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Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations

A shortage of pilots is limiting the number of flights that airlines can operate, which can cause problems during peak travel periods

The Independent UK

Biden Promises To Stop Waiving His Own Terrible 'Buy American' Mandates

The president's State of the Union address re-upped a tired, old promise to spend more tax dollars on less infrastructure.

Reason

This trick to save time and money on air travel is risky, illegal and may get you banned

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just about everything is more expensive these days, and air travel is no exception: in fact, the price of a plane ticket is outpacing other cost increases.

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Southwest, American canceling or delaying thousands of flights through noon Tuesday

Dallas’ two major airports and their hometown airlines are pre-emptively canceling or delaying thousands of flights through noon Tuesday as a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and drizzle across North Texas.

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Making travel plans? Southwest’s holiday meltdown may be a sign of air travel drama to come

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of canceled flights. Countless separated bags. Millions of angry passengers.

Los Angeles Times

American Airlines faces a flurry of racial discrimination complaints

American Airlines is facing accusations of racial discrimination after removing two Black celebrities from flights during the last week and being sued in federal court by a Black passenger for also being kicked off a flight.

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American incentives bringing out 'competition' in European businesses, Whitmer says

WASHINGTON — New federal manufacturing and clean energy incentives that reward companies for locating in the United States have lit a fire under European companies, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told The Detroit News on Wednesday.

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Ruling against cruise lines clouds Cuba investment picture

If investors thought doing business in Cuba was tough after the Trump administration reinstated sanctions against the island nation’s Communist regime, a Miami federal judge’s ruling that tags four cruise lines for “trafficking” in confiscated property is giving them even greater pause.

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Higher airfares drive American Airlines to big fourth-quarter profit

Higher airfares and strong demand for travel pushed American Airlines above pre-pandemic profit levels for the recently finished fourth quarter, the company said Thursday.

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Southwest crisis reveals clubby world of airline leaders

The operational chaos that engulfed Southwest Airlines Co. over the busy holiday period was a crisis decades in the making.

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American Airlines cutting flights to three more cities over pilot shortage, soft demand

American Airlines plans to drop service this spring to three more small airports served by regional carriers, citing an industry-wide shortage of pilots and “soft demand.”

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American Airlines fined for retaliating against flight attendant over cabin fumes

The U.S. Department of Labor says that American Airlines discouraged flight attendants from reporting work-related injuries and illnesses and docked attendance points for complaining about jet fuel fumes leaking into aircraft cabins.

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Holiday meltdown exposes Southwest Airlines’ technology woes

Passengers across the country waited in airports this week while Southwest Airlines’ operation crumbled, because it couldn’t get pilots and flight attendants assigned to flights.

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Unclaimed luggage piles up at airports following Southwest cancellations

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage.

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Will labor strife led by pilots become the airline industry’s next big obstacle?

The big challenges of 2022 — COVID and inflation — posed no obstacle to travelers, but finding enough pilots slowed down the travel recovery.

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The 3 big questions to ask when your flight is canceled or delayed

If you’re one of the thousands of inconvenienced flyers, here’s what you need to ask about hotel rooms, meals and taxis if your flight gets canceled or delayed.

The Independent UK

Welcome to Terminal 8, British Airways’ swish new home at New York’s JFK airport

At first glance, the BA114 from New York’s JFK airport bound for Heathrow on Wednesday, 30 November was just like any other. But the 9.45pm flight was making history in a small way. It was the last-ever British Airways plane to take off from Terminal 7, after being home to…

The Independent UK

Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand

Concerns about illness or inflation aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season

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American Airlines and regional carrier Mesa cutting ties over pilot wages, reliability

Disputes over pilot wages and reliability are at the crux of American Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines severing ties in a move that will shift planes to a rival.

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American Airlines revamps AAdvantage frequent flyer program and drops flight requirement

Fort Worth-based American Airlines overhauled its AAdvantage frequent flyer program Thursday, dropping the requirement to actually be a frequent flyer to hit status levels.

Fortune

American Airlines makes changes to its frequent flyer program

Carrier makes changes to its loyalty program.

The Independent UK

American, JetBlue expand deal that US is trying to kill

American Airlines and JetBlue are expanding their partnership in the Northeast even while the government tries to kill the airlines' agreement

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Delta’s 34% pay raise offer to pilots ups ante for airline negotiations

A tentative contract deal between Delta Air Lines and union pilots sets a new standard in the increasingly expensive battle for the travel industry’s most coveted employees.

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Delta, pilots reach 4-year deal with 31% in pay raises

Delta Air Lines pilots would receive at least 31% in pay hikes over the four-year term of an agreement in principle reached with the carrier.

The Independent UK

US bid to kill American-JetBlue partnership goes to judge

The government and two major airlines are giving starkly contrasting views about the impact of an alliance between the airlines

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