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Air Canada fined by U.S. for flights over prohibited Iraqi airspace – National

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Air Canada fined by U.S. for flights over prohibited Iraqi airspace – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday it had fined Air Canada US$250,000 for operating flights in 2022 and 2023 in prohibited Iraqi airspace. The agency had jurisdiction because those flights had United Airlines’ designator code. The violations occurred on numerous flights between the United Arab Emirates and Toronto in airspace that … Read more

Do Frequent Flyer Programs Feel Like A Scam? The Feds Are Investigating Because They Just Might Be

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Do Frequent Flyer Programs Feel Like A Scam? The Feds Are Investigating Because They Just Might Be

Photo: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) Frequent flyer miles are meant to serve as a reward for loyalty toward a specific airline but have evolved into a quasi-currency unilaterally regulated by the whims of airline executives. The U.S. Department of Transportation launched an inquiry into the miles programs of the country’s four major carriers: American Airlines, … Read more

Passenger Sues JetBlue Claiming Her Stage 4 Cancer Returned After She Wasn’t Allowed To Fly With Her French Bulldog

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Passenger Sues JetBlue Claiming Her Stage 4 Cancer Returned After She Wasn’t Allowed To Fly With Her French Bulldog

A California woman is suing JetBlue, claiming the airline’s refusal to allow her emotional support dog to accompany her last year led to a resurgence in her Stage 4 cancer. According to the lawsuit, the woman and her husband claim JetBlue also violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when a crew member kicked them off … Read more

Delta Is Still Canceling Hundreds Of Flights And The Feds Want To Know Why

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Delta Is Still Canceling Hundreds Of Flights And The Feds Want To Know Why

Delta Air Lines is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection on the heels of it canceling hundreds of flights for a fifth straight day after a software update bug from CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft systems around the globe. Airlines Have to Pay Up for Poor Service Transportation Secretary Mayor … Read more

How tugboats can protect American ports from future shipping disasters

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How tugboats can protect American ports from future shipping disasters

Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the Dali container ship neared the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power and with no ability to navigate, there were no tug boats to guide … Read more

Here’s A Timeline Of The Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse

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Here’s A Timeline Of The Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse

Cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two survivors were pulled from the Patapsco River and six missing people are presumed dead after the Coast Guard called off search and rescue efforts. A work crew was fixing potholes … Read more

Amtrak backs Texas Central bullet train

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Amtrak backs Texas Central bullet train

The U.S., despite decades of research and studies, remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Since 1987, investors have attempted to introduce bullet train service to Texas. In 2014, a group organized under the name Texas Central launched the most recent attempt to connect Dallas to Houston with a bullet train that travels more than 200 … Read more

Federal Killjoys Tell States To Stop Putting Jokes In Highway Signage

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Federal Killjoys Tell States To Stop Putting Jokes In Highway Signage

Image: Ohio DOT An arm within the U.S. Department of Transportation called the Federal Highway Administration has declared that joke time is over. New guidance has been issued on interstate traffic-safety messages: “Signs should avoid language that uses pop-culture references or humor.” These DOT punks say the signs can be distracting and should only be … Read more

Almost 200,000 Flights Were Canceled In 2023, But That’s Half As Many As The Year Before

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Almost 200,000 Flights Were Canceled In 2023, But That’s Half As Many As The Year Before

Photo: Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that only 1.2 percent of the 16.3 million flights scheduled last year were canceled, the lowest flight cancellation rate in at least a decade. Cancellations were nearly cut in half compared to 2022, when the rate was 2.3 percent. The … Read more