Alaska is working on “contingency” plans to ensure that service to/from @flysea.bsky.social over Thanksgiving is maintained, including tankering in fuel, tech stops on certain routes, and trucking in fuel. via @davidslotnick.bsky.social

Trump admin on how to make travel better: “did you even say thank you?”

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom and COO David Seymour in letter to staff as government reopens: “Thank you for the long hours, the hard work and the round-the-clock care you’ve shown to our customers and each other.”

BREAKING: DOT and FAA freeze U.S. scheduled flight capacity cuts at 6% citing "a rapid decline in controller callouts." "Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe." Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby went on Katie Miller’s podcast — that’s Stephen Miller’s wife — to talk about flight operations.

United just published a list of every single flight cancelled through the weekend due to the ongoing government shutdown www.united.com/en/us/fly/co...

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night. He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

I swear, the deliberate malicious misinterpretation of literature and media basically comes down to “durr in that book the dark shadowlands were evil and the sunshine was good so let’s ignore literally everything else ban all brown immigrants.” The right-wing misuse of Tolkien is beyond vile.

Thinking about this as the new My Chemical Romance tour goes on sale, priced in the hundreds for the farthest away sections. Ticketmaster/Live Nation are pricing the middle class out of concerts.

In January, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said that the Trump admin’s regulatory approach could be a “breath of fresh air.” I wonder how he feels today as Trump’s DOT moves to shut down Delta’s joint venture with Aeromexico.

Doors on business class suites have never really been that private — anyone walking by can still see inside. Keep your clothes on while you’re flying, people. www.reddit.com/r/flightatte...

“The economics of appealing to the middle class aren’t what they used to be. The market, and increasingly the culture, is dominated by the affluent. And technology is enabling companies to see these previously invisible class divides and act on them.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Delta doubles down on Boston with new Europe routes for summer 2026, from @davidslotnick.bsky.social

I don’t care how pro-gun or anti-gun you are; surely we can at least agree that this shouldn’t be acceptable in our society? - www.reuters.com/world/us/min...

Every push alert is some variation of “it’s a love story.” Come on, y’all had plenty of time to prewrite this, none of you could find another reference or pun?

$89 to upgrade to first on a 30 minute regional jet flight. The only reason it would be worth it would be to mess with whoever gets stranded on the upgrade list.

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

It’s like we’re trying to just speed-run Star Trek

Amazing to follow the thread from the NEA trial to the JetBlue merger trial to here. thepointsguy.com/news/spirit-...

Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Watching mainstream media outlets cozy up to AI companies is like watching a slasher movie where the victims are desperately trying to impress the knife wielding killer who is actively attempting to murder them

I saw a Gen Zer post something the other day like “can you believe that millennials used to carry a digital camera, an iPod, AND a phone when they went out?” The first comment was “and then you wonder why we liked cargo shorts.”

The original 737 Max crashes happened under the first Trump administration, and Biden’s DOT placed the production cap the current Trump admin announced it’s keeping in place.

As a hardcore veteran em dash user, this whole “em dashes mean it’s AI” narrative sucks

Some June, I’ll be able to stop myself from looking at the actually insane comments on every brand and agency Pride post. Maybe next year.

Remember how all the US carriers said premium long-haul demand remains robust? Digging deeper into the report, IATA is reporting a 26%(!!) drop YoY for international premium demand at North America-based airlines. www.iata.org/en/iata-repo...

All I can think about is the time and energy I spent covering the original Northeast Alliance trial lol

This is fantastic. Spurs fans in Thailand staged their own parade for winning the Europa League 🏆

Big news on the labor front: United Airlines and its flight attendants reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after 3+ years of negotiations. www.afacwa.org/reaches_ta20...

JetBlue’s CFO told @davidslotnick.bsky.social that the airline is “here to stay” on the transatlantic. Interestingly, she emphasised that the routes are about expanding options for Boston and New York travelers — not connecting fliers, something recent flight additions suggest JetBlue is chasing.

The degree to which my mental health depends on the next 105 minutes…

I’ve been horrifically busy this season, so I’ve been able to watch and follow Spurs less than usual. So my feelings ahead of today’s cup final are less visceral than before the Champions League final in 2019. And I’m still about to lose my mind. COME ON YOU SPURS!

“I fought the law” at Fenway @jtkantor.bsky.social 😂

.@wandrme.paxex.aero put up two "AvelNO" advertisements near New Haven's airport protesting Avelo's deportation flight charters. The airline sued him and he sued them right back citing free speech.

When I get press releases these days, I have to check whether they’re real or satire.

“Just for Superman CEOs?” WSJ should try meeting airline or healthcare workers. Or teachers. Or breakfast/coffee service workers. Or bus drivers.

There’s a Boy Scout troop at this rest stop selling coffee and snacks. A guy is berating one of the dads because the Boy Scouts don’t kick people put for being gay anymore.

I’m a couple of days behind the curve here but I just finished The Pitt and honestly, that show deserves every award that it’s gonna win

NEWS via FAA: The company involved in the fatal crash of a helicopter in New York is shutting down its operations.

Every damned word of this 4-graf brief, except “By WSJ Staff,” should scare the bejeesus out of you this morning. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Avelo has a job posting for flight attendants to work deportation charter flights out of Mesa, AZ.

Man, this Mexican restaurant in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, across from where the Dropkick Murphy’s are kicking off their St Patricks weekend set, is so unexpectedly full of people wearing various “kiss me I’m Irish” core stuff

Spirit Airlines exited bankruptcy on Wednesday after cutting debt by $795mn. Its creditors now own a majority of the airline after it rejected a merger proposal from Frontier. via @davidslotnick.bsky.social

Southwest, for decades, saying its core to their identity and the main reason passengers won’t defect to other airlines: “Bags fly free.” Southwest when an activist investor comes knocking:

The Reddit algorithm started feeding me a whole bunch of investing subreddits a few months ago and that’s gotta be honest, that’s not helping with the anxiety these days!

The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.

I’m starting to think Lumon might be up to something nefarious.