The familiar figure strides down the aisle of the airplane offering free face masks to passengers and leaving everyone with a smile on their face. Who is the Maskalorian and why has this unique approach been so popular over the last few years? Is this …
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Shin Bet Delegation in Dubai in Attempt to Break Deadlock Over Airliner Security Squabble
A delegation from Israel’s Shin Bet security service has been in Dubai for several days it was revealed on Tuesday in an attempt to break a deadlock with local officials over security arrangements for Israeli airlines flying out of the emirate. Shin Be…
Read MoreWife of Slain American Airlines Executive Admits Love Triangle ‘Murder for Hire’ Plot
The widow of a senior American Airlines executive has pleaded guilty to orchestrating her husband’s murder by convincing a man with whom she was having an affair to shoot him seven times at close range. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 49, of Oak Cliff, Texas, pl…
Read MoreWife of Slain American Airlines Executive Admits Love Triangle ‘Murder for Hire’ Plot
The widow of a senior American Airlines executive has pleaded guilty to orchestrating her husband’s murder by convincing a man with whom she was having an affair to shoot him seven times at close range. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 49, of Oak Cliff, Texas, pl…
Read MoreFinnair Cabin Crew Threaten to Cause Half Term Travel Chaos With Two Week Walk Out Over Pay Cuts
Finnair cabin crew have threatened to stage a two-week walkout if the airline attempts to steamroll through permanent pay cuts that could see average flight attendant wages plummet by as much as 6 per cent. The Automobile and Transport Workers Union fi…
Read MoreFrontier and Spirit Announce Merger Plan to Become the 5th Largest Airline in the U.S.
Frontier and Spirit Airlines have announced a plan to merge the two carriers into the 5th largest airline in the United States. If the definitive merger agreement is approved by competition regulators, the new combined airline would also be the largest…
Read MorePension Fund Divests Stake in Wizz Air in ‘Human Rights’ Dispute Over How Employees Are Treated
A Danish pension fund says it will ditch its investment in Europe’s Wizz Air over alleged breaches of “human and labor rights”. The Hungarian low-cost carrier has come in for fierce criticism over its refusal to acknowledge the rights of workers to for…
Read MoreAustralia Will Reopen to Fully Vaccinated Tourists On February 21 After Two Year Pandemic Ban
Australia will fully reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists and business travellers after a nearly two-year-long pandemic travel ban. It had been widely reported that Australia planned to further ease border restrictions before the Easter holidays…
Read MoreThousands of Slot Machines Could be Coming to Baltimore (BWI) International Airport Under Proposed Bill
Thousands of slot machines could be coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) if a bill proposed by two Republican Maryland lawmakers is passed. Lead sponsor, Baltimore County Delegate Ric Metzgar, R-District 6, has f…
Read MoreHomophobic Lawmakers In This City Want to Change the Airport’s ‘GAY’ International Code
Lawmakers in India want to change the official airport code for the holy city of Gaya in the state of Bihar because they believe it is “offensive” and “embarrassing”. Gaya’s internationally recognised three-letter airport code is GAY. Airports have bee…
Read MoreIsrael’s Shin Bet Security Service to Ban Airlines From Flying to Dubai Due to Disagreement With Emiratis
Israel’s internal Shin Bet security service is reportedly planning to ban Israeli airlines from flying to Dubai amidst a disagreement with local officials over security arrangements at Dubai International Airport (DXB). Axios Middle East Correspondent …
Read MoreBritish Airways Admits its Reevaluating Configuration of Flagship Airbus A350 Jets and A380’s
British Airways has admitted that it is reevaluating the configuration of its flagship Airbus A350 aircraft because it is so challenging for cabin crew to work on. The airline chose a particularly densified cabin layout for its A350’s and just before t…
Read MoreDelta Air Lines Pushes Attorney General For National ‘No Fly’ List For Unruly Passengers
Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian has written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to push for a “comprehensive” no-fly list for unruly passengers that would bar any person convicted of an onboard disruptive incident from traveling on any …
Read MoreLanding Gear of Boeing 737 with 56 People Onboard Collapses On Landing at Las Vegas Airport
The right landing gear of a Boeing 737 operated by Sun Country Airlines collapsed on landing at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport early on Sunday morning. All 50 passengers and six crew members were unharmed after the plane came to a sudden ha…
Read MoreNorse Atlantic Sets Up First Flight Attendant Base in Florida, Tickets Go On Sale in Late March
Low-cost long-haul airline Norse Atlantic will establish its first flight attendant base in Florida rather than in its home base of Oslo, Norway as it readies plans to open ticket sales by the end of March. The first pilots base will remain in Oslo and…
Read MoreBritish Airways Will Let Nonrev Staff Passengers Take Amenity Kits and Use Premium Lounges
British Airways is letting non-revenue staff passengers take onboard amenity kits and pyjamas as part of a series of improvements to help boost morale. Staff passengers, who typically get at least a 90% discount on the usual ticket price, were previous…
Read MoreDangerous Laser Strikes On U.S. Airplanes More Than Double Since 2019, Reach New Record
There was a 58% increase in dangerous laser strike incidents on pilots in the United States in the last two years to a new record high of 9,723 laser strikes in 2021. New generation lasers have the ability to completely incapacitate an airline pilot wh…
Read MoreSouthwest is Finally Bringing Back Onboard Booze Despite Flight Attendant Objections
After almost two years, Southwest Airlines is finally bringing back alcoholic beverages to its inflight service, the airline’s head of customer experience said on Thursday in a surprise announcement. Only last week, the Dallas-based carrier claimed tha…
Read MoreQantas Boss Says Western Australia is Like “North Korea” After Pandemic Border Reopening is Delayed Indefinitely
Qantas boss Alan Joyce has slammed Western Australia’s decision to indefinitely delay its hard border reopening plan likening the isolated state to North Korea. Last week, WA Premier Mark McGowan performed an about flip and suddenly cancelled plans to …
Read MoreYou can now go curling at this NYC hotel…wait, what?
In what is probably one of the cooler amenities ever offered by a hotel, this New York City hotel property just opened a curling rink and the timing is perfect. Hello Winter Olympics!
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