American Airlines Boeing 777 Blows Tire During Takeoff

Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) An American Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft potentially blew a tire during take-off when it departed Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, USA Today reports. While the plane was able to depart and then land in Los Angeles without issue, the incident highlights yet another issue in a growing list of failures … Read more

Lawmakers Tell Delta To Keep Its Dirty Union-Busting Hands To Itself As Flight Attendants Fight To Organize Union

While the airline industry in the U.S. is largely unionized, Delta is different. Its pilots and dispatchers are unionized, but Delta’s technicians and flight attendants, as well as its ramp, cargo and tower employees, are not. With renewed efforts to change that following years of growing support for unions, it’s starting to look like we … Read more

Passenger Walks Through Empty Security Checkpoint To Board Flight Without Ticket

Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (Getty Images) A woman got to trip to Los Angeles free of charge after she apparently strolled through an empty portion of an airport security checkpoint in Nashville and boarded an American Airlines flight to LAX without a ticket. However, the free-roaming flyer was met by law enforcement when the plane landed … Read more

American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested For Allegedly Filming Minor Girls In Plane Restrooms

Cops also found more than 50 photos of a 9-year-old in Thompson’s phone. An American Airlines flight attendant accused of recording multiple young girls in airplane bathrooms was arrested on Thursday by federal agents in Virginia. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III was caught red-handed in September last year by … Read more

EV Charger Push Like 1930s New Deal Airport Boom

Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) The White House announced a $325 million investment in three programs aimed at bolstering the country’s electric vehicle infrastructure. As figures indicate that charging stations will reach parity with gas stations by the end of the decade, the federal government is also ensuring that this massive network will be well-maintained. … Read more

Boeing seeks exemption for 737 Max model from critical safety standard

DALLAS: Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight. Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to fix the hazard on current Max planes. In the meantime, … Read more