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☆ Terrifying video shows passengers pinning down man who allegedly tried to attack a United flight attendant with a broken metal spoon
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Francisco Torres tried to attack a flight attendant with a spoon, the Department of Justice said. A video obtained by Inside Edition shows passengers tackling Torres to the ground and subduing him. When a flight attendant confronted him about tampering with the door, Torres got agitated and started ranting, the statement added. When he's stopped by another flight attendant, Torres is seen lunging at the man with the spoon. This prompts at least nine passengers to jump up and help the flight attendant tackle Torres to the ground, the video shows.

☆ Two United planes clipped each other at Boston airport, prompting another federal investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines wing clipped the tail of another aircraft during pushback at Boston airport on Monday. No injuries were reported, but the Federal Aviation Administration told Insider it is investigating the event. In early February, two other United planes — a Boeing 787 and a Boeing 757 — collided at Newark, with the latter nearly losing its entire winglet. About a week later, an American Airlines aircraft crashed into a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport, sending four to the hospital. Then, in February, a FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane nearly landed on top of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet in Austin.

☆ Man accused of trying to stab attendant with a broken metal spoon on a United flight leaned over and asked another passenger about the emergency exit door before attack: feds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Azmi Haroun | Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man was arrested and charged after officials say he tried to stab a flight attendant on a United flight. Francisco Severo Torres told authorities he made a weapon out of a broken metal spoon. Passengers and flight crew were eventually able to tackle and restrain Torres. A flight attendant investigated and found the handle had been moved toward the unlocked position, prosecutors said. Investigators later determined that the metal object Torres used to attack the flight attendant was a metal spoon that had the bowl broken off, according to prosecutors.

BOSTON, March 6 (Reuters) - A United Airlines (UAL.O) passenger has been arrested after trying to open an emergency exit door during a flight on Sunday from Los Angeles to Boston and then trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday. Passengers tackled Francisco Severo Torres, 33, after the attempted stabbing and the flight crew helped restrain him prior the plane landing at Boston Logan International Airport, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said that about 45 minutes before the flight landed in Boston, the flight crew received an alarm in the cockpit that a door between the first class and coach sections had been disarmed. Torres soon after tried to stab of the flight attendants with a broken metal spoon, hitting him on the neck area three times before Torres was tackled, prosecutors said. Torres was charged with one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon.

“The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said in a statement. The NTSB says neither airplane was damaged and nobody on board was hurt. The FedEx plane, meanwhile, climbed as its crew aborted their landing to help avoid a collision, the FAA said. Air traffic controllers had “noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the FAA said in a statement. Audio recordings detail swift action by an air traffic controller kept the airplanes from colliding as they drew closer.

☆ Another 'close call': A JetBlue flight landing in Boston had to take 'evasive action' to avoid a private jet that crossed the runway
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A JetBlue flight landing at a Massachusetts airport had a "close call" with a private jet, the FAA said. The JetBlue pilot had to take "evasive action" to avoid the private jet on the runway on Monday. "The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and initiated a climb-out as the Learjet crossed the intersection," said the FAA. Two weeks ago, FAA acting administrator Billy Nolen issued a "safety call to action" following recent near-catastrophic "close calls" on runways and other plane incidents. And in February, a landing FedEx plane in Texas had to pull up at the last minute to avoid landing on a Southwest flight that was headed to Cancun.

☆ 32-year-old's lucrative side hustle: Earning up to $14,000 a month renting his sports cars to strangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Andrei Echeverria brings in up to $14,000 per month letting strangers drive his six cars on rental platform Turo. Echeverria, 32, brings in up to $14,000 per month renting his six vehicles out to strangers in Boston on the rental platform Turo, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Echeverria lives mere miles from Boston Logan International Airport, and capitalizes by undercutting the prices of nearby car rental companies. With three cars on Turo, Echeverria says he brought in about $3,500 per month. Even with the additional cars, Echeverria found himself overbooked.

Labor shortagesAs the pandemic swooped in, air travel was among the industries most affected, as more than 90% of flights were grounded. Today, labor shortages exist throughout the economy, but the problem drags on in the air travel sector, where more extensive employee training is usually required. Steven Senne / APOutdated technology and infrastructureThere is near-universal agreement that the infrastructure underpinning segments of America's air travel system is outdated and vulnerable. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Montana, said the incident highlighted "a huge vulnerability in our air transportation system." Air travel should be predictable and consistent, and you shouldn’t have to wonder if air traffic control is going to be working today as you head to the airport.

☆ Factbox: Tech firms, Wall Street lead job cuts in corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Big Tech firms and Wall Street titans are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. HP Inc (HPQ.N):The computing devices maker said it expected to cut up to 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2025. Job seekers wait before a job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. Blue Apron Holdings Inc (APRN.N):The online meal-kit company said it will cut about 10% of its corporate workforce, as it looks to reduce costs and streamline operations. Last year, company executives had said the home goods retailer was cutting about 20% of its corporate and supply chain workforce.

☆ Delta flights in Boston were severely delayed due to 'improper de-icing' of planes with passengers waiting over 4 hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Delta flights were severely delayed at Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night. But two hours later, Vilches said that Delta canceled the flight, "due to improper de-icing of the plane and the pilot was tired." Brandon Truitt, a local reporter at WBZ-TV shared a graphic on Twitter showing rows of incoming and outgoing Delta flights "waiting for gates." Boston 25 reporter, Julianne Lima shared a video on Twitter of people sleeping on cots at the airport after delayed flights. Boston Logan International Airport and Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Delta Sky Club locationsWithin the U.S., there are more than 50 Delta Sky Club locations in 35 airports, with a new outpost scheduled to open at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in 2023. Outside the U.S., there is just one Delta Sky Club lounge at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND). Upcoming changes to Sky Club access policy Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Delta Sky Club memberships will only be available for purchase if you have Delta Silver Medallion elite status or higher. While existing Delta Sky Club memberships may be renewed — regardless of elite status — through the end of 2022, next year you'll need to have elite status with the airline in order to renew your Delta Sky Club membership. Cards that offer Delta lounge access With the recently announced changes, the value of the few cards that come with Delta Sky Club access has increased tremendously.

☆ JetBlue and American announced 11 all-new routes as the pair beefs up its controversial Northeast Alliance — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines announced 11 new routes as part of their Northeast Alliance. Walter Bibikow/Getty ImagesJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Hyannis near Cape Code in the spring of 2023. Just dance/ShutterstockJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Bermuda in the spring of 2023. Aleenah AnsariJetBlue will start once-daily flights between Boston and Vancouver in the spring of 2023. American will start once-daily flights between New York and Knoxville on May 5.

Airport workers across the country are rallying and walking off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve them. Workers at 15 U.S. airports, including ones in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Phoenix, plan to participate in on-site rallies. Formal strikes — which could disrupt operations — are planned at Boston's Logan International Airport, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and the Newark Liberty International Airport. The rallies are in support of the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, introduced in June by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. It would set a minimum wage of $15 for airport service workers, as well as ensure the workers have paid time off, holidays, adequate health care and other benefits.

☆ Kate Middleton’s Style Stays on Message Amid Ongoing Royal Turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Rory Satran | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

From the moment the Prince and Princess of Wales’s (commercial) flight touched down at Boston’s Logan International Airport this week, Kate Middleton ‘s style set a clear agenda: She did not come to play. Each element of her strategically chosen outfits seemed selected to signal a message, from the value of British tailoring and design, to the environmental consciousness of certain pieces, to a connection to the past—in the form of the jewelry of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

☆ JetBlue is launching service to Paris from JFK and Boston
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

JetBlue looks to disrupt United, Delta, and American with the expanded European service. New European routes from JetBlue, United, and Delta tap into pent-up demand for overseas travel. Non-stop service between Boston Logan International Airport and CDG will be added at a later date. The move effectively doubles JetBlue's transatlantic presence following the 2021 launch of service to London from New York and Boston. In pre-pandemic 2019, the lucrative transatlantic travel market accounted for 11% to 17% of passenger revenues at United, Delta, and American airlines, according to Reuters.

☆ An airport truck driver says she has to fill in as cabin cleaner and gets 7 minutes to clean a plane. It shows how a crippling staff shortage is taking its toll on US airport workers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some airport workers told Insider they felt the pressure this summer amid the travel chaos. A cleaner at Logan airport said airlines sometimes ask his team to clean a plane in 10 minutes. It's also taken a toll on airport workers across the US. She joined the Airport Workers United union, which represents 35,000 airport workers at 22 US airports, to demand pay raises. A Delta spokesperson told Insider the airline has a "strong track record" of offering compensation and benefits to staff.

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