FAA Investigating After Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Descent Triggers Alert
Southwest Airlines is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after one of the airline’s Boeing 737s triggered a low-altitude warning while attempting to land in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. An automated warning was issued by the Minimum Safe Altitude Warning System at 12:05 a.m. and air traffic controllers told the plane to descend […]
American Airlines flight attendants ‘one step closer to a strike’: union
Thomas Hayes, chairman and managing member of Great Hill Capital, discusses American Airlines’ market performance and companies cutting prices to keep up with inflation. The National Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents 28,000 flight attendants, said it was “one step closer to a strike” after ongoing contract negotiations with American Airlines ended without an […]
American Airlines workers on leave after kicking black NY passengers off flight over body odor
American Airlines has placed several employees on administrative leave following a lawsuit filed by three black New Yorkers who were removed from a flight to John F. Kennedy Airport over complaints of body odor. American Airlines CEO Robert Isom announced the disciplinary action in a memo to employees this week, which also blamed a problematic […]
American Airlines flight attendants move closer to strike, fail to reach deal on new contract with airline
The union representing American Airlines Group Inc.’s flight attendants said Thursday that the latest round of talks with the airline this week did not result in an agreement. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents about 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, said it was approaching a strike because the airline had not offered […]
Texas cyclist, Ted Geppert and Deborah Eads run over by American Airlines worker Benjamin Hylander
A retired doctor is “lucky to be alive” and says he’s grateful his bike saved his life after he and another cyclist were run over in a daring hit-and-run crash near a Texas airport on Monday. Benjamin Hylander, 31, a cargo team member for American Airlines, is accused of hitting Tom Geppert, 69, and Deborah […]
Southwest Airlines Boeing Plane Damaged in Rare ‘Dutch Roll’ Incident
A Southwest Airlines flight en route from Phoenix, Arizona to Oakland, California, experienced a rare “Dutch roll” at an altitude of 32,000 feet, causing “significant damage” to the Boeing aircraft. Southwest Airlines Flight 746 was in the air on May 25 when “the tail began to rock back and forth and the wings of the […]
Southwest Airlines flight plummeted To 400 feet above Pacific Ocean
Weather conditions forced the pilots of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane to suddenly change course, bringing it close to crashing into the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Get the memo to Southwest Airlines pilots Bloomberg NewsDetails of Southwest Airlines Flight 2786, which departed from Honolulu International Airport to Lihue […]
American Airlines passenger who was duct taped to seat, gagged after trying to open cabin door mid-flight sued
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is suing an apparently psychopathic American Airlines passenger who caused chaos by trying to open the front door mid-flight and forcing flight attendants to duct tape him to his seat. Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, began biting, kicking and spitting at staff and other passengers about an hour into […]
Southwest Airlines Boeing flight experienced ‘Dutch roll’ midair
A Southwest Airlines Boeing plane experienced an unusual Dutch roll at an altitude of 32,000 feet, causing severe damage to the aircraft and rendering it unfit for flight, authorities said. On May 25, Southwest Airlines Flight N8825Q (a Boeing 737 carrying 175 passengers) was en route from Phoenix to Oakland when the tail of the […]
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan rejects calls to resign
Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Bob Jordan said Wednesday he has no plans to resign despite facing pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management. “We want to understand their ideas. They may have great ideas,” Jordan told reporters after the event in Washington. “At the end of the day, we’re going to treat Elliott like any […]