President Donald Trump held a news conference Saturday morning that may have far-reaching implications not just for geopolitics but also for airlines, international aviation law, and the future of Venezuela’s flag carrier, Conviasa. With the United States having earlier...
FAA Bans U.S. Flights Over Venezuela After Trump Claims U.S. Forces Struck Caracas And Captured Maduro
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered an immediate halt to U.S. commercial flights operating over Venezuelan airspace overnight amid reports of active military operations, explosions in Caracas, and extraordinary claims from the White House that Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro has...
I Scoffed At First, But Trump’s “Airplane Etiquette Coach” Makes a Fair Point
Admittedly, I scoffed at first, but perhaps the Trump administration’s push to make the skies friendlier is actually smart public policy and does not undermine the far more pressing goal of modernizing the air traffic control system. An “airplane...
Spirit Airlines Employees Accused Of Stealing Passenger’s Louis Vuitton Purse At Florida Airport
It’s bad enough when anyone steals from you, but it strikes me as particularly galling when it is an airline employee, as in this case, a pair of Spirit Airlines employees in Florida. Spirit Airlines Employees Charged After Allegedly...
Charges Dropped Against United Flight Attendant Arrested For Shoulder Tap In Florida
UPDATE: View From The Wing shares this update: Bottom line is the state dropped the charges on May 16, 2025 via its filing of a Nolle Prosequi. … Took longer than I’d have expected. Fleischmann (Defendant) ponied up for...
CBP Detained U.S. Citizen For Hours At Houston Airport, Claimed Fourth Amendment Does Not Apply
A U.S. citizen was detained for hours at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, told by Customs and Border Protection officers that he had no Fourth Amendment rights at the border, and pressured to unlock his phone for inspection. He refused....
Immigration Agents Are Using Domestic Flight Passenger Data To Aid Deportations
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in how the U.S. government uses airline passenger data. The Transportation Security Administration has begun sharing information about domestic airline travelers with immigration authorities, expanding how routine travel data can be used...
US May Force Tourists To Hand Over Five Years Of Social Media History To Enter The Country
The United States is considering new requirements that would force millions of foreign visitors to hand over years of personal online activity before being allowed to enter the country. It is part of a broader shift toward heightened screening...
Duffy And RFK Jr. Do Pull-Ups At DCA While Announcing $1 Billion For “Family Friendly Airports”
Yesterday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rolled out a plan to pour $1 billion into airports, but what stole the show was a fully public pull-up...
German Court Says You Can Skip Flight Segments, Even If The Airline Rats You Out
A German high court has handed consumers a big win, affirming that passengers may skip flight segments when plans change unexpectedly as long as they intended to fly the full ticket at the time of booking. The circumstances surrounding...
Trump Administration Takes Aim At “Junk Food” Airline Snacks
The latest aviation concern from the Trump administration? Onboard snacks. U.S. Transportation Secretary Wants Healthier Snacks On Airplanes U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has a new priority for the flying public and it is not runway construction. It is...
Why Ending Dual Citizenship In United States Is A Mistake
A new bill, the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, proposes ending dual citizenship in the United States. Under the bill, Americans who also hold another nationality would be forced to choose between renouncing their foreign citizenship or giving up...
“Ask For A Warrant” Alaska Airlines Privacy Poster Angers Trump Supporters, Sparks Political Firestorm
A new Alaska Airlines poster reminding employees to verify law-enforcement requests with a subpoena or warrant has touched off political outrage online, particularly among Trump-aligned commentators who view it as an act of resistance against police or federal officers....
U.S. Transportation Secretary Says YOU Are The Reason Air Travel Has Become Uncivilized
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has called on travelers to exhibit “civility in manners” in a video outlining how the United States can return to the “Golden Era” of travel. Duffy Says Poor Passenger Behavior Is Making Air Travel...
Airlines Will Shut Down Troubling Program That Sold Passenger Data To The U.S. Government
The U.S. airline industry quietly backed a data broker that for years sold passenger travel records to multiple government agencies. Now, after public reporting and congressional pressure, that program will be shut down. ARC Will Shut Down Troubling Program...
China Travel Warning Devastates Japan Flight Demand
A single government advisory has sharply disrupted travel patterns between China and Japan, triggering a wave of cancellations that surprised even industry analysts. Flight Demand From China To Japan Plummets After China Issues Travel Warning On November 14, 2025,...
Trump’s New Visa Guidance: Travelers With Obesity, Cancer, Or Diabetes May Now Be Denied Entry To USA
The Trump administration has quietly expanded the health criteria that U.S. consular officers may use to deny visas, adding common chronic conditions like obesity, cancer, and diabetes to the list of potential grounds for refusal. This could translate to...
Trump Gives “Patriot” TSA Agents $10,000 Bonuses For “Exemplary Service” During Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on November 13, 2025 announced that select TSA officers who served during the recent 43-day federal government shutdown will receive one-time bonus payments of $10,000 each, though it isn’t clear what the criteria...
Trump Threatens Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers, Offers $10K For “Patriots”
Aviation safety meets political brinkmanship in the form of an erratic social media post by President Donald Trump on air traffic controllers. “Get Back to Work, NOW!” Trump Orders Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Back To Work, Dangles $10K Bonus...
Drunk On Vodka At 35,000 Feet, A United Flight Attendant Was 10X Over The Legal Limit
We assume the people responsible for our safety at 35,000 feet are sober. This story is an uncomfortable reminder that isn’t always true. A drunken flight attendant incident on a United Airlines transatlantic flight reminds us that aviation demands...
