American Airlines is the first domestic carrier to resume flights with Boeing’s 737 Max after the plane was withdrawn from service more than a year ago. CNBC reports that the craft’s return to active duty begins with Flight 718, a roundtrip jaunt from Miami to New York. It will be the first time since March 2019 that a 737 Max will run a commercial service in the US after it was grounded following two fatal crashes. It has, however, already run in other countries, including Brazil’s Gol, which resumed flying on December 9th.
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American Airlines Throws Out Social Distancing Measures During Pandemic
Although the U.S. is still in the middle of a raging coronavirus pandemic that is breaking records in states like Texas and Florida and getting us banned from visiting Europe, American Airlines has decided to throw out social distancing measures on its planes. The airline quietly announced on Friday that it will start to fly its planes at full capacity beginning July 1. Continue reading American Airlines Throws Out Social Distancing Measures During Pandemic
Airlines Made $38 Billion From Extra Fees And It’s Only The Beginning
You may be familiar with this meme: “If a 747 can carry the space shuttle, then I call bullshit on overweight luggage fees.” Airlines collected $38.1 billion in revenue from such fees in 2014, almost a 21 percent increase year-over-year. These fees are the new normal, and future fees are a pure insult to your intelligence.
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