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This United Airlines scandal has me pissed off bad. They jacked up this grandma’s ticket by $400 the moment she entered her real 1949 birth year, making it jump from $752 to $1,156 before it dropped again on a younger date. HustleBitch_ dropped the proof and the comment section is exploding with rage over age …
A total of 288 people were on board, including 11 crew members. Two holidaymakers were reportedly injured.
Man jumps perimeter fence and gets shredded alive on active runway. 231 passengers evacuate after brief engine fire at Denver International. #BREAKING: Watch as a Frontier Airlines aircraft forced to make an emergency after a pedestrian on the runway was struck and sucked into one of the jet’s engines 📌#Denver | #Colorado Watch as horrifying …
Some laid off Spirit Airlines girl DMs him her GoFundMe cause she’s hurting after the bankruptcy cuts. He films himself reading it out loud, calls her a lazy piece of shit, says just get another job, hits her with the pretty and able-bodied so big deal line, sarcastic welcome to the real world. Deletes it …
Jet fuel crisis from Middle East chaos slashes thousands more flights to Spain and Portugal. Brits face ruined summer holidays as airlines axe routes and warn of mass cancellations. EU admits very likely disruptions with sky-high ticket prices while contingency plans get dusted off. Budget carriers already gutting schedules as the perfect storm hits peak …
They couldn't get a bailout because of Kenneth Gtiffin. pic.twitter.com/aGGM7vjD4z — JR (Boss Gummie) (@JJRich59) May 5, 2026
A United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a light pole and tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport this evening. The plane carried 221 passengers and 10 crew members with no serious injuries reported on board. The truck driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. The FAA and …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is blaming “judicial overreach” for the carrier’s collapse today, saying the blocked JetBlue merger was a suicide pact… United and Delta shares are drifting higher as they prepare to feast on Spirit’s carcass, but the broader sector is terrified of the fuel bill… Budget travelers are finding $400 round-trips for routes …
The pioneer of the low-cost model officially grounded its last jet at 3:00 AM today. The $500M White House lifeline was pulled, creditors refused a final deal. Thousands of passengers are stranded at gates from Las Vegas to Detroit this morning. Aviation experts say Spirit is the first major corporate casualty, the war fuel spike. …
Even the queen New York raccoon will no longer be flying his spirit airlines what shall we ever do! 😂 pic.twitter.com/fac8qsI0ek — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 1, 2026 While Spirit was already in bankruptcy, the surge in jet fuel prices to $4.51/gallon (due to the conflict in …
Alaska Airlines is joining a list of airlines including Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue who are increasing bag fees to offset jet fuel costs
Americans aren’t getting laid off. And they’re not quitting. They’re simply just not getting hired, and the numbers haven’t been this bad since the pandemic closed the economy by force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday the hiring rate fell to 3.1% in February, with just 4.8 million hires, the lowest since April …
United Airlines plans for oil hitting $175 a barrel and staying above $100 next year as industry faces worst shock since COVID The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has delivered the biggest disruption to the airline industry since the COVID-19 pandemic, and United is bracing for a future where oil prices remain high through 2027. …
March 20 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL) CEO Scott Kirby said on Friday the airline will cancel about 5% of this year’s planned flights in the short term, as jet fuel prices surge due to the Middle East conflict. “If prices stayed at this level, it would mean an extra $11 billion in annual expense …
Another major airline is cancelling 1,000 flights due to soaring gas prices https://t.co/3pa1tZTcUu pic.twitter.com/nJYIz1Gors — New York Post (@nypost) March 18, 2026 A major airline is canceling flights due to soaring fuel prices. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) said it will be canceling 1,000 flights in April due to the rising oil and jet fuel prices amid …
Absolutely wild when you consider that the cost of jet fuel has risen 50% since the Iran conflict began. They are claiming they see 10% revenue growth on strong demand, yet make no mention of the potential impact that increased fuel costs will have on these projections, only… https://t.co/ic90JUwjnw — Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) March 17, …
Southwest Airlines pulls out of two major airports https://t.co/uj2lHfBTN7 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 15, 2026 A representative for Southwest told the Daily Mail the discontinuation was part of ‘ongoing efforts to refine its network’. Affected passengers will have the option to rebook their upcoming flights or receive a refund. Employees who operated out of …
THEY DIDN’T JUST KILL A DRUG LORD. THEY KILLED A DEEP STATE GENERAL. “El Mencho” was untouchable for 30 years. He had drones. Armored vehicles. Land mines. He shot down a military helicopter. The CIA looked the other way. Why? Because he wasn’t just moving drugs. He was… — Mr. Pool (@MrPool_QQ) February 23, 2026 …
Kash Patel used an FBI jet to fly to Italy with plans to attend the Olympic men's hockey games, sources say. https://t.co/71CyF0z5MN — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 19, 2026 Per Grok: FBI directors are required to use government aircraft for all air travel, including personal trips, for security reasons and to maintain access to secure …
Havana. — The energy crisis in Cuba has reached a critical level that is now directly affecting civil aviation. An official aeronautical notice (NOTAM) from José Martí International Airport in Havana confirms that the terminal is out of Jet A-1 fuel, which is standardly used by commercial aircraft. The NOTAM, identified as A0356/26 and classified as …
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday expressed concerns over the dangerous possibility of the next deadly mid-air collision happening at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The NTSB chair says its commercial airlines that are sounding the alarm, and says the FAA should take the warnings from airlines seriously. “I keep hearing about other …
Air France 🇫🇷 and Dutch 🇳🇱 airline KLM have canceled several flights to Israel 🇮🇱, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, and the UAE 🇦🇪 this weekend, according to Israel’s 🇮🇱 N12 News. — Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) January 23, 2026 A bunch of flights heading to the Middle East were cancelled in the past hour. — Israel News …
Malaysia’s transport ministry said Wednesday that the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume Dec. 30, renewing hopes of finally locating the jet that vanished without a trace more than a decade ago. The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese …
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just shut down the airspace near an airport that serves roughly eight million flyers every year. Major airlines, including American, Delta, and United, will be required to avoid the airspace surrounding President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for the next year, with aircraft prohibited from flying within one nautical …
Airlines for America President: I don't care what political party you're from. If you're in the world of airlines and transportation, nobody wants the Biden administration back. pic.twitter.com/GfsRcGcnOz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 17, 2025
The government shutdown is not some background squabble in Washington. It is already bleeding into the country’s infrastructure in ways that feel small today but can rupture into something catastrophic tomorrow. Two Delta jets just clipped each other at LaGuardia, ripping a wing off one aircraft while both were still taxiing. That accident didn’t happen …
https://www.404media.co/airlines-sell-5-billion-plane-ticket-records-to-the-government-for-warrantless-searching/ A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Delta, is selling access to five billion plane ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements, including by the FBI, Secret Service, ICE, and many other agencies, according to a new contract and other records …
The collapse isn’t theoretical. It’s procedural. Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a year. The company emerged from its last restructuring in March. By August, it was back in court. Again. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/spirit-airlines-chapter-11-bankruptcy.html “Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less …
Delta Airlines has announced an expansion of its use of AI-powered dynamic surge pricing, which could soon entirely replace fixed ticket prices with personalized fares based on consumer data. Critics argue this practice is exploitative, with flight prices rising over 25% in two years while airline service quality continues to decline. Guest host Misty Winston …
Three months ago, hotel operators were confident that the consumer downturn they were experiencing would end being a relatively quick pain. After the tariff matter was finally settled, Americans would sure go back to spending as they always seemed to. Instead, a whole bunch of critical and alarming data out just today has poured oceans …