When her daughter, Arishka, was just 6 years old, Dimple Laddha took her to Everest Base Camp. The camp sits at an elevation of around 17,600 feet, where the oxygen concentration is nearly 50% less than at sea level. Winter temperatures can drop below freezing at night. The standard 80-mile …
Read More »Boeing whistleblower’s case could go on posthumously, attorney says
A whistleblower and former Boeing inspector who died from an apparent suicide just months before his yearslong case was coming to a head could have his matter heard posthumously, a legal expert said. John Barnett, 62, of Louisiana, was found dead Saturday in the parking lot of a Charleston, South …
Read More »FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production reportedly found ‘dozens of issues’
U.S. air safety regulators found “dozens of problems” at facilities owned by Boeing and one of its key suppliers after a six-week audit of the production of the 737 Max jet, according to The New York Times. The Federal Aviation Administration started the probe after a door panel blew off a 737 Max 9 flight …
Read More »LaGuardia Airport among best airports in country after years of bad reputation
After holding the reputation as one of the worst airports in the country, LaGuardia Airport has made a complete turnaround, being awarded the best airport of its size based on a new passenger survey. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) named LaGuardia the “best airport of 25 to 40 million passengers …
Read More »United Airlines expects busiest spring break ever despite travelers’ cost concerns
United Airlines expects its busiest spring break ever this year, even as travelers say they are concerned about rising costs. The carrier said Monday it expects to serve more than 21 million passengers between March 8 and April 21 — up nearly 10% compared with last year. That equates to …
Read More »Boeing’s safety culture is ‘inadequate’ and ‘confusing,’ new FAA report finds
A new report by federal safety experts found major issues with Boeing’s safety culture — including a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees and a fear of retaliation when reporting safety concerns. The report, released Monday, had been requested by Congress and was completed by a panel of experts …
Read More »TSA PreCheck travelers don’t have to show physical IDs at some airports
If you’re a TSA PreCheck member traveling on United Airlines via Chicago’s O’Hare or Los Angeles international airports, life just got a bit easier. United recently updated its website to show that “Touchless ID” technology, which lets users go through security just by scanning their face and without having to …
Read More »Cruise ship barred from docking amid outbreak of stomach illness
Officials in the island nation of Mauritius blocked a Norwegian Cruise Line ship from docking there on Sunday, after more than a dozen passengers were stricken with a stomach illness. Around 15 passengers aboard the Norwegian Dawn remain in isolation due to an undisclosed “health risk” and are undergoing testing, according to the …
Read More »Hotel guests risk booking rooms on sites that apply steep fees
Justin Perry was planning a one-night stay in London for early February and booked a room on what he thought was his chosen hotel’s website. It was only after getting a reservation confirmation that he realized he’d used a third-party platform — which charged him $155.92 in service fees on …
Read More »Passenger stabs fellow traveler with weapon of pens and rubber bands on Seattle-to-Vegas flight
A passenger aboard a Las Vegas-bound flight fashioned a weapon out of pens and rubber bands and stabbed a fellow passenger in a bloody, unprovoked attack, officials said Thursday. Injured passenger identified by the initials “C.R.”USDC District of Nevada Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with …
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