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‘Can’t treat kids like a piece of baggage,’ US President Biden warns airlines, hints at new laws
Fp Staff •Several airlines in the United States recently faced growing calls in Congress to boost consumer protection norms after a series of disruptions including a holiday meltdown at Southwest that led to the cancellation of more than 16,000 flights
US airlines cancel over 1,400 flights as ice storm hits multiple states from Texas to West Virginia
Fp Staff •Nearly 1,467 flights within, into or out of the United States were cancelled, while 527 more flights were delayed as of Wednesday morning, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware
Holiday Hell: How Southwest Airlines' ‘full-blown meltdown’ created travel chaos in US
Fp Explainers •Southwest Airlines, one of the world’s biggest low-cost carriers and the inspiration for IndiGo, cancelled around 2,900 flights on Monday. While the airline is blaming extreme weather, the flight attendants’ union said the chaos was caused by its ‘archaic, outdated systems’
Southwest Airlines partners with Guitar Center to surprise passengers with ukulele lesson
Trendingdesk •The flight was going from California to Hawaii, where the instrument is widely used and the airline company conducted the class to promote Hawaiian culture as it is expanding its network in Hawaii
US airlines warn of ‘catastrophic disruption’ to travel operations ahead of 5G technology rollout tomorrow
•The airlines and aircraft manufacturers are concerned that the launch of the new C-Band 5G service might interfere with the devices planes use to measure altitude
Warren Buffett's Berkshire posts nearly $50 billion loss hit by coronavirus; says made 'a mistake' investing in airline sector stocks
•Berkshire's stock price has fallen 1% in 2020, compared with a 12% drop in the Standard & Poor’s 500, despite Warren Buffett’s prediction that Berkshire would outperform in down markets.
Airline industry braces for prolonged recovery from coronavirus crisis; half the world's airplanes in storage
•Carriers including United Airlines Holdings Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd have warned they are likely to emerge from the coronavirus crisis smaller, and there are fears others may not survive.
New FAA chief Stephen Dickson to meet with Boeing officials, plans to test 737 MAX simulator
•Boeing has said it plans to conduct a certification test flight in the “September time frame” but Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg did not give a specific date when asked last week.
Southwest Airlines aircraft has mid-flight engine failure: One dead in first US commercial airline accident in 9 years
•An engine on a Southwest Airlines flight with 149 people aboard exploded mid-air, killing one passenger and nearly sucking another out of a window that was shattered by shrapnel
United CEO calls passenger incident epic mistake at congressional hearing
•United president Scott Kirby joined Munoz at the hearing, along with top executives of American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines.