FAA Raises Fines for Bad Behavior
Staff Report Bad behavior during flights is now being met with harsher punishments. The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to create higher fines to counter…
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Flight Attendants Face Possible Layoffs Again
Staff Report A spokesperson for the Association for Professional Attendants said that mostly flight attendants will be furloughed if American Airlines is forced to do…
Pandemic Causes Drop in Number of Rail Riders
Staff Report Grapevine’s Main Street Rail Station reported a decrease in the number of riders on Jan. 25. The TexRail System reports that in October…
TSA Closes Year With Changes in Checkpoint Operations
Washington–The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported the final daily figure of estimated travel volume for calendar year 2020, closing a year that tested the agency’s…
Airlines Begin Banning Emotional Support Animals
The Department of Transportation (DOT) revealed new rules regarding transporting animals by air last month. Airlines are no longer required to accommodate emotional support animals…
Airlines Notice Increase in Travel Despite Pandemic
The holidays are here, and it appears to be another busy travel season, even in the middle of a pandemic. But “busy” for 2020 is…
DFW Airport Installs ‘Smart Bathrooms’ to Stop Spread of COVID-19
The threat of catching coronavirus while traveling does not begin on planes, but at the airports. To that end, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport recently…
Passengers Banned From Flying for Not Wearing Masks
As mask mandates are enforced due to the pandemic, there have been multiple headlines of passengers being removed from flights after refusing to wear a…
DFW & CLT Continues to be Top Airline’s Hub During Pandemic
American Airlines reported major losses, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in October. Despite the losses caused by the pandemic, the airline said Dallas Fort Worth…
Flight Attendant Training Suspended After Trainers Fall Ill
Flight attendant training at American Airlines has been temporarily suspended at the training center in Grapevine near the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport due to…