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Southwest Airlines suffered delays of over 75% of its flights last weekend

Over 75% of departing and arriving Southwest Airlines flights into Raleigh-Durham International Airport were delayed last Saturday. The reason behind the delays was a series of problems with the airline’s computer system that ended up causing the delays and cancellations. At 10:30 am LT of last Saturday 13 out of 16 Southwest Airlines flights that...

Commemoration of Pearl Harbor by American and Southwest Airlines

This past December 7th in the United States we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which ultimately led to the US entering WWII. Two national airlines took advantage of this 80th anniversary to commemorate as well. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, both of which are traditionally very committed to our military, had...

Pilots sue Southwest Airlines over vaccine mandate

This past weekend was one full of frustration and bitter moments for all of those who found themselves stuck in one of the dozens of airports affected by the flight cancellations of Southwest Airlines. The company at the time was very fast to blame all of it’s woos on weather, ATC issues and other miscellaneous...

Dethroned! The case of the Boeing 737 MAX part two

In our first installment, we talked about the problems faced by the Boeing 737 MAX, this time we will delve a little more into the challenges of the newest aircraft from the American mega manufacturer. Boeing has lost a lot of business because of this. Every day we report on airlines that, in an effort...

Trump appointed federal judge strikes down mask mandates on planes

Donald Trump is a year and a half out of the presidency of the United States and the changes he made to the world’s largest economic power are still being felt. The American aviation community is partying after yesterday, Monday, April 18, A Federal Judge appointed by Former President Donald Trump, eliminated the mandate of the...

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Air France Pilots lose control of their Boeing 777 during final approach

The pilots of an Air France Boeing 777 reg. F-GSQJ experienced some important issues during their final approach to Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport today April 5. The aircraft which was finishing its service from New York  seemed to not respond to the pilot’s yoke and their input during the landing phase of the...

Fuel Shortage at Austin International Airport

When there’s no fuel in Texas, there’s no fuel anywhere! Yet, here we are with news like this at the capital of one of America’s oil powerhouses. Yesterday, Monday March 28, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reported a fuel shortage in the facility. Airport officials stated that the shortage was linked to the high number of...

Autistic boy denied boarding over mask mandate

An 8 year old boy with autism was denied boarding with his family when they were gearing up to travel from Chicago O’hare to the Dominican Republic. Apparently according to the minor’s mom, he was discriminated against by the gate agent in charge of the flight. The gate agent had the concern that he wouldn’t...

Senator Ted Cruz is denied boarding in Montana

Our favorite senator from Texas, the Republican Ted Cruz is no alien to controversy. Whether it’s hot issues on the senate floor or his opinions on the current administration, Sen. Cruz never disappoints. This time Cruz made the news over his now famous love-hate relationship with United Airlines. https://youtu.be/NZQ8brIXfJ0 Ted Cruz has expressed his solidarity...

Take a ride on a Pan Am Boeing 747 from Madrid to New York

The Boeing 747, one of the best commercial airliners of all time, was a magnificent joint venture between Boeing and Pan Am, who at the time wanted a plane they could use to cover the gap they had in their routes to Europe, while they waited for the Boeing SST, the proposed American supersonic passenger...

“The World’s Most Experienced Airline” – A tribute to Pan Am

December 4 1991, a day which will forever be engraved in the hearts and minds of all of those who work in the airline industry. 30 years ago today, we lost “The World’s Most Experienced Airline”. We all have our stories of Pan Am, and as a kid Pan Am was the inspiration behind my...