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fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

Sean Duffy Thinks We Can Save the Airlines with ... Pull-Ups?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy proposed vague, performative airport grant ideas while failing to address core aviation problems like controller shortages and high costs.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

Don't Have a Real ID? TSA Says You'll Pay a $45 Fee to Get Through Airport Security

Travelers who do not yet have a Real ID, or other valid form of alternative identification like a passport will soon be required to pay the fee before their trip in person or via Pay.gov, with a link to pay available via the TSA's website. They will then be provided with a receipt to present to a TSA officer during the usual security screening.
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#hatch-act
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
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Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints

U.S. airports refused to display Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's politically charged video, citing Hatch Act and state laws banning political use of resources.
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago
US news

Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints

Multiple U.S. airports refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, citing the Hatch Act, state laws, and policies barring political messaging.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

One of Delta's main hub airports is making very clear what it thinks of Kristi Noem's TSA video about the government shutdown

Detroit Metropolitan Airport has placed signs at the entrances to its security checkpoints, making clear that it doesn't approve of the video message. But because the areas are leased by the Transportation Security Administration, the airport operator isn't in charge of those screens. A bright yellow sign, with "attention" written in all caps, says, "The views expressed in this TSA-controlled video do not represent the views of the Wayne County Airport Authority." "The Wayne County Airport Authority does not engage in partisan politics," it adds.
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#government-shutdown
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

US orders Delta and Aeromexico to dissolve their partnership over fairness concerns in Mexico

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is following through on his threat to force Delta and Aeromexico to dissolve their longtime partnership because of his concerns that Mexico isn't being fair to U.S. airlines. Duffy announced Tuesday that the Transportation Department is revoking the antitrust immunity the airlines have had since 2016 that allowed them to price and schedule their flights jointly and share revenue.
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fromFortune
2 months ago

US orders Delta and Aeromexico to dissolve their partnership that allowed them to price and schedule their flights jointly and share revenue | Fortune

The U.S. Transportation Department revoked Delta-Aeromexico antitrust immunity over concerns that Mexico advantaged domestic carriers via slot limits and airport relocation.
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