Weekly Roundup

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Weekly Roundup

Dubai Floods, Alaska Getting Sued Over Hawaiian, United's Threat & More [Roundup]

Welcome back to another edition of the weekend roundup, where we pick out some of the most interesting aviation articles from the past week and give our quick take on the matter. This week saw a lot of drama between airlines and even private citizens. I think the two biggest

April 21st 5 min read

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Delta Diamond Medallion Drama, United Polaris Changes, Barf Bags & More [Roundup]

Airlines are gearing up for the summer travel season, as such we aren't seeing any huge major announcements recently. The summer schedule is locked in, crew scheduling is preparing their rosters, and the busy summer destinations are getting ready. But as we get ready for summer, some airlines

April 14th 5 min read

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France Bans Strikes, Entitled First Class Passengers, United isn't "vibing" & More [Roundup]

Hello from a lounge somewhere halfway across the world, this was a week of broken promises, entitled passengers, and a country famous for striking... banning striking. As we head into summer, the lines are going to start getting longer, and every little bit we don't spend at the

April 7th 7 min read

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Boeing CEO Out, Fake Service Animals, & Marriott Assault [Roundup]

This week has mellowed out in terms of drama, however we still saw some pretty big news headlines and the internet exploding over some fake service animals. It was a very opinionated week. The biggest headline of them all saw Boeing's CEO stepping down. There were a couple

March 31st 6 min read

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Drunk Delta Pilot, American Striking, United Mileage Pooling & More [Roundup]

This week, the big three legacy carriers all had some pretty negative news. A Delta pilot who was found drunk for his flight was sentenced to jail, the FAA is going to increase audits over United, and American's flight attendants are preparing for strikes across the company. Not

March 23rd 6 min read

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Airline Collusion, Boeing Whistleblower, LATAM 787 & More [Roundup]

This was quite the week for news stories with developments in the criminal probe for the 737MAX issues, people trying to access the cockpit on an Alaska flight, and confirmation that airlines are the reason why your food in the air sucks. Most of the time, I feel like I

March 16th 5 min read

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United Problems, Frankfurt Strikes, & Engine Coins [Roundup]

This week was... interesting. Filled with aircraft incidents, new route announcements, DOT complaints, and in news that I'm sure we all saw coming: jetBlue has terminated their merger agreement with Spirit. This comes as no surprise when a federal judge blocked the merger. It really didn't

March 9th 7 min read

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Airline Shutdowns, Bag Fees, Brisbane Expansion & More [Weekly Roundup]

This week we saw the extremes of the aviation industry, airlines expanding and airlines ceasing operations. It's still clear that, even post pandemic, some airlines are struggling to operate while others are seeing their biggest profits ever. However, there are some airlines that are looking for the easy

February 25th 6 min read

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Maggots on a Plane, Mortars Through Security, Skiplagging & More [Weekly Roundup]

What would you do if maggots were raining from the ceiling in an airplane? What about if all the toilets stopped flushing? It was kind of a gross week for aviation, however there were some brighter sides to it. Delta has continued to announce some route expansion and has joined

February 18th 7 min read

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Naked Florida Man, Passenger Death Penalty & More [Weekly Roundup]

This week seemed to be all about passenger experience. Delta announced new cabins, American Airlines is struggling with customer service... still, and a Canadian man is facing the death penalty for pulling an evacuation slide. I think it's important that airlines should be improving their onboard customer experience.

February 11th 7 min read

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"Take Him Down," 1-Hour Connections, Boeing CEO & More [Weekly Roundup]

This has been quite the crazy week in the aviation world, it's time for another weekly roundup. For those that are new this is a post where I take all the interesting aviation news I read this week and give my two-cents. If you'd like to

February 3rd 7 min read

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Scalpers get scalped, FedEx Crash, Israel War Evacuation & More [Weekly Roundup]

Another week in the aviation industry is in the book, we saw some interesting things happen including a FedEx 757 making an emergency landing without landing gear, Mexico had their safety rating upgraded, American and Southwest are trying to take down JSX, and Israel's airport shut down as

October 8th 6 min read

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Breeze CEO Hates Sustainable Fuel, JetBlue Severe Turbulence, & Spirit Clothing Optional [Weekly Roundup]

Another week down and some interesting developments from the aviation community. Some big highlights include Delta's CEO saying their SkyMiles changes went too far and will be modifying the changes for the 2025 program year. United's pilots got a huge $10 billion raise. And upcoming European

September 29th 6 min read

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United Diverts Twice, Alaska Tail Falls Off & Best US Airports [Weekly Roundup]

This week was an interesting week, from the outset it wasn't a great week for commercial airlines. Delta decided to add one more limit to their new changes SkyMiles changes, United diverted two European flights at the same time, Alaska had a piece of airplane fall off, and

September 22nd 7 min read

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MGM Hacked, TSA Agents Stealing, Passenger Assaulting Flight Attendant & More [Weekly Roundup]

Another week of interesting aviation news is over, there was a lot I wanted to write about and some stories that I bookmarked so I'll share them here with you. Obvious the big news of the week was Delta's SkyMiles changes, but I won't

September 15th 5 min read

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New Pacific Airlines, Hawaiian 787, Delta SkyMiles Changes & More [Weekly Roundup]

Welcome to our Friday wrap up, here is a collection of things that happened this week that I thought were worth mentioning or just seemed pretty cool. * Hawaiian finally set dates for their 787 inaugural flights which will happen in April of 2024 with Honolulu to Los Angles service. Hawaiian’

September 8th 4 min read

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Weekly Roundup

Dubai Floods, Alaska Getting Sued Over Hawaiian, United's Threat & More [Roundup]

Delta Diamond Medallion Drama, United Polaris Changes, Barf Bags & More [Roundup]

France Bans Strikes, Entitled First Class Passengers, United isn't "vibing" & More [Roundup]

Boeing CEO Out, Fake Service Animals, & Marriott Assault [Roundup]

Drunk Delta Pilot, American Striking, United Mileage Pooling & More [Roundup]

Airline Collusion, Boeing Whistleblower, LATAM 787 & More [Roundup]

United Problems, Frankfurt Strikes, & Engine Coins [Roundup]

Airline Shutdowns, Bag Fees, Brisbane Expansion & More [Weekly Roundup]

Maggots on a Plane, Mortars Through Security, Skiplagging & More [Weekly Roundup]

Naked Florida Man, Passenger Death Penalty & More [Weekly Roundup]

"Take Him Down," 1-Hour Connections, Boeing CEO & More [Weekly Roundup]

Scalpers get scalped, FedEx Crash, Israel War Evacuation & More [Weekly Roundup]

Breeze CEO Hates Sustainable Fuel, JetBlue Severe Turbulence, & Spirit Clothing Optional [Weekly Roundup]

United Diverts Twice, Alaska Tail Falls Off & Best US Airports [Weekly Roundup]

MGM Hacked, TSA Agents Stealing, Passenger Assaulting Flight Attendant & More [Weekly Roundup]

New Pacific Airlines, Hawaiian 787, Delta SkyMiles Changes & More [Weekly Roundup]

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