce conflict between flight attendants themselves.
‘Just Velcro It Back’: Footrest Detached, Power Dead, Inside the Neglect of American Airlines Business Class
Jan
12
2025
American Airlines is eliminating Flagship First Class on these Boeing 777-300ERs, and introducing business class suites with doors as well (and also on new delivery Boeing 787-9s). That project is delayed, so I wonder whether the ‘imminent’ replacement of seats is what leads to a more haphazard approach to cabin maintenance.
Flight Attendant Says Delta Air Lines Created Deepfake Video Of Her As Retaliation For Antisemitism Reports
Jan
12
2025
Sharon Lavy has become the third Jewish American flight attendant in recent months to lodge a legal complaint against Delta Air Lines, accusing the carrier of discriminatory practices. Her lawsuit, filed in a New York district court late last month, alleges a series of retaliatory actions and fabricated accusations against her dating back to 2022.
‘We Couldn’t Get Catering, So I Ordered Tacos’: American Airlines Pilot Saves the Day With Breakfast During Weather Chaos
Jan
12
2025
Sometimes a pilot will make news going above and beyond ordering pizza to a stranded aircraft. This American Airlines captain trumped that even – and ordered breakfast tacos for everyone!
‘This Is What $110 Gets You’: How Hotels Turned Room Service Into A Joke
Jan
12
2025
Proper room service is dying and that’s horrible. Many hotels dropped it entirely. Twelve years ago the Hilton New York eliminated it, the largest hotel at the time to do so. That saved them 55 positions (!) and they argued they had a grab and go market so you could still easily get food on property. Transferring the burden to the guest to go for the food, wait for it, and return to their room is not the same thing.
