US airlines have been clandestinely selling passenger data to Customs and Border Protection (CPB) via a corporation owned by several larger carriers that process passenger data. Alarmingly, the contract for the data prevents CBP from admitting where they got...
American Airlines Employee Flew 120 Times For Free By Pretending To Be A Flight Attendant—Now He’s Going To Jail
An American Airlines employee who posed as a flight attendant to receive free flights on Spirit Airlines and other carriers now faces up to 20 years in jail. American Airlines Employee Faces 20 Years In Jail…For Fraudulently Flying Spirit...
Singapore Doesn’t Play: Airport Shoplifters Busted Within The Hour
It just doesn’t pay to commit crime in Singapore. A pair of shoplifters was apprehended at Singapore Changi International Airport less than an hour after they lifted several items from a retail store in Terminal 3. Shoplifters Nabbed At...
Trump Executive Order Lifts Ban On Supersonic Flights Over USA
As US companies work on a next-generation of jets that exceed the speed of sound, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting the ban on supersonic flights over United States land. Trump Lifts Ban On Supersonic Flights...
Parade Over Planes: Trump’s Birthday Bash To Halt Flights At Reagan National Airport
Travelers beware: a large-scale military parade in Washington, DC on President Trump’s 79th birthday will require the closure of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and the delay of over 100 flights. Washington National Airport (DCA) Will Close On...
Trump Announces New Travel Ban Targeting 19 Nations (Full List)
US President Donald Trump has introduced new travel restrictions that include a full travel ban impacting 12 countries and a partial ban on seven more. President Trump Announces New Travel Ban Affecting 19 Countries (Full List) On June 5,...
Fair? Condor A321 Misses Munich Curfew By 10 Seconds, Causing EIGHT-HOUR Detour
One Mile At A Time shares about the latest airport curfew drama, this time involving a Condor flight bound for Munich that arrived 10 seconds too late, leading to a diversion and an eight-hour delay. Was that diversion reasonable?...
Airlines Stop “Punishing” Solo Travelers: Victory Or Defeat For Consumers?
Facing unsavory headlines and scrutiny from the mainstream media, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have pulled back a controversial pricing structure that charged solo travelers more for their airline tickets on select routes. But is this a victory...
Whiteout: Avelo Covers Livery On Aircraft Used For ICE Deportation Flights
As budget carrier Avelo Airlines continues to operate deportation flights on behalf of the US Department of Homeland Security, it has taken the unusual step of painting the Boeing 737 aircraft it uses for these flights all white. What...
Midair Meltdown: American Airlines Passenger Grabs Flight Attendant, Drags Her Down Aisle
Another alarming incident unfolded in the skies this week, this time aboard a delayed American flight to Chicago. A shirtless man reportedly grabbed a flight attendant and violently dragged her down the aisle in what authorities are calling an...
Impatient Flyers, Beware: Turkey Will Fine You For Standing Up Too Soon
If you fly into Turkey and decide to hop up from your seat the moment the plane touches down, you may want to sit back down…or pay up. Turkey Will Fine Airline Passengers Who Unbuckle Before The Plane Stops...
United Passenger Claims She’s Sober, Then Tries To Bite Police Officer At DFW
Despite the best efforts of police officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to calm her down and assist her, a United Airlines passenger was so overtly intoxicated that she eventually lashed out at officers, was arrested, then tried...
Gift Or Grift? Trump Bets On Qatari 747-8 For Air Force One
The US Air Force has accepted a Boeing 747-8 that the Qatari government has gifted to President Donald Trump in a deal shrouded in questions over ethics, logistics, and presidential propriety. Official: US Air Force Accepts Qatari 747-8, Plans...
How the FAA Is Determining Which Carriers Must Reduce Service At Newark
New takeoff and landing limits are in effect at Newark Airport, but how carriers will cut back flights is still a matter of debate. FAA Flight Caps At Newark Take Effect As Airlines Face Cutback Decisions The Federal Aviation...
Avelo Airlines Sued By Aviation Blogger Turned Pol Over Billboards Attacking ICE Deportation Flights
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...
