American Air Pilots Call for Operations Managers to be Ousted

The American Airlines pilots union board passed a resolution calling for the company to remove operations managers, in light of massive flight delays and cancellations this year. The resolution was passed Thursday, according to several media reports. American had to trim its schedule about 1% in early July, due to staff shortages, CNBC reports. The Allied Pilots Association pointed to year of underwhelming performance. Flight disruptions have affected tens of thousands of customers this year,… (www.msn.com) More...

Teen contends with weather and forest fires while flying around the world

Being the youngest woman to fly around the world solo is not as easy as Zara Rutherford thought. She's about at the halfway mark. Check out FlyZolo.com. (www.juneauempire.com) More...

Delta pushes airlines to create a national 'no fly' list of unruly passengers, after banning 1,600 people from its flights

Delta wants a national "no fly" list of unruly passengers, it said in a memo seen by Reuters. Delta has put 1,600 passengers on its own "no fly" list, it said in the memo. "A list of banned customers doesn't work as well if that customer can fly with another airline," it said. Delta Air Lines wants to create a national "no fly" list of banned passengers to prevent unruly behaviour onboard aircraft. The carrier has pushed other US airlines to share… (www.yahoo.com) More...