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Delta cancels meal service on hundreds of flights after FDA flags ‘food safety issue’

More than 200 Delta flights departing from Detroit Metro Airport were forced to cancel meal service over the weekend after the Food and Drug Administration ordered airlines to close meal preparation facilities citing health concerns. Ta. Delta Air Lines said on Friday that FDA officials discovered a “food safety issue” during a routine inspection of […]

Emirates bans pagers from flights after Lebanon attack

Emirates customers will no longer be allowed to travel with pagers or walkie-talkie devices, according to a statement from the airline released on Friday. The new policy comes after the militant group Hezbollah announced in September that its pagers and walkie-talkies had been rigged with explosives, killing dozens of people, including children, and injuring thousands […]

Biden-Harris DHS Ignores Risks of Allowing Released Migrants to Board Airline Flights Without ID

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a scathing report criticizing agencies within the Biden-Harris administration for allowing immigrants released without identification to board scheduled flights. The DHS OIG, headed by Joseph V. Kuffari, said several DHS agencies have not fully evaluated the risks associated with releasing immigrants into the United […]

Southwest to end open seating for 2026 flights in business model shakeup

Frank Lorenzo, author of “Flying for Peanuts,” shares what he's learned in the industry on “The Claman Countdown.” Southwest Airlines on Thursday announced changes to its long-standing business model in hopes of reversing turmoil caused by declining profits and a sagging stock price. The Dallas-based airline said in a press release that it is pivoting […]

Mideast Air Authorities Ban Pagers, Walkie-Talkies on Flights After Lebanon Blasts

Lebanon's civil aviation leader Announced Following hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploding across the country this week, the British government announced on Thursday that passengers will now be banned from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on planes in either their carry-on or checked baggage. The explosion appears to have been a targeted attack on members of […]