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After Passenger Threatens Flight Crew Over Mask, She Owes $40,000 in Restitution and is Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
A 29-year-old woman who made threats over donning a face mask while flying to Hawaii, thereby causing the pilots to turn the plane around now owes the airline almost $40,000 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona said Wednesday.
Cayla Farris of Hawaii was on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Hawaii on February 13, 2022. In the course of the flight, Farris threatened the flight …
‘Captain Crunch’ Causes American Airlines to Offer $250,000 Bonuses to Poach Current FedEx and UPS Pilots
American Airlines subsidiary PSA Airlines has a new and somewhat unique strategy to recruit new pilots: Poach them from UPS and FedEx.
The Dayton, Ohio-headquartered regional carrier is offering bonuses totaling $250,000 to UPS and FedEx pilots who are qualified to join PSA as captains.
The move comes as major U.S. airlines, which have been on a hiring spree, have themselves been poaching pilots for their mainline aircraft from regional carriers such …
Great Moments in Travel History – November 2023
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and is the last full month of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and the last full month of spring in the Southern.
It was the ninth month in the calendar of Romulus, retained its name, which is derived from the Latin word “novem” which means “nine” when two new months, January and February, were added …
American Airlines Posts $545 Million Q3 Loss, Sees Tailwinds Ahead for 2024
American Airlines announced financial results for third quarter of 2023.
The world’s largest airline reported a $545 million loss for the period, which spanned most of peak vacation season, and revenue was flat with last summer’s. The results are a sharp contrast with those of rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, which both reported rising revenue and profit of $1.1 billion for the quarter.
The third-quarter loss compared with a profit …
U.S. Flight Attendants Evacuated From Israel, Foreign Crews Refuse to Fly to Israel Leaving Hundreds of Israelis Stranded Away From Home
When U.S. airlines were forced to temporarily discontinue service to Israel for the safety of both passengers and crew following the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, many flight attendants were left stranded with no way to get home. At the same time, multiple flights with Israeli citizens who were trying to return to their homeland were either cancelled or diverted to other destinations.
The immediate risk to flight crew was not …
Airlines Suspend Flights in Wake of Attack on Israel
Multiple international airlines announced the suspension of flights to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise and unwarranted attack on Israel by Hamas militants took place over the weekend. Several other airlines said they would severely curtain their operations in the region.
El Al, the country’s flag carrier, however, announced additional flights in order to bring army reservists home in the country’s biggest mobilization in history.
Music festival revelers in the Israeli …
Delta Latest Airline to Find Fake Engine Parts, Airworthiness Certificates on Its Planes From Company with Fake Employees
The web bogus aircraft-parts scandal is widening: Delta Air Lines said on Monday that it too had discovered unapproved components in “a small number” of its jet aircraft engines. The news makes the Atlanta-based carrier the latest and fourth major U.S. airline to report the use of fake or fraudulently certified parts from London-based AOG Technics.
The suspect parts were found on an unspecified number of its aircraft engines, a company …
