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ABC7 San Francisco

2 months ago

Man duct-taped on flight to Chicago after trying to open door, passengers say

Passengers duct-taped unruly man on American Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Chicago

Flight safely returned to Albuquerque after passenger disturbance [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

Will labor strife led by pilots become the airline industry's next big obstacle?

The big challenges of 2022 - COVID and inflation - posed no obstacle to travelers, but finding enough pilots slowed down the travel recovery.Now, with all four big airlines negotiating pilot contracts and several in talks with flight attendants and other groups, labor could again be a pain point for travelers and carriers alike.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: More stolen Christmases than the Grinch: Lessons from the great Southwest Airlines meltdown

The airline with the ticker LUV, now a far cry from its early customers-first days under co-founder Herb Kelleher, ruined countless holiday reunions over the past week.Southwest Airlines marooned not just passengers but also its own crews and landed tens of thousands of its customers in a Sisyphean holiday-week bog from which there seemed to be no escape to anywhere but the filthy bathroom or the knee-deep bar.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Digging beneath the O'Hare expansion hype

A lot of promotional blather came out of the speechifying at O'Hare International Airport Monday, when Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot to mark the final federal green lighting of the new "global terminal" expansion atO'Hare, replacing the noticeably outdated Terminal 2.
"When it opens, the Global Terminal will be one of the most transformative terminal investments in America, more than doubling the space in the existing Terminal 2, and allowing for the integration of international and domestic operations for our hub carriers United and American airlines," Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee said.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago tourism could return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, industry leaders say

Chicago tourism has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, but it could fully recover by 2024, and possibly before, industry leaders said.

Chicago Tribune

Hampton Social, Bar Siena among new dining options planned for O'Hare, plus expanded gateside delivery

Travelers at O'Hare International Airport will likely soon have more dining and shopping options, and could get food delivered to more gates at the airport.

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Sacramento Bee

2 months ago

California

American Airlines' hard landing on Maui sends 6 to hospital

Five flight attendants and one passenger were sent to the hospital after an American Airlines flight made a hard landing in Maui.

The six individuals were later released from the hospital.

The flight was carrying 167 passengers and seven crew members. [ more ]

The Verge

4 months ago

Environment

American Airlines will pay to bury 10,000 tons of CO2 underground

American Airlines has signed a deal with the Bill Gates-backed startup Graphyte to capture 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide underground.

Graphyte's technology offers a more affordable and energy-efficient approach to carbon capture compared to its competitors.

The deal with American Airlines is a significant step for Graphyte to prove the effectiveness of its carbon capture technology. [ more ]

POLITICO

US Elections

Biden praises companies for ending hidden fees

The companies did not commit to eliminating the actual fees, promising instead to disclose them from the beginning of the transaction rather than in the final stage before payment.The issue came to national attention in November when Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary drew criticism for hidden fees, as well as widespread glitches, during sales for Taylor Swift's latest tour.

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New York City

Broadway's American Airlines Theater to Be Renamed for Todd Haimes

Roundabout Theater Company, the nonprofit with the biggest footprint on Broadway, has decided to rename its flagship theater, which currently bears the name American Airlines, in honor of its recently deceased and transformational leader, Todd Haimes.The theater, on West 42nd Street, is a 740-seat house that opened in 1918 as the Selwyn.

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Delta Pilots Approve Contract Raising Pay by 34%

Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will increase wages 34 percent by 2026 and includes improvements to scheduling, retirement and other benefits, raising the standard for contract negotiations underway at other large U.S. airlines.Voting was conducted in February, and the results were announced on Wednesday, with 78 percent of pilots approving the contract, according to the union that represents them, the Delta Master Executive Council.

Los Angeles Times

Ventura sailor returns home nearly 81 years after dying in Pearl Harbor attack

Nearly 81 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the body of Navy ship fitter Claude Ralph Garcia returned home to Ventura County, bringing closure to a death that stunned a close-knit military family.The long-delayed journey home began a year ago when Ric Ruffinelli received a letter in the mail about his great-uncle who died during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Bullets Forever

Washington Wizards

SBN Reacts Part 1: Getting to your general preferences

Thank you for responding to this week's summer Washington Wizards SB Nation Reacts survey.Let's get to the results!

Most of our respondents live in the DMV

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Los Angeles Times

California

Tyler Christopher of 'General Hospital' fame arrested at Burbank airport

(Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)

Soap star Tyler Christopher was arrested Friday at Hollywood Burbank Airport on suspicion of public drunkenness - his second such arrest since 2019.Christopher, 50, was asleep on the floor in Terminal A near American Airlines and woke up when officers arrived, according to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police Department.

www.nytimes.com

United Flight From Maui Came Within 800 Feet of Striking Pacific Ocean

In December, about a minute after a United Airlines flight departed from Kahului Airport in Maui, the plane, a Boeing 777-200, entered a steep dive and came within 775 feet of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.The plane had initially ascended to an altitude of 2,200 feet before suddenly falling at a rate of nearly 8,600 feet per minute, according to The Air Current, which reported on the episode on Sunday after analyzing data from the Dec. 18 flight.

Nytimes

World politics

The Plane's a Filthy Mess. Who's to Blame?

Recent social media posts suggest that the days of clean flights may be going the way of masks.And they've ignited a debate about who bears responsibility.

Nytimes

Wellness

Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Charles Brown has always loved flying.

Los Angeles Times

COVID outbreaks hit TSA, American and Southwest airlines at LAX

COVID-19 outbreaks have hit Los Angeles International Airport with at least 400 confirmed cases among Transportation Security Administration staff and workers at American and Southwest airlines, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

www.cbc.ca

Canada news

Air Canada pilots just pulled out of their job deal with the airline in a bid to start talks for a new one | CBC News

Air Canada's pilots have ended a decade-long contract framework, opening the door to "full bargaining this summer," their union leadership said on Monday in a note to members seen by Reuters.Air Canada pilots have previously said they are pressing for "historic" gains to narrow the earnings gap with higher-paid aviators at U.S. carriers.

www.independent.co.uk

11 months ago

Berlin

Half-term getaway hit as BA flight cancellations reach 175

Half-term holiday plans for thousands of families have been thrown into disarray after British Airways' flight cancellations due to an IT failure reached 175.Most of the affected flights were on short-haul routes to and from Heathrow Airport.British Airways said the technical issue was resolved on Thursday night, but disruption continued into Friday because of aircraft and crew being out of position.

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Berlin

Report: Companies' climate targets not what they claim to be

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Climate commitments by companies aren't always as green as they seem.A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments.

Food & Beverage Magazine

11 months ago

Food & drink

INTRODUCING THE TASTE OF ANGUILLA CULINARY EXPERIENCE BY FOUR SEASONS ANGUILLA'S EXECUTIVE CHEF EMMANUNEL CALDERON

Four Seasons Resort & Residences Anguilla is pleased to introduce, Taste of Anguilla, the Resort's exciting new culinary experience curated by Executive Chef Emmanuel Calderon.The new offering is exclusively available to Resort guests and provides an inside look at how the island's most abundant natural resource, salt, is harvested, where the salt is harvested from, and the many ways salt is used in traditional Caribbean cuisine.

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11 months ago

Faith

Intel named most faith-friendly company

The REDI Index uses a variety of measures to assess a company's friendliness toward religion and belief.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Intel Corporation is the most faith-friendly workplace in the country according to this year's ranking of large companies by the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation.

IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property law

Patent Filings Roundup: Traxcell Patents Ordered into Receivership Amidst Failure to Pay, Multiple Motions to Dismiss; Litigation Funder Tells Delaware Court Work-Product Protection Applies

There was a slight uptick in district court filings last week after a slow January and February, with 43 new patent filings, including a design patent battle involving tumblers and multiple filings indicating an association with high-volume plaintiffs such as Jeffrey Gross and Leigh Rothschild.It was a busy week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with over 32 new challenges last week, with only one procedural denial on an institution decision-but that was not based on discretionary denial, which remains often briefed but rarely successful for the time being.

Patently-O

Intellectual property law

FedEx wins Mandamus: EDTX is too Inconvenient for the Multinational

by Dennis Crouch

In a non-precedential decision, the Federal Circuit today granted FedEx's mandamus petition and ordered E.D.Tex.Judge Mazzant to reconsider his denial transfer.In re FedEx Corp.

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NTSB subpoenas American Airlines flight crew in JFK runway incursion

(CNN)The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating a near miss incident on the JFK runway last month, has issued a subpoena for the testimony of the American Airlines pilots involved."American Airlines cleared the flight crew's schedule to ensure their availability; however, the flight crew refused to be interviewed on the basis that their statements would be audio recorded for transcription," the NTSB preliminary report says.

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All flights grounded at airport near Penn State University over suspicious device, 100 passengers bused to campus

All flights were grounded at University Park Airport in Pennsylvania Friday as authorities investigated a suspicious device in a checked bag, forcing about 100 passengers to be bused out of the area and the airport to close until Saturday, officials said.The airport in State College, located less than five miles from the Penn State University campus, was closed to air traffic and passengers while an explosives device team and local police examined the contents of the bag, which was checked on a flight en route to Chicago, Penn State University Police and Public Safety said in a statement.

Los Angeles Times

O.C. man charged after allegedly punching attendant on flight from Mexico to LAX

An Orange County man has been arrested and charged by federal authorities after a video showed him allegedly punching a flight attendant in the back of the head during a flight Wednesday from Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport, according to prosecutors.

The Verge

American Airlines reveals data breach - two months after it was discovered

American Airlines is alerting some of its customers to a data breach, where an "unauthorized actor" got access to names, birthdays, mailing and email addresses, phone, driver's license and passport numbers, and "certain medical information" by compromising employee email addresses ( via Bleeping Computer).

Truthout

Left-wing politics

Justice Department Sues to Block JetBlue-Spirit Merger in Latest Antitrust Move From Biden Administration

Officials are concerned that the merger would decrease competition in an industry that is already highly consolidated.A JetBlue airliner takes off past Spirit Airlines planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.Joe Cavaretta / Sun Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit to block a merger between JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines in the latest antitrust move from the Biden administration.

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Plane and Bus Collide at Los Angeles Airport, Injuring 5, Officials Say

Five people were injured on Friday night after an American Airlines plane struck a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport in California, officials said, in what was the latest in a string of unusual incidents at major airports in the past four weeks.The plane, an Airbus A321, had no passengers and was being towed on a taxiway around 10 p.m. local time when it hit a bus that was transporting passengers between terminals, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn

Black History Month takes flight early at Dr. Ronald E. McNair public school * Brooklyn Paper

American Airlines has partnered with Dr. Ronald E. McNair public school to honor the legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first black and native American to become an aviator, with a ceremony for young girls on Jan. 27, a few days ahead of Black History Month.According to Lena Gates, principal of P.S. 005, American Airline's will bring in Gigi Coleman, the grandniece of the flight pioneer, to celebrate with their aviation center's Lady Flyer's, the Bed-Stuy girl group made up of elementary student pilots.

Eater SF

SF food

Here Are SF's 2023 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

The James Beard Awards are one of the biggest culinary awards in America, and the 2023 semifinalists for the prestigious award were announced Wednesday.San Francisco and the Bay Area landed semifinalists all throughout the long list, including longtime Japantown bakery Yasukochi's Sweet Stop appearing in the new Outstanding Bakery category.

Harvard Business Review

Business

Does It Feel Like Your Department Has Been Sidelined?

Five strategies to regain your influence.As business needs and relationships at work continuously change, so does the relative influence of certain departments.In this piece, the author offers strategies to follow if you're getting the sense that your department is being cast aside: 1) Reflect on the root cause of your exclusion; 2) Tie your department's work to clear business needs; 3) Broaden your perceived value; 4) Keep driving results; 5) Build up those that are coming up after you.

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | Portugal Beats Paris for US Travelers Seizing on a Strong Dollar

As the pound and euro struggle relative to the dollar, opportunistic US travelers might be wondering if it's time to book an international trip, and maybe even prepay for the hotel.

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | Spirit Blunders in Spurning JetBlue for Lower Offer

An airline bidding war appears to be over before it even really started.

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Washington DC

7 Luxury Homes Sold in the DC Area

Where: Great Falls.Bought by: David Raffetto , Cisco's director of sales for the Department of Defense.Listed: $3,495,000.Sold: $3,250,000.Days on market: 93.Style: Colonial.Bragging points: Two acres, with seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, five fireplaces, a climate-controlled wine cellar, and an outdoor heated pool.

www.independent.co.uk

From nurses to postal workers - every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

As inflation has climbed steadily throughout year, workers have seen rising prices eroding their earnings just as employers have been trying to make savings or modernise working practices to cope with increasing costs.The result?Clashes over pay, redundancies, pensions and terms and conditions.A new winter of discontent had begun even before Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement on 17 November, which left householders everywhere feeling even worse off.

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From nurses to postal workers - every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

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From nurses to postal workers - every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

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Travellers abandoned' after flight to London is diverted to Bermuda

Travellers facing a 20-hour wait on an airport floor in Bermuda say they have been abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic after their flight from Miami to London had to divert when pilots reportedly smelled smoke in the cockpit due to a suspected mechanical issue.

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LA Dodgers

Kershaw's Challenge KC Live Benefit Concert Raises Record $1.8 Million

Earlier this month, Clayton and Ellen Kershaw hosted their eighth annual KC Live benefit concert in Dallas.It's one of two crown jewel events Kershaw's Challenge puts together on a yearly basis, along with Ping Pong 4 Purpose at Dodger Stadium.This week, Kershaw announced the concert raised a record $1.8 million for his charity, which surpassed the $1.2 million raised during the 2019 event.

Eater NY

NYC food

A Manhattan Park Gains Three New Food Stalls

Three local food vendors have opened at a new half-acre public park on the ground floor of 550 Madison Avenue, an office tower located between East 55th and 56th streets in Midtown Manhattan, according to a spokesperson.The lineup at the 21,300-square-foot space includes: Eat OffBeat, a local group that works with refugee and immigrant chefs; Local Roots NYC, a market and cafe that started as a community-supported agriculture group; and Manhattan coffee shop, Black Fox.

DevOps.com

DevOps

Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Open Source Backstage Platform

By: Mike Vizard on
Oxeye today disclosed that it has discovered a critical vulnerability in the open source Backstage software used to build developer portals.Backstage was originally created by Spotify.A 1.5.1 update to the Backstage platform remediated a sandbox escape vulnerability that can occur via a third-party Scaffolder plug-in that could be used to conduct unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).

Theregister

DevOps

Delta Airlines takes flight with Amazon Web Services

Delta Airlines celebrated Amazon Prime Day this week by charting a course for AWS, naming the cloud giant as its preferred cloud provider.

www.mercurynews.com

San Francisco

Bay Area job cuts widen, affecting airline and tech company workers

SAN JOSE Fresh employment cuts loom over the Bay Area's uneven economy with a loss of hundreds of jobs due to shifting business needs for an airline and retrenchments for some high-profile tech companies.Texas-based American Airlines has decided to close its flight attendant base at San Francisco International Airport, a decision that will eliminate more 417 jobs on the Peninsula.

TODAY.com

London

9 best babymoon destinations for parents-to-be

Moms and dads who are about to welcome a baby into their lives may be seeking a chance for some quality rest and relaxation before they welcome their newest addition.

New York Daily News

Feds must crack down on cyberattacks, Sen. Schumer says

In the wake of hacks of big companies like American Airlines and DoorDash, the feds need to boost cybersecurity for consumers, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

www.aljazeera.com

Australia plans privacy overhaul after massive telecom data leak

Optus disclosed last week that the personal details of up to 10 million users may have been compromised following one of the biggest data breaches in Australian history.The data breach at Optus is the latest in a string of cyberattacks this month involving major companies, including Samsung, North Face, American Airlines and Uber.Under the planned changes, businesses would be required to alert banks of data breaches involving customers so that lenders could monitor their accounts for suspicious activity.

www.aljazeera.com

Australia's Optus says personal data possibly compromised in hack

Telecom says it is probing possible unauthorised access of information including names, addresses and passport numbers.

kvue.com

Hackers accessed data on some American Airlines customers

American Airlines says hackers used a phishing campaign to breach employee email accounts, gaining access to some customer information.

Engadget

American Airlines says hackers obtained some customer and employee data | Engadget

American Airlines says that hackers may have obtained personal information for a "very small number" of customers and employees.

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Tech industry

Hackers accessed data on some American Airlines customers

Two American Airlines Boeing 737s are shown at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2022.

Nytimes

New York City

United Airlines to End Service at J.F.K. Airport

United Airlines said it would temporarily stop flying in and out of Kennedy International Airport in New York at the end of October after struggling to gain a competitive foothold there.

Chicago Tribune

American Airlines to add smaller, regional flights at O'Hare

American Airlines is set to add shorter, regional flights to and from O'Hare International Airport, as the airline industry faces a pilot shortage largely affecting regional service.

Los Angeles Times

This is not your captain speaking: Moans and groans are taking over some flights' P.A. systems

It began almost as soon as he stepped onto the plane.

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Toronto

'I promise you, we're on it,' vows disability minister after broken wheelchair sparks outrage at airlines | CBC News

Canada's federal minister of disability inclusion is promising to help reform air travel for people with disabilities after a Toronto advocate's wheelchair was "totally damaged" while in the care of Air Canada employees.

San Francisco Bay Times

SF LGBT

Loving Highsmith Is a Wan Doc About the Fascinating Lesbian Author - San Francisco Bay Times

By Gary M. Kramer-

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Austin

American and JetBlue suspending some nonstop routes from Austin airport

Your travel plans might be affected if you're planning to travel to New Jersey, Los Angeles or Puerto Rico.

kvue.com

Austin

You can now fly nonstop from Austin to Montego Bay, Jamaica

Weekly flights to the Jamaican destination started on Saturday, according to the Austin airport.

Austin Monitor

Austin

TSA lines are out the door again at Austin's airport - Austin Monitor

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 by Nathan Bernier, KUT

Social Media Explorer

Online marketing

Discussions About Airlines Continue To Dominate Social Media - Social Media Explorer

Each carrier wishes to see only positive social media posts, but this isn't always the case.

Everyone who flew on a commercial plane this year can tell you it's not the best time of year to travel.

AdExchanger

Marketing tech

Microsoft Barely Discusses Netflix Deal, Says Azure Is Its Biggest Growth Potential | AdExchanger

Just two weeks after its selection as Netflix's ad sales partner of choice surprised the entire media and ad tech industry, Microsoft closed out its 2022 fiscal year on Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune