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Senior Engineer At Major U.S. Aviation Company Tried to Board Flight to China With Proprietary Information Worth More Than $100,000
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (458+ words) A senior engineer at a major U.S. aviation company was stopped by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where it was discovered he was trying to take documents containing proprietary and confidential information belonging…...
You Can Now View TSA Checkpoint Wait Times Directly in the United Airlines Mobile App At These Seven Airports
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (555+ words) United Airlines has rolled out yet another new feature in its award-winning mobile app, this time adding estimated TSA checkpoint wait times at seven of its biggest hub airports for both the standard security lane and TSA PreCheck. While TSA…...
Ryanair Says its Going to Stop Trolling Passengers and Celebrities On Social Media
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (354+ words) Europe's biggest but most loathed low-cost airline, Ryanair, has promised to stop trolling passengers and celebrities on social media, with the Dublin-based carrier saying that after "careful consideration," it had decided to shift its "communication style and tone of voice....
Delta Air Snubs Elon Musk's Starlink Internet Service As it Signs Major Contract With Rival Amazon
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (589+ words) Delta Air Lines has snubbed Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service as it announced a major new deal with rival Amazon Leo that will see the high-speed, low-latency in-flight Wi-Fi service initially installed on 500 of the Atlanta-based airline's aircraft. There…...
India's Largest Low-Cost Carrier Appoints Foriegner As Latest CEO in the Form of 'Slasher' Willie Walsh
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (649+ words) India's largest airline, IndiGo, has found a replacement CEO just weeks after Dutch aviation executive Pieter Elbers resigned with immediate effect over his handling of an unprecedented operational meltdown that left nearly 300,000 passengers stranded when the airline was forced to…...
American Airlines 'Seriously Considering' Bringing Back Seatback Screens to Narrowbody Planes
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (552+ words) Eight years after American Airlines started the process of ripping out seatback screens from its narrowbody planes, the Texas-based carrier has reportedly put the idea of reversing course under "serious consideration" as it explores ways to make itself more premium…...
Ryanair Faces Backlash Over Digital-Only Boarding Passes as CEO Shrugs Off Elderly Passenger Fears
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (586+ words) The outspoken boss of low-cost airline Ryanair has dismissed concerns that elderly and other vulnerable passengers could be grounded as a result of the carrier's decision to switch to 100% digital boarding passes on November 12. Michael O'Leary said passengers would adapt…...
United Airlines is Finally Making Long-Haul Economy Travel More Comfortable: Check This Out
1+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) United Airlines has just become one the rarest things in the aviation industry " A company that this trying to make the long-haul Economy Class experience more comfortable. No, for real! On Tuesday, the Chicago-based carrier made a slew of announcements…...
Elon Musk Offers to Pay Wages of TSA Officers at a Cost of More Than $23 Million a Day as Federal Shutdown Drags On
1+ week, 5+ day ago (436+ words) The outspoken billionaire Elon Musk has absolutely no need to use TSA airport security checkpoints, given that he doesn't fly commercial, so you might be mistaken for thinking that the current funding crisis that has been causing chaos at airports…...
This European Airline Wants to Charge Premium Fares But Offer Low-Cost Vibes as Latest Cost-Cutting Plan is Derided as 'Cheap and Nasty"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (551+ words) German flag carrier, Lufthansa, has a problem. It's making healthy revenues, but high costs are seriously dragging down its profit margins, and various measures to cut some of its biggest expenses have been met with fierce resistance. The airline has…...