Tag: Air Travel

Magazine - Life & Arts

Nobody walks away from a CFIT

Rob Long · October 2, 2020 3:00 am

President Trump probably had about as much to do with keeping airplanes from falling out of the sky this year as that one passenger who still turns his phone on airplane mode during landing and takeoff. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

More than 32,000 airline workers furloughed as aid expires

Jay Heflin · October 1, 2020 10:41 pm

Beltway Confidential

Airline furloughs are a new and badly needed source of momentum for coronavirus relief negotiations

Jeremy Beaman · October 1, 2020 10:10 pm

United airplanes sit outside the company's hangar at Newark Liberty International Airport. Investing giant Berkshire Hathaway owns stakes in that airline and its three biggest U.S. competitors with a combined value of $10.2 billion. (Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg)

American Airlines and United issue furlough notices to 32,000 workers as relief talks go into overtime

Jay Heflin · October 1, 2020 3:17 pm

A gauge known as the labor force participation rate measures the proportion of working-age adults who either have a job or are looking for one. This rate fell to 63.2 percent last year, its lowest level point since 1978, according to the Labor Department. (Photo: Thinkstock)

First time jobless applications edge down to 837,000 as layoffs remain stubbornly high

Jay Heflin · October 1, 2020 12:31 pm

Airlines warn of tens of thousands of layoffs Thursday if pandemic aid isn’t extended

Cassidy Morrison · September 30, 2020 10:20 pm

Tucker Carlson reveals photos of Dianne Feinstein maskless in airport after she called for airport mask mandate

Zach Halaschak · September 29, 2020 1:33 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-North Carolina, appears at a hearing.

Meadows asks Pelosi for standalone airline aid bill as furloughs loom

Jay Heflin · September 22, 2020 8:22 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Restaurants, bars, and theaters at risk of being left for dead

Joseph Lawler, Jay Heflin · September 18, 2020 10:26 am

US travelers still cannot visit most European Union member countries

Jeremy Lott · September 18, 2020 3:00 am

Airline executives appeal to White House for additional aid to avoid layoffs

Jay Heflin · September 17, 2020 4:14 pm

National Security

In 9/11 tribute, TSA leader honors employees who have had coronavirus

Anna Giaritelli · September 11, 2020 4:27 pm