"On his second day in office, as part of his careless-or-intentional destruction of the institutions that have made the United States strong and safe, Donald Trump disbanded a group called the Aviation Security Advisory Committee."
~ James Fallows
#Trump #AirSafety #airlines #airports #AirTrafficControl #travel #chaos
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https://fallows.substack.com/p/it-had-been-16-years-since-a-fatal
An illustration of not just how expensive rail travel is in the UK, but how insanely cheap air fares are.
Surely time to tax aviation fuel?
Cornish couple avoid sky high train #fares by flying via Malaga to Crewe
A couple flew more than 1,300 miles to Malaga & back to UK to pick up new car; it was cheaper than a train
1-way ticket to Crew would have cost £200/person by train compared to £54 in flights
They spent the day there, then flew back staying in hotel were picking her new car
They spent £54 each on #flights & £45 for a hotel – a total cost £153
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/26/cornish-sky-high-train-fares-by-flying-via-malage-crewe/
Remark concerning #Azerbaijan #Airlines #Flight #8243:
We would do well to remember the names of the pilots who died.
They fought for over an hour with a mortally wounded plane to get it as good as possible to the ground.
They had now yaw, no rudder, no ailerons, no flaps, only the power level of the engine as means of control.
Air Traffic Control denied them the use of the closest airports and sent them to cross a sea.
What they have shown is courage in the face of insurmountable odds. They knew exactly what their chances were. Their airmanship was on the highest possible level.
Their names are Igor Kshnyakin and Aleksandr Kalyaninov.
To the media: please don’t give any airtime to the obviously disinformation spreading speaker of the Kremlin and report about those who saved 29 lives.
When Your $3 Million Cello Gets Bumped From Your Flight
The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason had to cancel a concert in Toronto last week after an airline refused to let him board with his instrument, even though he had bought a ticket for it.
For some people, flying is getting a lot better. But for a lot more, it feels like the experience keeps eroding.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Amanda Mull to discuss how airlines are using data to maximize profits and what that means for flying.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/254_how_data_is_changing_air_travel_w_amanda_mull
About thirty russian #airlines, accounting for 26% of domestic passenger traffic, may go bankrupt in 2025, russia's izvestia newspaper reported on Nov. 13.
https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-30-russian-airlines-may-go-bankrupt-in-2025-media-reports/
Airlines schränken Flugpläne für den Nahen Osten ein
Angesichts der Eskalation im Nahen Osten schränken viele Fluggesellschaften ihre Flugpläne ein. Viele Flüge Richtung Israel oder Libanon werden umgeleitet oder abgesagt.
Was die Krise bei Boeing für Flugpassagiere bedeutet
Die schwere Krise des US-Herstellers Boeing hat inzwischen Auswirkung auf diverse Airlines. Die Lufthansa muss verschiedene Flieger nun länger im Betrieb halten - und überprüft ihren Flugplan. Von Alina Leimbach.
Viele Airlines wenden sich von China ab
Internationale Fluggesellschaften verlieren zunehmend das Interesse an China und streichen Flüge - trotz steigender Passagierzahlen. Was das mit dem Krieg gegen die Ukraine zu tun hat, erklärt Benjamin Eyssel.
Ryanair-Tickets sind billiger geworden - kommt die Preiswende?
Für den Billigflieger sind es schlechte Nachrichten, für Passagiere gute: Ryanairs Ticketpreise sind gefallen. Versuche, die Preise zu erhöhen, scheiterten am Widerstand der Kunden. Werden die Tickets nun noch günstiger?
No more airline baggage fees for me
#airlines #travel #nerlingersjokes
Spanien straft Billigflieger wegen Gebühren für Handgepäck ab
Spanische Behörden haben Zusatzkosten für die Mitnahme von Handgepäck und andere Dienstleistungen als unzulässig bewertet. Vier Billig-Airlines müssen deshalb insgesamt 150 Millionen Euro an Strafen zahlen.
and YES that's exactly what I'm going to tell them when I write in!
btw. A gigantic journalistic pet peeve is when an article like the above CBC article mentions a public input opportunity, particularly online, and doesn't link to it!
It's here! (aaannnd DONE!)
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Airlines #Flying #Rail #Bus #Transportation
https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/feedback-form-competition-canadas-airline-industry
"Airlines lobby against EU plan to monitor non-CO2 emissions from flights"
"European Union authorities have started action against 20 #airlines for misleading “#greenwashing” practices.
They said airlines needed to make clear to what extent claims that the CO2 emissions caused by a flight could be offset by climate projects or through the use of sustainable fuels can be substantiated based on sound scientific evidence."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/30/eu-launches-action-against-20-airlines-for-greenwashing
#CarbonOffsets #SAF
"The national chief said staff wanted to put her headdress in cargo storage because there was no room in the cabin, and that the situation got tense. She said the flight crew threatened her staff, and other passengers stood up for her.”
Shout out to “other passengers [who] stood up for her”! 
This is a demonstration of the enshitification of [air] travel taken on a new level.. disrespecting Indigenous Leaders.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/air-canada-national-chief-woodhouse-nepinak-flight-headdress-1.7185649
#travel #airlines #AirCanada #CanPoli #Indigenous #FirstNaitons #CdnPoli
#ThankJoeBiden #BidenHarris2024 #BidenDidThis #DemocratsDeliver #Airlines
Airlines Required To Give Automatic Cash Refunds For Canceled And Delayed Flights https://www.huffpost.com/entry/airlines-fee-rules_n_66291e2be4b01248ca9b9290
For the first time in about a decade, I bought a flight with Virgin. One ticket, for December. I have been barraged with emails ever since.
I didn't sign up for spam, I just wanted to buy a seat on a plane. December is a very long way away. Don't make me hate your airline before I've even got on the plane.
And what's all this "overseas" bollocks? Who cares if it's Perth or Queenstown? Not a reason to spam people.
Southwind Airlines banned from #EU
This decision was made after the airline applied to operate flights between #Finland and #Turkey
Southwind #Airlines was established in April 2022, shortly after the invasion of #Ukraine by russia. It was launched with support of russian tour operator Pegas Touristik and was set-up to ensure the continuous flow of russian #tourists to Turkey.
https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/southwind-airlines-banned-from-eu
