Airlines

An absolutely delightful video has emerged of a Pan Am training class teaching flight attendants how to deal with the “Smoker.” In this retro video, we find the original “Karen” lung-deep in a Virginia Slim while seated in the non-smoking section of the plane.

The Takeoff Nap is a brand new travel website offering a darkly satirical look at all of the silliness that is today’s travel industry. After 2+ years of pandemic-induced travel insanity, it’s exactly what we needed this April Fool’s Day.

Pilots in Columbia had to make a heroic landing after the landing gear on their plane failed. Details are still emerging about the incident which occurred earlier this week, but videos of the event have quickly gone viral.

Southwest Airlines has launched its Amarillo to Austin route and folks couldn’t be happier. The longstanding project finally took the skies this week ending years of planning and negotiations and connecting the 14th largest city in Texas to the capital.

During a short hotel shuttle bus ride to the airport, the flight attendants on the bus with me were discussing the face mask policy. As I quietly listened, it was clear they were completely ready to ditch the airplane face mask policy. They even said they’d vote out Sara Nelson, the head of their union if she continued to push for it.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating a violent encounter between two American Airlines employees earlier this week where one was stabbed. One man was taken into custody.

One company thinks it has the perfect solution to uncomfortable economy class travel: adjustable seat bottoms. Will this radical idea change the game for economy travelers around the world?

Breaking: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flagship airline of the Netherlands, has suspended all flights to Ukraine over fears of an impending Russian invasion. Effective immediately, KLM has ceased flying to Ukraine.