The theft of an empty plane from Sea-Tac Airport highlights one of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel — airline or airport employees causing mayhem
Associated Press/Elaine Thompson Richard Russell, an airline ground agent at Sea-Tac International Airport, stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane and f.....»»
Airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest trouble spots.
Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up w.....»»
U.S. airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest trouble spots
Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up .....»»
U.S. airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest troublespots
Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up .....»»
Airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Dallas, Houston among possible trouble spots
Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up with .....»»
Asian airline growth at Sea-Tac Airport linked to "Dreamliner Effect"
Understanding why a rising number of airlines are offering nonstop flights between Seattle and Asia's biggest cities is easy, airline executives and travel analysts say. Since Boeing introduced its all composite 787 airplane in 2011, the fuel-efficien.....»»
Alaska Air Suicide Flight Highlights Gaps in Airport Security
Step inside the cockpit of an empty commercial aircraft and the pilot controls are yours. Step inside t.....»»
Airplane theft shows potential dangers from airline workers
The theft of an empty plane by an a.....»»
The airline employee who stole a plane from the Seattle airport and fatally crashed onto a small island was not a licensed pilot
Youtube/Handout via REUTERS Airline ground agent Richard Russell stole an empty Horizon Air plane on Friday night from Sea-Tac International Airport and fatally crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound. Officials have said that the 29-year-.....»»
A US regional airline almost didn"t have enough pilots to fly its planes because so many wanted to get vaccinated and travel demand has surged
Piedmont Airlines says it did not have enough backup pilots to fly while others received the vaccine at a pop-up clinic at Charlotte airport. An America.....»»
The gold-plated Boeing 757 owned by former President Trump is sitting empty at a New York airport, amid reports that the plane requires costly repairs
Former President Donald Trump's luxury plane has apparently fallen into disrepair. It comes after reports that his net worth has significantly f.....»»
United Airlines, American Airlines to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees at O’Hare
O’Hare International Airport’s two biggest airlines, United and American, wi.....»»
Norwegian Air abandons long-haul flights, ending its $100 travel between the US and Europe
Thousands of people in the US, UK, and other European countries will lose their jobs, and Norwegian will reduce its fleet from 140 aircraft to 50. FILE PHOTO: A Norwegian Air plane refuels at Oslo Gardermoen airport. Reuters Norweg.....»»
UK passengers on a plane to Germany were told to deboard or face mandatory coronavirus testing and quarantine at the airport when they landed
European countries are cracking down on travel from the UK after a surges of cases and a new, potentially more contagious strain of COVID-19 was discovered. FILE: A Eurowings aircraft lands near Stuttgart Airport in Stuttgart Germany in Septe.....»»
Tampa International Airport defers airline rates and rent for concessionaires
Tampa International Airport's tenants are financially suffering from the economic downturn of the travel industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and in response the airport has chosen to defer rent and rates. The decision to provide relief for a short ti.....»»
Rental car company lays off more than 140 Hawaii employees
A rental car company operating out of both the Daniel K. Inouye Airport and the Kahului Airstrip is laying off workers due to the impact that shutdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 have had on the travel industry. Altogether, the Hertz Corp. has .....»»
Wizz Air plans for easing of restrictions with holiday flights from June
Low cost airline Wizz Air said it is planning for the easing of travel restrictions by starting new routes from Britain's London Luton airport to holiday destinations in Portugal from 16 June and to Greece from July......»»
Passenger traffic takes dive at CLT in March amid coronavirus pandemic
As the novel coronavirus pandemic took hold across the U.S. in March, causing travel demand to plummet, airlines and airports were left bracing for impact. And new figures show that passenger traffic at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was ne.....»»
Ground handler at Tampa International lays off 156 workers due to airline industry decline
Only a handful of flights are departing and arriving at Tampa International Airport compared to pre-pandemic times, and it is causing a ripple effect for companies that depend on air carriers. Des Plaines, Illinois-based ground handler Prospect .....»»
Southwest Airlines extends employee leave offers through August
Southwest Airlines Co. is extending various types of employee leave well into the summer as it looks to trim costs. The second largest airline at Philadelphia International Airport has been offering paid and unpaid leave to employees for several weeks .....»»
Reagan National Airport plugs away on new concourse even as airline traffic has collapsed
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed air travel to a trickle, but it has not hindered Project Journey at Reagan National Airport. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority reports that the new 14-gate north concourse at Reagan Airport remains on.....»»