Aviation blogger and New Hampshire lawmaker Seth Miller has sued Avelo Airlines over a controversy stemming from a billboard that attacked the budget carrier’s ICE deportation flights. Seth Miller Sues Avelo Airlines After Budget Carrier Seeks To Silence Speech...
United Airlines CEO Heaps Praise On “Gold Star” Transportation Secretary Duffy
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has nothing but praise for US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, singling him out twice during a Face The Nation interview. United Airlines CEO Has More Kind Words For Transportation Secretary Duffy Kirby appeared on...
Trump’s Air Traffic Control Plan Needs Refinement, But It’s Progress
Cleared For Takeoff: Why America’s Air Traffic Control Overhaul Can’t Wait America’s air traffic control (ATC) system, once a marvel of aviation innovation, is now struggling under the weight of outdated technology and chronic underinvestment. Aging radar systems, some...
United Airlines CEO Says Newark Airport Is Safe—But There’s Just One Problem
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has sent a memo to employees seeking to assuage safety fears over Newark Liberty International Airport that have been swirling in the news over the last several days, as the busy New Jersey airport...
United Airlines To American Airlines: Fly More, Sue Less
United Airlines Flexes In Chicago As American Tries To Block Gate Expansion United Airlines has fired back at American Airlines in a new memo from company President Brett Hart, defending its right to expand at Chicago O’Hare and accusing...
Trump Official Slams Military After Army Helicopter Nearly Collides With Delta Jets At DCA
Just months after a fatal runway collision at Washington National Airport (DCA), another close call has raised serious concerns about airspace safety. In an alarming Army helicopter near miss at DCA, a US Army Black Hawk entered restricted airspace...
Senator Fetterman Clashes With Pilot Over Seatbelt On American Airlines Flight
US Senator John Fetterman (D – PA) was captured on film arguing with an American Airlines regional pilot over wearing his seatbelt. Talk about petty… Senator Fetterman Argues With American Airlines Pilot Over Seatbelt Visibility Kyle sent me over...
Woman Sues American Airlines After Grotesque Sexual Assault By Repeat Offender On Redeye Flight
A woman is suing American Airlines after she was groped by her seatmate on an overnight flight. She alleges AA knew her assailant had a “known history of predatory sexual misconduct” and that the airline tried to “victim-blame” her...
Trump Moves To Bypass Boeing With New Air Force One Plan
With the next-generation Air Force One chronically delayed and still a decade away from delivery, US President Donald Trump has lost patience with Boeing and is now attempting to procure an “interim” Air Force One from a smaller defense...
American Airlines Sues JetBlue As United Airlines Merger Speculation Grows
American Airlines is suing JetBlue to recover costs stemming from its failed Northeast Alliance with the carrier. A letter to employees leaked out confirming this news and suggesting JetBlue is pursuing another strategy, which again kindles rumors of a...
Delta’s Clever Strategy To Dodge Tariffs On Airbus Jets
When Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said that Delta would not pay tariffs on any new Airbus jets…he wasn’t kidding. How Delta Air Lines Is Outsmarting Airbus Tariffs Aviation insider JonNYC noticed that a new Delta A350-900, registration...
Trump Shrugs Off U.S. Tourism Decline: “Not A Big Deal”
President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was not worried about falling visitor numbers to the United States, calling it “not a big deal” and expressing hope that a weaker dollar would help to reverse...
German Teenagers Denied Entry To US, Jailed After Confessing To Remote Work While Backpacking
German teenagers were denied entry to the US, jailed, strip-searched, and deported after admitting to the high crime of doing remote work while backpacking. This story presents an important reminder for foreign travelers to the USA and will, unfortunately,...
Credit Card Late Fees No Longer Capped — $8 Limit Struck Down by Judge
A federal judge has thrown out a Biden-era rule that capped credit card late fees at $ after the Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau changed sides and agreed with credit card companies that the rule was illegal. Federal Judge...
United Airlines Faces Fraud Lawsuit From Disgruntled Aviate Academy Students
United Airlines and its Aviate Academy flight training school face a lawsuit from 29 disgruntled former students who claim the school lacked sufficient instructors and aircraft to properly train its students. 29 Former Students Sue United Airlines And Its...
Delta Air Lines CEO: We Will Not Pay Tariffs On New Airbus Deliveries
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has labeled President Donald Trump’s tariff policy “the wrong approach” and vowed that Delta would suspend pending Airbus aircraft deliveries before paying any tariffs on new planes. Airbus Orders In Jeopardy After Delta...
“I’ll Kill You!” Man Faces Multiple Charges After Intoxicated Outburst On Singapore-Bound Flight
An Indian national has been charged with threatening to kill a cabin crew member (among other charges) on a violent flight from Australia to Singapore. Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Cabin Crew After Too Much To Drink On...
No Passport, No Problem! US Border Protection Officers Took Bribes To Let In Travelers Without Documents
Visitors entering the USA have faced increased scrutiny under the new administration, but perhaps the answer is just a few Benjamins inside your passport? Two US Customs and Border Protection officers have been charged with taking bribes to look...
Crazy: Australian Man Denied Entry To USA Because He Flew Via Hong Kong
An Australian man claims he was held for eight hours and then denied entry to the USA for the high crime of flying from Australia to the United States via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific. Claim: Australian Man Denied...
Business Class Passenger Jailed For Flashing Stewardess On Singapore Airlines
An Indonesian man has been sentenced to jail for flashing a “Singapore Girl” on a Singapore Airlines flight to Singapore Changi. Man Flashes Singapore Girl on SIA Flight, Sentenced To Jail Brilliant Angjaya, aged 23, was traveling from Mainland...
