KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been sued by a group of climate activists, which have accused the carrier of misleading the public on its environmental protection efforts, a ruse it calls “greenwashing.” KLM Faces “Greenwashing” Lawsuit Over Climate Change...
Man Receives Only One Year In Prison For Drunk And Violent Behavior On United Express Flight – Miscarriage Of Justice?
An unruly passenger who assaulted a flight attendant and actually managed to partially open an aircraft door in-flight has been sentenced to only one year in prison and been handed a very small fine. Does this represent a miscarriage...
Update: Biden Administration Appeals Mask Mandate Ruling
UPDATE: The Biden Administration will appeal a federal court ruling earlier this week vacating the federal mask mandate. To protect CDC’s public health authority beyond the ongoing assessment announced last week, CDC has asked DOJ to proceed with an...
UPDATE: United Airlines Will No Longer Require Masks Onboard
UPDATE 6:30PM ET: Just hours after stating it would continue to enforce the mask mandate, United Airlines now says it will no longer require masks onboard or at airports. Live and Let’s Fly has obtained the following communication that...
Passenger Fined $81,950 For Biting American Airlines Flight Attendant
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a pair of steep fines against combative passengers who transgressions included biting, kicking, head butting, and spitting on flight attendants and other passengers. Case #1: American Airlines Passengers Bites Flight Attendant After...
Southwest Airlines Passenger Pleasures Himself In Front Of Female Seatmate, Smugly Defends It As “Kinky”
In a vile display of depravity and stupidity, a man stands accused of relieving himself four times during a Southwest Airlines flight, exposing his female seatmate to his lack of self control, and later defending it as “kinky.” Man...
Congress Unveils “The Protection From Abusive Passengers Act”
Lawmakers have introduced “The Protection From Abusive Passengers Act,” which proponents says will help protect flight crews and passengers from dangerous passengers by placing them on a new no-fly list and prohibiting them from participating in certain government travel programs....
Thai Airline In Deep Trouble Over Tweet Deemed Insulting To King
Rule #1 in Thailand: don’t insult the king. Even the new one who spends more time in Germany than in the Kingdom. One Thai airline is in trouble now for a humorous tweet some have deemed an insult to...
Extended Prison Sentence Likely For Woman Who Brutally Assaulted Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant After Latest DUI Incident
Vyvianna Quinonez, the woman who made headlines around the world last year for brutally assaulting a Southwest Airlines flight attendant is now facing an extended prison sentence after she violated her plea deal by being arrested for driving under...
Boeing Chief Technical Pilot Found Not Guilty In 737 MAX Trial
The former chief technical pilot of the Boeing 737 Max program was found not guilty of deceiving regulators after less than two hours of jury deliberation. Not Guilty: Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Spared Jail Time Mark Forkner...
Delusional Punk Will Sue Delta Air Lines Over His Right To Wear Explicit Hoodie Onboard
Here’s a funny one: a young man is suing Delta because they forced him to remove his “F*ck Joe Biden” hoodie and banned him from future flights when he initially refused (and also refused to wear his mask). This...
Scam: Fake Housekeeping Staff “Inspect” Your Hotel Room, Loot It Instead
A woman has been arrested for posing as a member of hotel housekeeping staff then looting the room she claimed to need to inspect. It’s an important reminder to be vigilant, even in situations which appear innocent. Fake Housekeeping...
U.S. Senate Votes To End Mask Mandate (Does It Matter?)
A majority of the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate has voted to scrap the transportation mask mandate, a largely symbolic move that further suggests the days of masks on airplanes are winding down. Majority In U.S. Senate Vote To Eliminate Mask...
King Vlad Annexes A Fleet of Stolen Jets Into The Arms Of Mother Russia
Russian strongman Vladimir V. Putin has declared that Russian airlines can effectively keep leased jets and continue to operate them within the Russian Federation. But the new presents a new challenge to Russian airlines that has only tragic outcomes....
United Airlines Will Let Unvaccinated Employees Return To Work
With COVID-19 numbers receding and a legal battle stalled, United Airlines will allow unvaccinated employees to return to work starting later this month. United Airlines Will Let Unvaccinated Employees Return To Work On March 28, 2022 During the pandemic,...
Bizarre: United Airlines Must Pay Flight Attendants $2.3 Million Who Deliberately Watched Movies On An iPad Instead Of Serving Passengers
Either I’m missing something big or a recent case has resulted in a clear miscarriage of justice. Either way, a case in which two United Airlines flight attendants were awarded more than $2 million in compensatory damages for age...
Woman Arrested At LAX, Jailed For 13 Days…Then Police Finally Realized She Was The Wrong Person (This Is Why No-Fly Lists Are Problematic)
I’ve been fairly critical of no-fly lists in general and particularly the push by Delta Air Lines to create a new government-run no-fly list for unruly passengers. A horrible false arrest incident at LAX Airport helps to make my...
Man Faces Prison After Urinating In Galley On Southwest Airlines Flight
A man faces a steep fine and prison time after swearing at flight attendants and maliciously urinating in the rear galley of a Southwest Airlines flight while waiting for a lavatory to open. Man Arrested For Threatening Flight Attendants,...
Delta Air Lines CEO Wants Taxpayers To Finance His Legal Battles
What Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is proposing not simply banning naughty passengers from U.S. airlines, but asking U.S. taxpayers to finance litigation and collection costs that Delta has shown little penchant to pursue on its own. Yes...
Why Politicians Fly In First Class (Not Just AOC…)
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) took some heat for recently flying first class from Austin to New York on American Airlines. Understanding the Congressional travel policy seems to me like the more interesting issue. Generous Congressional Travel Policy...
