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$11M Southwest Airlines fine waived by DOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will waive the remaining $11 million in fines Southwest Airlines owed as part of a record $140 million penalty over its operational meltdown during holiday travel in 2022. “In lieu of a…
India regulator faults airline CEO amid severe disruption
Indian regulators held IndiGo's chief executive accountable for the severe disruptions that have roiled the country's biggest airline in recent days, faulting the company for “significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource…
How India's Top Airline Unraveled in Quest For Higher Profit
It was the straw that broke the highly-optimized camel's back. Sometime in the evening of Dec. 2, three days before India's largest airline would lose control of its operations in one of the country's worst aviation disruptions, IndiGo executives…
Southwest Airlines is finally done paying a record-breaking fine for its spectacular 2022 Christmas holiday collapse
The Trump administration has forgiven the last of a record-breaking fine against Southwest Airlines. Southwest was fined $140 million for a 2022 meltdown that led to the cancellation of 17,000 flights. The Transportation Department said the…
IndiGo chaos: Why is India's largest airline canceling hundreds of flights?
Air travel across India has been in chaos in the past week after the country's largest airline, IndiGo, cancelled more than 2,000 flights starting on Friday, stranding thousands of passengers at airports across the country. The airline, which…
DC Edit | Airlines Need To Follow The Rules, Or Face Strict Action
India's civil aviation was brought near enough to the point of total collapse thanks to an intransigent arm of a virtual duopoly holding a gun to the head of a lethargic government bureaucracy in the wake of a more liberal roster made mandatory for…
Is Porter Airlines Going to Join the oneworld Airline Alliance?
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Customer Service And CX Trends Predictions (Part One)
Customer Service and Customer Experience Predictions for 2026 Welcome to my annual article featuring customer service and customer experience (CX) trends and predictions. This year is another two-part article divided into two specific categories.
Airplane Art - Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER on final approach to Chicago O'Hare - Economy Class & Beyond
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport as it completes the long trip from Tokyo. Japan Airlines operates a…
IndiGo: India's storied airline stumbles
IndiGo - the airline that once redefined punctuality and scale in India - cancelled hundreds of flights nationwide, undone by its biggest operational crisis yet: a potent mix of misjudged pilot requirements under new rules and a risky…
Amid IndiGo crisis, Jaspal Bhatti's old comedy sketch 'SOS Airline' resurfaces online: 'Way ahead of his time'
As the IndiGo crisis continues, an old comedy sketch from Jaspal Bhatti's iconic show Full Tension resurfaced on social media, sparking a stir over the airline's mismanagement. The decades-old clip, titled SOS Airline, has gone viral just as…
IndiGo Flight Cancellations Live Updates: DGCA pulls up airline; govt says airport ops back to normal
DGCA issues notices to IndiGo CEO: Aviation regulator DGCA has issued show-cause notices to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and Accountable Manager Isidro Porqueras over massive flight disruptions that have stretched on for six consecutive days. The…
Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator over flight disruptions
A parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers stranded across the country's airports. The…
Top Airline Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - December 7th
Why a 20-Second Flight Test Could Unlock Billions for Vertical American Airlines Group, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines are the three Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Airline stocks are equity…
Stubborn JFK ATC Punishes LOT Polish Airlines Pilot For Not Being Ready
There are 10,000+ air traffic controllers in the United States, who have incredibly stressful jobs that keep our skies safe. Among those air traffic controllers, there's one guy at New York Kennedy Airport who has made a name — or perhaps…
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