A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.
Based in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Starlux Airlines is a new premium airline already flying to 27 destinations across Asia and the United States. Starlux flies from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taipei, with service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) commencing Aug. 16. TPG’s Clint Henderson was …
American Airlines is adding a new, nonstop flight from Charlotte to Quebec City that will launch in August.
A former American Airlines flight attendant has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly recording or attempting to record a minor who was using a lavatory aboard an aircraft in September 2023.
American is the latest carrier to tweak its growth plan, citing late-arriving planes from Boeing.
The union representing pilots at American Airlines says it is seeing a “significant spike” in safety issues on flights. The Allied Pilots Association is warning members of “problematic trends,” including tools being left in aircraft wheel wells, collisions involving planes being towed on the ground, and “pressure to return aircraft to line service to maintain on-time performance.” The new message comes as the spotlight is on commercial flights in the US and abroad following the January 5 door...
Passengers on a flight from Edinburgh to the Turkish city of Antalya were left screaming after a man brawled with police and airline staff on the plane. It happened on Saturday evening after the Easyjet flight landed at Antalya airport at around 8.15pm. Video footage posted by the Daily Record show a man, who is wearing a Celtic top, standing and punching the roof of the plane as airline staff try to keep him in his seat. The man is shouting and then appears to hit out at a female member of...
"You Are Quite Openly Jewish": London Police Under Fire For Confrontation With Man Near Anti-Israeli March Authored by Jonathan Turley, The London police are under fire this week for threatening to arrest a man wearing a kippah near a pro-Palestinian march. Officers inform Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism watchdog, that he was “antagonizing” the protesters by being “openly Jewish” near such a march. He was told that, if he tried to cross the street while...
A Jewish student filed a lawsuit against Columbia University on Tuesday claiming he was suspended for over a year after squirting “non-toxic, novelty fart sprays” into the air to expres
Pro-Palestine protests on the campuses of some of America’s most elite colleges have resulted in hundreds of arrests and led Columbia University in New York Read More
NEW HAVEN, Conn.— Pro-Palestinian protesters at Yale University this weekend occupied a World War II memorial, tore down an American flag that flew there, and sent a Jewish student to the hospital as administrators stood by and refused to break up the protest, which violated several university rules. The protest on Beinecke Plaza—a quad in the center of campus dedicated to Yale students who fought in WWII—focused on the university’s investments in military contractors and included graduate...
The American Airlines pilots’ union is really concerned about a pattern of “problematic” things it has noticed happening at airports, suggesting that United Airlines soon might not be the only carrier having safety problems. A Boeing whistleblower continues to beat his drum about alleged defects with the 787 and 777 planes. And Boeing’s Wisk division is maybe taking its flying autonomous taxis to Asia by the end of the decade. Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of...