Shocking Update: Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Found?
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bound for the Chinese capital. Thirty-nine minutes after takeoff, the aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar displays. The plane was not found. But 10 years after the plane’s disappearance, citizen journalist Ashton Forbes believes he has the answer to what exactly […]
Airlines Required To Give ‘Automatic Refunds’ To Passengers For Delayed, Canceled Flights, DOT Says
Airlines are now being required to give “automatic refunds” to passengers when their flights are canceled, changed or delayed, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Wednesday. A final ruling now requires airlines to “promptly provide” refunds to passengers with automatic cash refunds, according to a DOT press release. Prior to this rule, airlines were allowed […]
Southwest Airlines To Fire 2,000 Employees, Cancel Service To Four Airports
Southwest Airlines issued a press statement Thursday declaring their intention to fire around 2,000 employees and cancel service to four airports following financial difficulties. “[W]e are implementing cost control initiatives, including limiting hiring and offering voluntary time off programs. We now expect to end 2024 with approximately 2,000 fewer Employees as compared with the end […]
Southwest Airlines To Lay Off 2,000 Employees, Halt Service At 4 Airports
(Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) James Myers of OAN1:16 PM – Thursday, April 25, 2024 Southwest Airlines announced it will lay off approximately 2,000 employees and close operations at four different airports around the world. advertisement The popular airline announced the news on Thursday, causing anxiety among Southwest Airlines […]
Southwest Airlines to end service at four airports, fire 2,000 employees
DALLAS — American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted losses in the first quarter, and Southwest Airlines said Thursday it would limit hiring and close operations at four airports. Southwest Airlines expects to end this year with 2,000 fewer employees than at the beginning of the year. Airlines are grappling with rising labor costs and […]
Biden cracks down on airlines’ ‘junk fees,’ orders instant refunds for canceled flights
The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed new rules on airlines that trigger immediate refunds when flights are canceled and crack down on “surprise junk fees.” Under the Department of Transportation’s new mandate, airlines will be required to pay if there is a significant delay in returning baggage, if customers are unable to use in-flight facilities […]
FAA, United Airlines Launch Probe Over Video Showing Colorado Rockies Hitting Coach Inside Cockpit During Flight
United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating an incident in which the Colorado Rockies hitting coach was seen on video sitting in the cockpit during a charter flight on April 10, ESPN reports. . United and the FAA launched an investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing the Rockies punching […]
Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Eli Lilly, Travelers, United Airlines, Alcoa and more – CNBC
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in pre-market trading: Eli Lilly , ResMed — Eli Lilly’s stock price could see its weight-loss drug Zepbound treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea The stock rose 2% following the pharmaceutical giant’s announcement that it showed Shares in ResMed, which makes devices to treat sleep-related breathing disorders, […]
American Airlines’ pilots report ‘significant spike’ in safety issues: ‘Series of errors’
American Airlines’ pilots union has reported a “significant spike” in safety issues, raising red flags over fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights of aircraft after major maintenance work. The Allied Pilots Association cited a number of “troubling trends” in an email to its members on Saturday, noting a “significant spike in safety and […]
US airlines ask Biden to ban additional flights to China
Major US airlines and airline unions have called on the Biden administration to suspend approval of additional flights between China and the US, citing the ongoing “anti-competitive policies of the Chinese government.” “The competitive disadvantage is detrimental to the approximately 315,000 workers employed by U.S. passenger airlines serving China,” said lobbying group Airlines for America […]