10 JetBlue, American Airlines, and Southwest pilots are suing the CDC over the federal mask mandate, saying it encourages unruly behavior but they're citing flawed science
The pilots point out that unruly passengers have created "chaos" in the skies, but their concerns about pilots' "mask fatigue" are bogus.
businessinsider.comJetBlue, American Airlines, and Southwest pilots are suing the CDC over the federal mask mandate, saying it ignores scientific studies showing it is 'ineffective'
A group of 10 pilots working for major US airlines have launched legal action to try and end the requirement for masks to be worn on planes.
news.yahoo.com‘Lucky no. 7’: VIA adding new boarding bridge, replacing two others
Valley International Airport officials are readying the bid process to add a seventh passenger boarding bridge — the moveable walkways that link the passenger door of an airplane to the terminal building — and replace two others.
myrgv.comPassenger Goes Berserk on American Airlines Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing
TwitterIn the latest example of midair chaos, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., tried to open the aircraft door before being subdued as the plane made an emergency landing.The harrowing scene was chronicled on social media by numerous passengers on Flight 1775—with one posting a video of the pilot confirming that the suspect tried to barge into the cockpit midflight.“He was trying to but he couldn’t get to it,” the pilot told another passenger, in f
news.yahoo.comA woman with a severe nut allergy says she was kicked off an American Airlines flight after crew members told her they are required to serve nuts
"He knows how to use your EpiPen, right?" a staffer reportedly said when her boyfriend asked what would happen if she went into anaphylactic shock.
news.yahoo.comAirport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recovering
An American Airlines jet sits parked at a gate as light snow falls at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Arlington, Va. American Airlines says bookings are coming back they're nearly at pre-pandemic levels. Gasoline demand is up too, as more Americans travel by car. “I would just sort of reiterate the recommendations from CDC, saying please limit travel to essential travel for the time being.”New reported cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have increased 18% in the past two weeks. However, deaths declined 29% over that same period, to an average of 1,363 per day to 970 per day by Sunday. White House officials said Monday that more than 50 million Americans — nearly one in five adults — are now fully vaccinated.
US airlines adding jobs, extending rebound from October low
The Transportation Department said Tuesday, March 9, 2021, that the airline industry employed 713,949 people full-time or part-time in January. Cargo airlines have added jobs while passenger airlines have shed workers, mostly through incentives for workers to quit or take early retirement. The Transportation Department said Tuesday that 713,949 people held full-time or part-time jobs at airlines in mid-January, up from 694,638 in December and the low of 673,278 in October. American Airlines eliminated 8,700 jobs, or 8% of its workers, and Southwest shed more than 4,600 jobs, or 7.5%. FedEx's express-delivery division grew by about 24,000 jobs, or 9.8%, United Parcel Service added 183 jobs, or 2.9%, in its air-shipment business, and smaller cargo carriers such as Atlas Air also added jobs, according to the Transportation Department.
Airline stocks rally, American cites plan to pay off loan
FILE- This Dec. 19, 2017, file photo shows the American Airlines logo on top of the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Airline stocks rose Monday, March 8, 2021 spurred by signs that vaccine rollouts could set up a rebound in travel later this year. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)FORT WORTH, Texas – Airline stocks rose Monday, spurred by signs that vaccine rollouts could set up a rebound in travel later this year. American Airlines, meanwhile, announced plans to raise $7.5 billion by borrowing against its frequent-flyer program and using the funds to pay off a federal loan that it received nearly a year ago, in the early days of the pandemic. Shares of American Airlines ended Monday up 5%.
Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim
An American Airlines Boeing 777 is framed by utility wires as it prepares to land at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Miami. And now a halting rollout of vaccines threatens to further delay a recovery in travel and the travel industry. On Thursday, as airlines reported results, a new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa was found in the United States for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina. “Travel restrictions on international have resulted in a reduction in demand,” American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said. Ad___JETBLUE AIRWAYSJetBlue reported a loss of $381 million, after reporting a profit in the fourth quarter of 2019.