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United flight attendant found nearly 11× legal alcohol limit on SFO–London flight; hospitalized and resigns

A long-serving United Airlines flight attendant was found with a blood-alcohol level nearly eleven times the legal limit after drinking on a San Francisco–London flight, was hospitalized during the trip and subsequently resigned from the airline following the incident.

2025-11-09T04:07:34.039016-08:00

Reuters

U.S. DOT to order 10% cut in scheduled flights at 40 major U.S. airports by Friday if shutdown persists

2025-11-05T13:21:36.126934-08:00

Reuters

India's top court: preliminary Air India crash report does not blame pilot; to hear pilot father's plea for independent probe on Nov 10

2025-11-07T00:21:34.833514-08:00

FlightGlobal

UPS MD-11F crashes after left-engine separation and wing fire during takeoff at Louisville

2025-11-05T01:57:06.041805-08:00

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Politico

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Duffy warns US air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' amid shutdown; defends safety response, rebukes Schumer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended his department's aviation-safety response, blamed congressional Democrats for the crisis and rebuked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, warning that if the federal government shutdown persists into Thanksgiving, U.S. air traffic "could slow to a trickle," threatening holiday travel.

2025-11-09T11:07:52.555688-08:00

Duffy warns US air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' amid shutdown; defends safety response, rebukes Schumer

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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United flight attendant found nearly 11× legal alcohol limit on SFO–London flight; hospitalized and resigns A long-serving United Airlines flight attendant was found with a blood-alcohol level nearly eleven times the legal limit after drinking on a San Francisco–London flight, was hospitalized during the trip and subsequently resigned from the airline following the incident.

2025-11-09T04:07:34.039016-08:00

United flight attendant found nearly 11× legal alcohol limit on SFO–London flight; hospitalized and resigns

Aviation Week

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FAA issues Emergency AD grounding all MD‑11/MD‑11F worldwide after Boeing urged grounding following Louisville crash The FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive grounding all Boeing MD‑11 and MD‑11F aircraft worldwide and mandating immediate inspections of engine pylons and attachments. The action follows Boeing's recommendation and a fatal UPS crash in Louisville in which an engine reportedly separated during takeoff.

2025-11-08T17:26:04.778723-08:00

FAA issues Emergency AD grounding all MD‑11/MD‑11F worldwide after Boeing urged grounding following Louisville crash

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Lawsuit Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Dismissed Passenger’s Chest Pain and Threatened Him A suit filed against American Airlines alleges flight attendants ignored a passenger’s severe chest pain during a flight, dismissed his pleas for help and threatened him when he sought assistance, raising fresh legal and safety questions about cabin crew responses to in‑flight medical emergencies.

2025-11-08T06:13:03.759944-08:00

Lawsuit Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Dismissed Passenger’s Chest Pain and Threatened Him

The Air Current

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DOT orders 10% flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports as FAA scales back services amid shutdown; airlines demand data The Department of Transportation has directed a 10% reduction in scheduled flights at 40 major U.S. airports while the FAA scales back services during a prolonged government shutdown, a move that has prompted hundreds of airline cancellations and fierce industry pushback over absent FAA data supporting the decision.

2025-11-07T13:59:28.224059-08:00

DOT orders 10% flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports as FAA scales back services amid shutdown; airlines demand data

AINonline

Panel warns illegal charter and jet‑sharing threaten safety, regulation and market integrity A panel of business aviation experts warned illegal chartering and jet‑sharing are creating safety, regulatory and commercial risks, and urged licensed operators to unite to defend standards and market integrity. They called for coordinated industry action and stronger enforcement to close loopholes that undermine compliance and competitive fairness.

2025-11-07T09:27:56.385954-08:00

Panel warns illegal charter and jet‑sharing threaten safety, regulation and market integrity

Flying Magazine

FAA emergency order in shutdown curtails GA certifications and registrations, may boost private pilot training An FAA emergency order issued during the government shutdown curtails certain general-aviation services and pauses registrations and medical-certificate processing, creating short-term barriers to aircraft transactions, training authorizations and pilot recency. The move could increase demand for private flight schools as formal FAA services slow.

2025-11-07T06:52:52.388564-08:00

FAA emergency order in shutdown curtails GA certifications and registrations, may boost private pilot training

SpaceNews.com

FAA limits commercial launches and reentries to overnight hours amid government shutdown The FAA issued an emergency order restricting commercial space launches and reentries to overnight hours, imposing a temporary curfew — including at Florida launch sites — to protect aircraft operations and preserve the efficiency of the National Airspace System amid the U.S. government shutdown.

2025-11-07T04:57:38.883622-08:00

FAA limits commercial launches and reentries to overnight hours amid government shutdown

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