#Spirit Airlines expects flight cancellations to continue

#Spirit Airlines expects flight cancellations to continue

“#Spirit Airlines expects flight cancellations to continue” Roughly half of Spirit Airlines flights were canceled on Thursday — and will be again on Friday for a fifth straight day — as the airline continues to cancel hundreds of flights throughout the week due to “operational challenges” and staffing issues that have thrown the budget airline…

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#Delta CEO says it’s ‘very hard’ to mandate COVID vaccines

#Delta CEO says it’s ‘very hard’ to mandate COVID vaccines

“#Delta CEO says it’s ‘very hard’ to mandate COVID vaccines” Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Tuesday it’s “very hard” to mandate people be vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel domestically because the shots aren’t yet fully approved. The Atlanta-based carrier has no plans to require that passengers of domestic flights be vaccinated, he told CNBC….

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#American Airlines and Spirit cancel hundreds more flights

#American Airlines and Spirit cancel hundreds more flights

“#American Airlines and Spirit cancel hundreds more flights” American Airlines and Spirit Airlines canceled hundreds more flights on Tuesday as cancelations and delays that began on Sunday due to thunderstorms spilled into their third day. More than 280 flights, some 9 percent of all of American scheduled trips, had been canceled as of 11 a.m….

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#American Airlines warns pilots of nationwide fuel shortages

#American Airlines warns pilots of nationwide fuel shortages

“#American Airlines warns pilots of nationwide fuel shortages” American Airlines on Monday reportedly warned pilots of fuel delivery delays at midsize airports across the country and asked pilots to conserve gas when possible. “American Airlines station jet fuel delivery delays initially affected mostly western U.S. cities, but are now being reported at American stations across…

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#Southwest, American post 2Q profits as air travel picks up

#Southwest, American post 2Q profits as air travel picks up

“#Southwest, American post 2Q profits as air travel picks up” American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted second-quarter profits on Thursday thanks to generous federal pandemic relief that covers most of their labor costs. The reports on Thursday underscored the progress that airlines are making in rebuilding after the coronavirus crushed air travel — and…

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#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down

#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down

“#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down” Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday long-time Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly will step down next year to become the executive chairman and will be succeeded by company veteran Robert Jordan. Kelly, 66, who became the CEO in 2004, has led Southwest through some of the airline industry’s most turbulent times, including…

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#Rattlesnakes invade jets mothballed in ‘airplane graveyard’

#Rattlesnakes invade jets mothballed in ‘airplane graveyard’

“#Rattlesnakes invade jets mothballed in ‘airplane graveyard’” Somebody call Samuel L. Jackson! Mechanics at an airplane storage facility in the Southern California desert have found parked jets crawling with rattlesnakes. And they’re using a high-tech tool to battle the venomous rattlers: broom handles. Thousands of planes, put out of use by the pandemic-fueled travel downturn,…

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