by Jim Campbell | May 9, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Fuel Price Data Shows a 30% Year-Over-Year Increase Amid Overseas Conflict New Bureau of Transportation Statistics data shows that US airlines spent just over $5 billion on fuel in March, giving the industry a painfully clear look at what the current fuel spike is...
by Jim Campbell | May 9, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Planes Backed Into Each Other Leaving The Gates Passengers aboard two Southwest Airlines flights were forced to change planes earlier this week after the airplanes clipped each other while leaving the gates at Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)....
by Jim Campbell | May 9, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Captain Jackson Ended Up Under a Surprise Water Cannon Salute on His Trip Home The collapse of Spirit Airlines left thousands of passengers and employees disrupted…but for one captain, it also meant losing what was supposed to be his final flight. But,...
by Jim Campbell | May 9, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Pilots Declining To Take On Extra Flights Beyond Their Regular Schedules Delta Air Lines is canceling hundreds of flights — far more than its competitors — and its strained scheduling system is largely to blame, Business Insider is reporting. Since Friday,...
by Jim Campbell | May 8, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Delta, American, United, Southwest, JetBlue, and Frontier Announce Relief Efforts The school bus of the airline industry officially kicked the bucket, and within hours, six of the largest US carriers stepped in to bandage the wound. Selfish intentions or not, Delta...
by Jim Campbell | May 8, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Air Line Pilots Association International Votes To Fund Grant Following a unanimous vote by the executive board of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the Kalitta Air pilot group has received a $2 million grant from the union’s major contingency...
