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A social media post by Matt Pinner on August 25, 2024, posed a question to travelers: "You get on a plane and find your seat next to this person. What do you do?" The tweet included an image but did not provide further context.
In Las Vegas, a fight erupted inside the MGM. The incident was captured in a video shared by Clown World ™ on August 26, 2024.
A flight attendant who was reportedly saving herself for marriage has filed a lawsuit against her airline. She alleges that she faced sexual harassment from fellow flight attendants and claims that Human Resources failed to address her complaints because "they’re pilots." This situation was highlighted in an Instagram post by AASTEWS Living Life In The Sky.
Concessions workers at Washington’s National Airport are picketing for better working conditions. Among their demands is improved accommodation for immigrant employees. Yewbdar Zeleke, a bartender at the airport, stated: “The company has a policy that says you can’t take a personal leave of absence for more than 28 days without having to reapply for your job… at my other union restaurant job at the airport, I am able to go back home for up to 3 months.”
Chaos ensued at Mumbai airport as approximately 25,000 job seekers attended an Air India recruitment event. This event was documented in an Instagram post by The Free Press Journal.
Emirates has successfully retrieved a Boeing 777-300ER that was stranded in Iran for nearly a month due to regional tensions.
The United States Air Force (USAF) has unveiled its fiscal year 2026 budgetary request, which includes plans to acquire more Boeing KC-46A Pegasus airborne tankers.
Airbus has announced the appointment of Lars Wagner as the new Chief Executive of its Commercial Aircraft division.
Asiana Airlines is set to reintroduce the Airbus A380 on its route between Seoul Incheon and Frankfurt, replacing the smaller A350 aircraft.
The International Association of Machinists (IAM) in District 837 has entered a new phase of negotiations with Boeing.
Airbus has experienced a shift in its A350F order backlog.
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