According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 45,000 flights carrying over 2 million passengers take off and land in the U.S. each day — and there’s absolutely no room for error. Air traffic controllers are responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial and cargo air traffic operates safely, both in the air and on the…

University of Otago Air New Zealand’s recent decision to abandon its short-term climate target raises the question of how many other businesses might follow. The airline withdrew from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), the leading global body for the private sector to set and validate climate targets. SBTi currently lists 24 New Zealand businesses…

The concept of being able to book a flight in the same way that we shop for creators’ candles, their T-shirts or their dresses and things like that—that evolution seemed inevitable [for travel],” Ani Munoz, the GDS&M Creative Director responsible for the campaign, told Ad Age. “It was just a matter of who was going…

Deutsche Bank analysts noted that the carrier had struck all its scheduled flights to Tel Aviv Middle East tensions have once again interrupted a key service route for United Airlines. Analysts at Deutsche Bank noted in a recent research note that the carrier has cancelled all service between the United States and Tel Aviv, as…

The lawsuit, filed on August 12 in Colorado federal court, states that Captain Mark MacKenzie “requires reasonable accommodations in the form of equal access to safe meals, specifically gluten-free food.” Instead, the airline charges him for food he cannot eat, the lawsuit claims Despite notice of Captain MacKenzie’s disability and request for accommodations, United has…