FAA plans years-long Newark Airport flight reductions as staffing crisis drags on
Newark, NJ – Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport could face scaled-back flight schedules for another year as the Federal Aviation Administration moves to extend cuts through October 2026. The proposal, announced…
North Carolina Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Punching Passenger on Commercial Flight to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Charlotte, North Carolina man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison today for punching a fellow passenger in the face on a Portland-bound commercial flight from Denver. Yuriy Poplauskiy,…
Judge Rules DeSantis Must Turn Over Migrant Flight Records
Judge Rules DeSantis Must Turn Over Migrant Flight Records Jennie Taer on October 26, 2022 A judge ruled Tuesday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis must hand over records related to the…
FAA ends COVID minimum international flight waiver at NY, DC airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it is ending temporary waivers of minimum international flight requirements at some major U.S. airports first adopted in March 2020 due…
Pentagon successfully flight tests hypersonic weapon components
By Mike Stone WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy and Army blasted off a rocket from a seaside launch pad in Virginia to test nearly a dozen hypersonic weapon experiments…
Hot Chikn Kitchn Takes Flight, Taps Dave Wood To Lead Rapid Growth Plans
Sarasota, FL (-) Hot Chikn Kitchn, the fast casual restaurant brand that serves up Nashville-style food that’s kicked up with their signature premium sauces, is prepared to spread their wings and explore…
Woman goes off deep end on flight to NYC after being asked to put her dog in carrier
A woman lashed out at flight attendants, passengers and airline security after she asked to leave a plane because she had a dog sitting on her lap. The incident happened Wednesday on…
National Guard fighter squadron to conduct flight training over Atlantic County this weekend
Atlantic City, NJ – The 177th Fighter Squadron, an Air National Guard unit, will be conducting flight training from Thursday through Saturday over the Skies of Atlantic County and Southern New Jersey.…
Brazil’s Azul aims to increase flight routes by 30% in 2023, CEO says
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian airline Azul expects to expand its routes by 30% next year, with plans to add new slots at Sao Paulo’s Congonhas airport, one of…
U.S. set to finalize new flight attendant rest time rules -sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set as early as Tuesday to require that airline flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of rest time between…
18-Year-Old Man Charged with High-Speed Flight from an Immigration Checkpoint
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oblin Jeremias Redondo-Lopez, 18, of Honduras, was arrested September 20, 2022, and charged by criminal complaint with High-Speed Flight from an Immigration Checkpoint and Illegal Entry into the United…
Cathay Pacific to increase flight frequencies after Hong Kong eases quarantine restrictions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday said it plans to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October to both regional and long-haul destinations. The announcement…
U.S. flight cancellations fell in July but complaints remained high
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger airline flight cancellations in July fell to 1.8% from 3.1% in June, although air travel service complaints rose 16.5%, the U.S. Transportation Department said…
Las Vegas Man Indicted For Carjacking And Firearm Offenses After Shooting At Police And A Civilian During Flight
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach for two carjackings involving separate victims. The defendant shot at both the victim and…
New York Woman Sentenced to Prison for Interfering with a Flight Crew
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Kelly Pichardo, 32, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to four months in prison followed by 36 months of…
Flight searches to London from U.S. surge after Queen Elizabeth’s death
(Reuters) – Travel startup Hopper said on Friday it had noticed a surge in flight searches to London from the United States following the death of Queen Elizabeth. In the hour of…
Air Canada expects flight, baggage delays to subside this year
(Reuters) – Air Canada said on Wednesday it was expecting flight and baggage delays to subside through the rest of this year and next as staffing levels improve. The carrier also expects…
MIX: Southwest Flight Attendant Was Fired Amid Union Calls For ‘Targeted Assassinations’
MIX: Southwest Flight Attendant Was Fired Amid Union Calls For ‘Targeted Assassinations’ Mark Mix on September 5, 2022 Charlene Carter was fired from her job as a Southwest flight attendant after a…
Woman’s Nearly Three Year Flight on Murder Charges Ends With CBP Arrest At El Paso Port
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Paso Del Norte border crossing apprehended a woman with an outstanding warrant for murder out of the Nashville Metro Police Department,…
Philadelphia CBP Discovers $1.3 Million Cocaine Load on a Flight that arrived from the Dominican Republic
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a cocaine load, with a street value of about $1.3 million, hidden in the technical space of a passenger airplane that arrived at…
U.S. flight cancellations, delays this year surpass 2019 levels – data
By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) – Flight cancellations and delays by U.S. airlines in the first seven months of the year have surpassed the comparable 2019 period, data showed, as staff shortages and…
Worst flight chaos over, Lufthansa board member tells Funke media
BERLIN – The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa after staff shortages caused flight chaos over the summer, but levels of sick leave remain challenging, board member Christina Foerster told newspapers…
New York man whose behavior caused flight to be diverted to St. Louis sentenced to 40 days in jail, $8,000 in restitution
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a New York man to 40 days in jail for causing a Las Vegas-bound American Airlines flight to be diverted…
Canadian Citizen Charged With Interference With Flight Crew
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sebastian Bien-Aine, age 20, a citizen of Toronto, Canada, was indicted by a federal grand jury on…
Senator Connors Takes Flight in Joint Base Tanker
From the Desk of NJ State Senator Christopher Connors LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Senator Christopher Connors participated in an orientation flight on a KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard…
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…
Breaking News
