Former Mayrland Fire Captain Punches Airline Worker Over Cancelled Flight at Washington Dulles
DULLES, Va. — A Maryland man was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after allegedly assaulting a United Airlines gate agent when his travel plans were disrupted. Christopher Stuart Crittenden, 54, of…
Biden To Appoint Acting FAA Chief With No Airline Industry Experience: REPORT
Biden To Appoint Acting FAA Chief With No Airline Industry Experience: REPORT Mary Lou Masters on June 5, 2023 President Joe Biden’s expected new interim administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Here’s How One Norwegian Airline Is Trying To Cash In On Thousands Of Horny US Sailors Coming Ashore
Here’s How One Norwegian Airline Is Trying To Cash In On Thousands Of Horny US Sailors Coming Ashore Micaela Burrow on May 26, 2023 A Norwegian airline advertisement attempted to cash in…
Biden’s DOJ Is Still Fighting To Reimpose Mask Mandates On Airline Flights
Biden’s DOJ Is Still Fighting To Reimpose Mask Mandates On Airline Flights Laurel Duggan on January 17, 2023 President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its fight to implement a nationwide…
Former Airline Executive Sentenced To Prison For Willfully Failing To Pay $2.6 Million In Taxes Owed To The IRS
LAS VEGAS – A former airline executive was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to two years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay over $2.6 million…
Reports Of Unruly Passengers On Airline Flights Plummeted After Biden’s Mask Mandate Was Struck Down
Reports Of Unruly Passengers On Airline Flights Plummeted After Biden’s Mask Mandate Was Struck Down Laurel Duggan on December 14, 2022 Reports of unruly airline passengers plummeted 74% after a federal judge…
Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted
ATLANTA – William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow…
Three Airline Employees Based at PHL International Airport Indicted for Reservation Skimming Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Taylor Thompson, 27; Tiana Fairfax, 29, both of Philadelphia, PA, and Theodore Robinson, 29, of Upper Darby, PA, were arrested and charged…
Two Airline Passengers Indicted For Interfering With Crew And Attendant On Flight To New Delhi
SAN FRANCISCO – An indictment unsealed in federal court today charges David Singh Bhinder and Nitesh Babbar with interfering with a flight crew member and a flight attendant during a flight, announced…
Former Airline Employee and Aircraft Part Sellers Charged in Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Keily Nunez, Julien Levy, Ivan Santos and Ramnik Soni with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and money laundering…
Kenner Man Sentenced for Airline Baggage Scam Involving Over $550,000 in False Claims
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PERNELL ANTHONY JONES, JR., age 32, of Kenner, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of…
Chalmette Man Sentenced for Role in Airline Baggage Scam
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DONMONICK MARTIN, age 30, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 11, 2022 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation…
Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty To $2.6 Million Employment Tax Crime
LAS VEGAS – A former airline executive pleaded guilty today to failing to pay over $2.6 million in employment taxes to the IRS. William Acor (62) pleaded guilty to one count of…
Airline CEOs Demand End To Biden’s Mask Mandate
Airline CEOs Demand End To Biden’s Mask Mandate Laurel Duggan on March 24, 2022 Chief executives of several major airlines told President Joe Biden to end COVID-19-related federal transportation restrictions in a…
St. Bernard Parish Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Airline Baggage Scam
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DONMONICK MARTIN, age 30, of Chalmette, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 9, 2022 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation…
Two Major Airlines Announce Merger To Become Fifth-Largest Airline
Two major U.S. airlines announced Monday that they would merge companies becoming the nation’s fifth-largest airline. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. agreed to buy Spirit Airlines, Inc. for $2.9 billion in a cash…
Disruptive Passenger On Airline Facing Federal Charges
NASHVILLE – A criminal complaint unsealed today, charges a Lebanon, Tennessee woman with interfering with a flight crew following an incident on board a Spirit Airlines flight flying to Nashville on November…
Anthony Fauci continues push for airline vaccine mandate even after Biden says no
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Anthony Fauci is once again pushing for vaccine mandates for airline travel in America even after President Joe Biden announced he does not support the measure. “When you…
Two Airline CEOs Challenge Mask Mandates On Planes
Mask mandates do little, if anything, to make the air safer inside airplanes, two major airline CEOs argued before Congress Wednesday. “I think the case is very strong that masks don’t add…
Major Airline To Limit International Flights Due To Plane Shortage
American Airlines said Thursday it plans to cut international flights next summer due to Boeing’s inability to deliver new 787 Dreamliner aircraft, The Wall Street Journal reported. The airline’s cut in flights highlights…
Pilots Union Reject Offer To Boost Holiday Pay That The Airline Says Would Prevent Delays
The American Airlines pilots’ union rejected the company’s offer to double employees’ pay during the holiday season to prevent further delays and cancellations. The Allied Pilots Associated, the union representing American Airlines…