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Assaults On TSA Officers Surge 500% Since Start of Government Shutdown That Has Left Them Unpaid For 88 Days
Passenger frustration with hours-long lines to get through TSA airport security checkpoints is being taken out on unpaid Transportation Security Officers who are still showing up for work, it has been revealed. Assaults on TSA workers since the start of the partial government shutdown on February 14 have surged by...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Court Victory Paves Way For Spanish Flight Attendants to Retire Early With Full Pensions
A court victory in Spain could pave the way for flight attendants in the country to retire early with full pensions after the Madrid Court of First Instance ruled that the work of cabin crew is “arduous and dangerous” and could lead to premature aging and related health conditions. The...

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American Airlines Is Serving $1 Shelf-Stable Pasta In First Class — While Selling A Premium Comeback
American Airlines keeps talking about premium travel, but some first class passengers are still being served shelf-stable instant pasta that appears to cost about a dollar a serving. On a nearly 2,000-mile flight from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia, that kind of catering is not just cheap — it undercuts...

One Mile at a Time
Airplane Window Shade Etiquette: Who Has Control?
There are lots of opinions when it comes to appropriate airplane etiquette, ranging from seat recline, to dressing up, to changing seats with others, and more. In this post, I’d like to address the topic of etiquette around opening and closing airplane window shades.

Frequent Miler
New American Express Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card: A new 2% cashback Pay Over Time card
American Express launched a new business card yesterday called the Graphite™ Business Cash Unlimited Card. It earns 2% unlimited cashback on all eligible purchases, as well as 5% back on flights and prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel®. If your business is a big spender and you want a...

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Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 35%+ cashback or 20X miles at StubHub
If you haven’t used the up to $150 StubHub credit for January-June on your Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card yet, today could be a great day to do that. That’s because both Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers have boosted rates for StubHub for today only, with at least 35%...

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Drunk Driver Crashes Through Airport Gate — Tries To Steal Two Planes, Gets Caught, Escapes And Tries Again
A drunk driver crashed through a locked gate at Daytona Beach International Airport, got onto the airfield, nearly hit a training aircraft, and then tried more than once to climb into planes before finally being stopped.








