A since-deleted Instagram video appearing to show a Colorado Rockies hitting coach in the cockpit of an active United Airlines flight is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Rockies were en route to Toronto on a charter flight operated by United when the video was taken, according to the report.
Two United Airlines pilots have been suspended after the captain let an MLB baseball coach sit in the captain’s seat while the plane was mid-flight, the airline said.
The discussion was sparked on Reddit's popular thread simply titled Flying. One user asked pilots: 'Have you ever kicked off a passenger from your flight?'. And, sure enough, the post was soon flooded with staggering tales
A man has been hauled off an Edinburgh flight and arrested over alleged ‘assaults', according to police. The 43-year-old man was travelling on a Ryanair flight from Tenerife to the Scottish capital on Tuesday evening. Flight FR 2970 was met on arrival at Edinburgh Airport, who arrested the disruptive passenger moments after the plane landed in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the Scottish Sun, the man, who was travelling with his family, became abusive towards other passengers and...
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...
A Waynesboro man has been arrested and hit with several charges in connection to his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection, where court documents claim he assaulted several officers with various objects.
Workers will also split $364 million in ratification bonuses, according to the union.
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...
Destanie Armstrong, of Philadelphia, has worked as a flight attendant for years. She shares insights from her job to TikTok, amassing nearly 60,000 followers. As her latest topic, she tackled the benevolent things that passengers do
The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday that members of Local 556 approved the contract by a margin
Mitra Amirzadeh, a flight attendant based in Orlando, said seat-swap requests are so common they occur during eight out of her ten monthly shifts. She says she mediates situations where a child is involved and if unable to find a volunteer to switch, she resorts to assigning passenger the role of a caretaker. One former flight attendant has taken to TikTok to offer insights into the likelihood of successfully swapping seats