Germany is moving closer toward raising taxes on domestic flights in hopes of reducing demand and eventually greenhouse gas pollution. But Lufthansa stands to benefit from the new taxes. Like other nations, Germany finds itself falling short of the...
Prosecutors Say Man Scammed Delta Out Of 42 Million Miles
A travel agent “extraordinaire” has been indicted for allegedly committing fraud against Delta Air Lines. Prosecutors say the man scammed 42,000,000 miles from Delta. I see the case differently… Prosecutors have alleged Gennady Podolsky gamed Delta’s SkyBonus program to reap...
Airline Pilot Fails Sobriety Test Then Sues Police For Detaining Him
A SkyWest pilot is suing two police officers in Rapid City, South Dakota for false arrest, alleging defamation and slander. Police say they detained him on a tip that he reeked of alcohol and that he failed a sobriety...
Busted AA Mechanic Was Fired From Alaska Airlines For Fraud And Incompetence
The American Airlines’ mechanic who admitted to sabotaging a plane in Miami was previously fired from Alaska Airlines. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was arrested by the FBI last Thursday and purportedly confessed to tampering with the Air Data system...
Drunk British Airways Passenger Loses Job After Demanding To Be Served “By A White Girl”
A New Zealand native was fined and now has lost his job after berating a British Airways flight attendant of Indian descent for waking him up and demanding to be served by a white flight attendant. Once again, we...
Shocking: American Airlines Mechanic Charged With Sabotaging Aircraft
An American Airlines mechanic in Miami was arrested and faces sabotage charges. He has confessed to deliberately disabling a navigation system on an aircraft in hopes of securing overtime pay. On July 17, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani allegedly tampered...
A Cautionary Tale From Singapore Changi Airport
The warning signs are serious. Many have learned the hard way. Singapore Changi Airport is not the airport to play games in. Some take this “hobby” of gaming the system a bit too far. Think Justin Ross Lee (video...
German Politicians Plot To Raise Airline Ticket Prices, Institute Price Floor
Flummoxed that air travel remains cheaper than rail travel in many shorthaul markets, some German politicians want to place punitive tariffs on cheap flights. Alexander Dobrindt, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), a party that is part of...
Black Man Says He Was Kicked Out Of First Class On American Airlines To Accommodate Emotional Support Dog
A black man has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging racism and discriminatory treatment after he was removed from first class to accommodate an emotional support dog. Dana Holcomb was booked in first class from Las Vegas to...
Air Canada Fined For Not Being French Enough
A Federal Court in Montreal has ordered Air Canada to pay $21,000 to a French-speaking couple in Quebec for violating their language rights. Lynda and Michel Thibodeau filed 22 complaints against Air Canada in 2016, alleging violations under the...
Man Arrested After Very Negative Hilton Hotel Review
A Texas man was arrested in Florida after incorporating death threats into a negative hotel review. Joseph Lee McKinney, 40, had a very bad stay at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel. So bad, apparently, that he made death...
Whew: Police Arrest Disgruntled Marriott Cook Who Planned Mass Shooting In California Hotel
Good news out of California, where Long Beach Police arrested a disgruntled Marriott employee who planned to shoot “everyone he saw” at the hotel he worked for. Rodolfo Montoya, a cook at the Long Beach Marriott hotel, was upset...
Did Avianca Bribe Government Officials With Free Tickets + Upgrades?
Avianca is performing an internal investigation into allegations that it bribed government officials from several nations with free tickets and upgrades. While the list of nations has not been disclosed, such conduct, if verified, runs afoul of both the...
Did American Airlines Really Downgrade Woman And Lock Her Dog In Lavatory?
A woman has sued American Airlines, claiming that she was kicked out of business class and her emotional support dog was locked in the lavatory by a crazed flight attendant. Avigail Diveroli was traveling from Miami to Los Angeles...
Amazing: Garuda Indonesia SUES Blogger For Bad Review
Garuda Indonesia just sued a video blogger for posting pictures of his business class menu. This it not a joke. Rius Vernandes is a popular YouTube and Instagram vlogger in Indonesia. Last week, he posted a video of a handwritten...
British Airways Vows To Fight Massive Fine For Data Breach
British Airways faces a £183m ($230m) fine for exposing sensitive customer information. But the company’s leaders are vowing to fight it in open court while downplaying BA’s culpability. Thanks to what the British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) called “poor security...
The Fight For A Passenger Bill Of Rights In Canada
Airlines and trade organizations are lining up to fight the new passenger bills of rights in Canada, set to kick in on July 15, 2019. Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have filed court...
Lawyer Jailed For Spitting On Air India Flight Attendant Commits Suicide
A sad story out of England, where an Irish lawyer was found dead in her home just days after she was released from prison for spitting on an Air India flight attendant. Simone Burns had a few too many...
Dutch Charge Four In MH17 Crash
Dutch prosecutors have charged three Russians and one Ukrainian with murdering 298 people in the case concerning the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines 777 jet over Ukraine. A Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) carefully combed over evidence for...
737 MAX Ferry Flight Blocked From German Airspace
A 737 MAX 8 ferry flight was denied the right to fly over Germany, forcing an unplanned landing in France for refueling. As mandatory worldwide groundings continue for the troubled 737 MAX 8, Norwegian is attempting to consolidate its...
