Sure, the world was destroyed, but at least we saved ethics in gaming journalism

US transportation secretary sees room for airline mergers U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday he thinks there is ​room for consolidation in the U.S. airline industry but said ‌any potential deal would face close scrutiny on how it would ...

"Is there room for some mergers in the ​aviation industry? Yeah, I think there is," Secretary Duffy said.

Trump's DOJ already approved the Allegiant-Sun Country deal early, and JetBlue is reportedly looking for a merger partner.

Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not

Stop the planet of the apes, I want to get off

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/d...

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

Going to a peaceful protest against ICE? You could lose your Global Entry and TSA PreCheck. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

(Katie is Stephen Miller’s wife)

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby recently went on Katie Miller’s podcast, where he talked about DEI, MAHA, and topics related to airlines and travel.

Unrelatedly, United recently launched flights to Nuuk, Greenland, though Kirby didn’t talk about making that a domestic route.

Frontier CEO Barry Biffle is leaving pretty much effective immediately

For those watching: Spirit has a big marketing event planned in Times Square tomorrow which includes giving away 100 roundtrip flights

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Spirt is safe for the moment: the airline received $50m of its third funding round from DIP creditors, with the remaining $50m of this round to be reassessed later.

Seattle-Tacoma Airport faces Thanksgiving fuel shortage - The Points Guy Seattle-Tacoma airport is facing a continuing fuel shortage heading into the busy Thanksgiving travel week, causing disruptions to flights. Here's what to know.

Alaska is working on “contingency” plans to ensure that service to/from @flysea.bsky.social over Thanksgiving is maintained, including tankering in fuel, tech stops on certain routes, and trucking in fuel.

via @davidslotnick.bsky.social

Scott Kirby - United Airlines CEO | The Katie Miller Podcast Ep. 15 YouTube video by Katie Miller Pod

United CEO Scott Kirby’s full interview on Katie Miller’s podcast (Stephen Miller’s wife) just dropped. Topics include his favorite routes, family travel, and customer service…and also DEI, Covid vaccines, MAHA. youtu.be/0bys5Jnkw8M?...

Trump admin on how to make travel better: “did you even say thank you?”

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom and COO David Seymour in letter to staff as government reopens: “Thank you for the long hours, the hard work and the round-the-clock care you’ve shown to our customers and
each other.”

That’s the key.

Quite. It’s been live for a few hours but not exactly racking up the views.

BREAKING: DOT and FAA freeze U.S. scheduled flight capacity cuts at 6% citing "a rapid decline in controller callouts."

"Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe."

Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby went on Katie Miller’s podcast — that’s Stephen Miller’s wife — to talk about flight operations.

United just published a list of every single flight cancelled through the weekend due to the ongoing government shutdown www.united.com/en/us/fly/co...

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

I swear, the deliberate malicious misinterpretation of literature and media basically comes down to “durr in that book the dark shadowlands were evil and the sunshine was good so let’s ignore literally everything else ban all brown immigrants.” The right-wing misuse of Tolkien is beyond vile.

Thinking about this as the new My Chemical Romance tour goes on sale, priced in the hundreds for the farthest away sections. Ticketmaster/Live Nation are pricing the middle class out of concerts.

In January, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said that the Trump admin’s regulatory approach could be a “breath of fresh air.” I wonder how he feels today as Trump’s DOT moves to shut down Delta’s joint venture with Aeromexico.

The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...

From the flightattendants community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the flightattendants community

Doors on business class suites have never really been that private — anyone walking by can still see inside. Keep your clothes on while you’re flying, people. www.reddit.com/r/flightatte...

Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

“The economics of appealing to the middle class aren’t what they used to be. The market, and increasingly the culture, is dominated by the affluent. And technology is enabling companies to see these previously invisible class divides and act on them.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Delta adds flights from Boston to Madrid and Nice, France, for 2026 - The Points Guy Delta Air Lines will add flights from Boston to Madrid and Nice, France, for the summer 2026 travel season, its latest move to expand service out of the New England city.

Delta doubles down on Boston with new Europe routes for summer 2026, from @davidslotnick.bsky.social

Minneapolis children revealed courage, absorbed fear during church shooting A 10-year-old acted like a human shield to protect a younger schoolmate. An eighth-grader prayed while hiding under a pew. A frightened 11-year-old asked her father to lock the doors and draw the curtains when she arrived home.

I don’t care how pro-gun or anti-gun you are; surely we can at least agree that this shouldn’t be acceptable in our society? - www.reuters.com/world/us/min...

To be fair, every time I’ve needed to make a Taylor reference in a headline (which has been more often than you’d think) I’ve had to call for help over Slack.