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The Perfect Storm: Severe Winter Weather and Boeing 737 Max 9 Grounding Leave Tens of Thousands of Travelers Stranded on Busy Travel Weekend
The combination of severe weather and the aftermath of an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight late Friday, where a section of the Boeing 737 Max 9’s fuselage dislodged from the aircraft while in flight, brought a good part of the U.S. airspace system to its knees on Saturday.
A winter storm continues to move through the Northeast and heavy, wet snow from the storm has snarled traffic in some areas. …
United Airlines Names JP Morgan Alum Michael Leskinen to succeed Gerry Laderman as CFO
United Airlines announced the appointment of Michael Leskinen to the position of chief financial officer. He succeeds long-time company CFO Gerry Laderman, who earlier this year announced he would retire in September 2024 but exit the CFO role once a successor was appointed, while continuing to serve as executive vice president for finance for the remainder of his tenure.
Mr. Leskinen will also serve as an executive vice president of the …
United Airlines Resumes Flights After Computer Network Crash Brings Flying to a Halt
United Airlines resumed flights mid-afternoon Tuesday after the carrier was forced to ground all of its flights earlier in the day after it experienced a computer systems crash.
The problem was later determined to be due to a software update.
“Earlier today a software update caused a widespread slowdown in United’s technology systems,” United said in a message on social media.
The outage occurred shortly after 1 p.m. EDT.
“We are experiencing a systemwide …
U.S. Heatwave Heads to the Northeast, 120 Million Under Heat Advisories and Warnings
Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are in effect Wednesday for over 120 million Americans in 27 states, the National Weather Service said.
The heat alerts are in effect from California to Massachusetts.
The forecast for Phoenix on Wednesday is “Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 105 to 116,” an advisory that is almost a verbatim echo of those for each of the past 21 days.
“An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – July 14: Long Covid’s ‘Alarming’ Impact, Florida Republicans Call Vaccine ‘Biological Weapon’
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,220th day of the pandemic as well as Bastille Day – joyeux 14 juillet à nos amis français – and National French Fries Day or, as some refer to it, Fry-Day. The overlap between the two is mere coincidence, I can assure you.
In other news we cover today, Florida Republicans …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – June 26: U.S. Vaccine Program Now Close to Fully Funded, Pharmacist Sold Hundreds of Forged CDC Vaccine Cards
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,202nd day of the pandemic as well as Republicans Day and Forgiveness Day. In the spirit of the latter, I forgive the former for its sins.
OP-ED ON MONDAY
The New Omicron Subvariant on the Block
It’s been months since we’ve mentioned a new sublineage of the omicron variant but apparently it’s high …
Storms Across U.S. Leave at Least 32 Dead, Bring Dozens of Airports to a Near Standstill
Severe weather including tornados struck the South, Midwest, and East of the United States, leaving at least 32 people dead and entire towns reduced to rubble. Hundreds of flights were cancelled due to the deadly weather and travel advisories were in effect throughout much of the country.
As of Sunday evening, over 180,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in eight Southern and Eastern states after strong winds and storms toppled …
