Airlines will no longer be required to transport emotional support animals

Airlines no longer will be required to accommodate travelers who want to fly with emotional support animals such as pigs, rabbits and turkeys under a final rule announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The new rule now defines a service animal to be a dog that is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability” and limits the number of service animals a person can travel with to two. It also requires airlines to treat… (www.msn.com) Ещё...

BREAKING Japan Airlines Boeing 777 suffered loss of fan blades shortly after takeoff

A Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered loss of fan blades in engine 1 shortly after takeoff from Okinawa-Naha Airport. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Thanksgiving Flight Traffic

See 2020 vs. 2019 Thanksgiving travel numbers, plus the latest traffic data from around the world. (flightaware.com) Ещё...

US DOT Takes Stronger Stand Against Emotional Support Animals

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has taken a harder stance on service animals (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

CDC Admits Airport Temperature And Symptom Screening Was Almost Useless

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has admitted that its now discontinued airport screening program proved ineffective at filtering the majority of those who were COVID-19 positive. (www.gatechecked.com) Ещё...

Delta Air Lines CEO Encourages Everybody To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

CEO of Delta Air Lines has spoken in an interview today about his feelings around the COVID vaccine (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

FlightAware Welcomes Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement

HOUSTON, TX, December 4, 2020: FlightAware announced its appointment of Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement. Mr. Diulus comes from UViar Fuel where he served as President from 2016 to March 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Diulus was the Chief Operating Officer Universal Weather and Aviation. His 32-year tenure at UWA helped expand its growth running various lines of business and sales and marketing. Dave will be leading various internal business and growth initiatives for FlightAware. (blog.flightaware.com) Ещё...

Boeing 737 Max completes first passenger flight since 2019 grounding

Wednesday was a big day for American Airlines and Boeing as it was the first time since March 2019 that passengers flew on a 737 Max. The jetliner was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes overseas. (www.cbsnews.com) Ещё...

British Airways launches investigation to identify stewardess advertising sex in mid-flight

British Airways has launched an investigation to identify a certain stewardess advertising sex between flights as well as mid-flight special adult entertainment. The flight attendant, who boasts of being part of the Heathrow-based crew, advertises her services with risqué photos while in-flight wearing her uniform. According to reports and interviews from The Sun, the unidentified attendant uses these photos to lure in clients through her blog. She writes: "If you ever want adult… (www.airlinerwatch.com) Ещё...