Danke, do something

[Swordsmyth]

Although “excess weight” may make your luggage charge increase, Pakistan International Airlines is now threatening some crew members with being grounded over “excess weight” on their bodies.
CNN reports that a memo was distributed to approximately 1,800 cabin crew members who work for the airline, warning them that they had six months to slim down to required limits — otherwise, they would not be given clearance to fly.
The memo, which was issued on Jan. 1, 2019, and obtained by local media, is from the airline’s general manager, Aamir Bashir. In it, the airline seemed to make a mandatory New Year’s resolution for the crew, insisting that flight attendants must lose 5 pounds a month, depending on a person’s height. For example, a “medium frame” woman who is 5’7″ would ideally weigh 133 to 147 pounds, CNN reported.
“Weight check of all the cabin crew will be carried out at their base stations respectively & comprehensive data will be maintained for perusal of Management,” the memo said.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/air...-six-months-lose-excess-weight-192642432.html

 

[Swordsmyth]

An American Airlines flight crew fell ill on a flight to Florida Thursday and asked to be taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Two pilots and three flight attendants on American Flight 1897, from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale, complained of an odor shortly before landing, according to an American Airlines statement.

More at: https://news.yahoo.com/american-airlines-pilots-flight-attendants-183200773.html

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Do something...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?530175-Falsely-Imprisoned-Police-Arrest-Victims

 

[Swordsmyth]

Do something...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?530175-Falsely-Imprisoned-Police-Arrest-Victims

 

[Swordsmyth]

Due to a staffing shortage caused by the partial government shutdown, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston was forced to shut down Terminal B at 3:30 p.m. for the remainder of the day. The airport made the announcement over Twitter, telling passengers they would be routed to either Terminal C or E.

The @TSA security checkpoint at Terminal B has been closed, and passengers will be routed to either Terminal C or E. if you have a flight, please allow extra time, and check https://t.co/a5cyZuGvqF for wait times. #fly2houston
— Houston Bush Airport (@iah) January 13, 2019​

Houston Bush International Airport closed Terminal B security checkpoint early today because of @TSA staffing issues pic.twitter.com/gfkDqC1u61
— David Shepardson (@davidshepardson) January 13, 2019​

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner suggested that passengers arrive at the airport two hours before their flight, noting that a "shortage of TSA workers, unpaid during the US gov't shutdown, is causing the change."

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019...rport-close-terminal-over-tsa-worker-shortage

 

[Swordsmyth]

Transportation Security Administration workers who worked through the partial government shutdown during the holidays will receive one day’s worth of pay, in addition to a $500 bonus.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske made the announcement on Twitter Friday night, saying employees who worked on Dec. 22, the last day in the pay period, would receive compensation by Tuesday. Employees were not initially paid because the government shutdown began one day earlier.
In a statement, Pekoske praised TSA employees who came to work despite the shutdown. “To every TSA employee– despite personal hardships and professional challenges, we’ve rallied and never once compromised the security of our nation’s transportation systems,” he wrote.

More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsa-workers-500-bonus-one-163508878.html

 

[Swordsmyth]

A passenger on an American Airlines flight has filed a lawsuit accusing a cabin attendant of an extreme physical assault that he claims caused a traumatic brain injury and severe headaches.
Gregory Lagana was on Flight 1798 from Charlotte, N.C., to Philadelphia on Jan. 5, 2018, when the alleged assault took place. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, according to USA Today, claims that the flight attendant pinned Lagana’s right arm before repeatedly punching him in the face and on the back of the head.
Lagana claims he received neurological, neurosurgical and chiropractic treatments at Princeton Medical Center in New Jersey for injuries that included “scalp hematomas, abrasions, swelling, redness, bruising and defensive wounds” to his hand. The lawsuit calls the injuries “serious and permanent” and claims that they are compounded by “mental and emotional” anguish. In his complaint, Lagana say his “injuries were caused by an unexpected or unusual event.”



The incident allegedly began when an argument between Lagana and the flight attendant over a drink order escalated into a full-blown fight, his attorney, Edward P. Capozzi of the firm Brach Eichler, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. The lawyer claims that no alcohol was involved, and that Lagana had simply ordered a Coke with ice — but the attendant tried to give him an entire can of soda instead. “They want back and forth, and Lagana said, ‘Just give me the f***ing ice!’” Capozzi said, noting that his client had been frustrated by multiple flight delays that day.
Capozzi says the flight attendant wagged his finger in Lagana’s face and ordered him to watch his language. When Lagana tried to push his hand away, the man allegedly dug his nails into Lagana’s hand and started punching him in the face. Lagana, whose seatbelt was apparently secured at the time of the incident, curled up in a protective position. According to Capozzi, that allowed the flight attendant to inflict blows on the back of the man’s head.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pas...repeatedly-dispute-drink-order-132806437.html

 

[Anti Globalist]

Danke, don't do anything.

 

[Anti Federalist]

United Airlines plane diverted to Goose Bay leaves passengers stuck on board for 16 hours

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/united-179-goose-bay-1.4985858

A United Airlines plane diverted to Goose Bay Airport in Labrador Saturday night resulted in a lengthy stay on the tarmac, according to passengers who were stranded on the aircraft.

After a wait of about 16 hours, a rescue plane touched down around noon local time, and travellers reported they were transported to the alternate plane by bus after 2 p.m. AT.

The plane took off for Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 4 p.m.

In a statement to CBC News, the airline says United Flight 179 travelling from Newark, N.J., to Hong Kong was originally diverted to Goose Bay, N.L., due to medical emergency, where medical personnel met the plane and brought the passenger to hospital.

However, a mechanical issue prevented the plane from taking off again. Passengers were not able to leave the aircraft because customs officers were not available overnight, United said.

The airline told CBC News 250 passengers were on board.

The airline believes cold weather caused a door on the plane to malfunction, preventing takeoff. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is currently grappling with an extreme cold warning issued by Environment Canada, with temperatures dipping below -30 C.

Communication poor, passenger says

Temperatures on the plane quickly plummeted to "uncomfortable" levels, said passenger Sonjay Dutt, a professional wrestler en route to Hong Kong for a show.

Crew handed out blankets, but according to Dutt, they were able to offer little else to assuage mounting anger from passengers.

"Communication could be better," Dutt said in a phone call from the plane. Passengers were told at the start of the delay that a rescue flight had already departed to return them to Newark. An update wasn't announced until about five hours later, he said.

They were also told the airport didn't have the customs capacity to handle hundreds of passengers, Dutt added.

Dutt also said food and water was running low until about 10 hours into the delay, when officials delivered Tim Hortons to hungry travellers.

Most appreciated the gesture, Dutt said, but reaction to the offering was muted.

"I think people are so fed up, and so at their wits' end, that even the sight of food didn't get everyone up and cheering."

Other passengers on board tweeted out complaints to United, wondering why they had been told a replacement plane was in the air and were not informed of further delays. Dutt said a pilot told passengers to email United's CEO with complaints about communication practices.

In its statement Sunday morning, United said an alternative aircraft had been sent to Goose Bay to fly passengers back to Newark if mechanics are unable to fix the malfunctioning door.

Passengers reported that rescue plane touched down around noon and they waited another two hours to be transported to the alternate plane by bus.

The airline said it had food delivered to the plane and the second aircraft would provide more meals for passengers.

United said it apologizes to its customers and and would do everything possible to assist them during the delay.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Update: Newark airport has been given the green light to resume normal operations following the drone incident.

Normal #EWR operations have resumed after arrivals were briefly held by the FAA due to reports of drone activity north of the airport earlier this evening. We’re coordinating with the FAA & fully supporting all federal law enforcement authorities as they investigate this incident
— Newark Liberty Airport (@EWRairport) January 23, 2019​

***
The Federal Aviation Agency ordered Newark Liberty International Airport to halt flights temporarily after a drone sighting, according to Bloomberg.

The civilian drone was spotted just north of the New Jersey hub flying at an altitude of 3,500 feet according to FAA spokesman Greg Martin on Tuesday.
The grounding comes one week after the Trump administration announced a long-awaited set of proposals allowing drones to fly at night and over populated areas without a waiver, while also tightening security for industries seeking to expand into robotic aerial deliveries.
Under the proposed rule change, the FAA would require drone operators to have "an anti-collision light illuminated and visible for at least 3 statute miles." Those weighing under 0.55 pounds could fly over populated areas without additional restrictions. Manufacturers of drones weighing more than that would have to prove to the FAA that if their product "crashed into a person, the resulting injury would be below a certain severity threshold."

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-22/newark-airport-ordered-halt-flights-after-drone-sightings

 

[Swordsmyth]

A United passenger filed suit against the airline Wednesday, alleging it lied about an incident that could have killed everyone onboard an October 2018 trans-Atlantic flight from Chicago to London.
"This is the story of how United’s negligence nearly resulted in the loss of all life aboard United Airlines Flight 931 on October 27, 2018, and how United has blatantly lied to its customers to cover up that negligence," began the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, where passenger Theodore Liaw resides.
Liaw claims the plane's sudden descent and subsequent emergency landing in Goose Bay, Canada, was not due to a bird strike, as United had said, but because of a cockpit window that had been damaged by a mechanic who over-tightened bolts while the plane was on the ground. A photo included in the lawsuit shows cracks throughout the left side of the cockpit window.
"That overstressed the cockpit window and caused it to eventually lose its structural integrity when Flight 931 was approximately 40,000 feet in the air," the lawsuit said.
In a statement to USA TODAY, United spokesperson Erin Benson said, "Safety is our top priority and we diverted the aircraft due to an issue with the cockpit window. The aircraft landed safely, and we are continuing to investigate this matter. Due to the pending litigation, we’re unable to comment further."


Liaw's lawsuit noted that the windshield on the plane, a Boeing 767-300, is comprised of three layers of reinforced glass. According to the court documents, "Flight 931’s cockpit window turned out to be completely compromised on the first two layers – the window was shattered with numerous holes and leaking air pressure."
The document praised the co-pilot, who used his body weight to cover the gaps in the remaining layer of glass, "which may have prevented the entire window from breaking during descent."
Had that third layer broken, the complaint hypothesized, "both pilots likely would have been sucked out of the plane and Flight 931's passengers would have been doomed."
He said that afterward, United made up a cover story, instructing customer support staffers to tell passengers that a bird had hit the windshield, which he called an "utterly preposterous story for numerous reasons, especially given that no birds live or fly at (40,000 feet)."
Then, he added, "United then added insult to injury by offering each passenger only a $500 voucher to let bygones be bygones, even though United had reported that it earned profits of more than $800 million for the most recent fiscal quarter."
Liaw also said he and his fellow passengers were detained on the plane for another eight hours after landing in Canada without explanation.
He added that during that prolonged wait, he went up to thank the pilots for safely landing the plane. They then pointed at the windshield and debunked the bird strike story, noting, "there's nothing alive at 40,000 feet" and that it was likely due to a "human mechanical error."
He says the pilots zeroed in on the over-torqued window bolts as a possible cause because the cracks began in those spots.
Liaw, who said he "suffered bodily injury (a chronically sore back) and severe emotional distress (nightmares and panic attacks)," noted that his newfound fear of flying could endanger his career as a CEO for a Maine-based customer service center.
He is seeking "fair compensation from United from his close brush with death due to United’s negligence."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-sued-passenger-says-airline-151213350.html

 

[Suzanimal]

NEWSER) – The beagle sat down next to the Canadian man at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Oct. 17, 2018, and the jig was up. Clued in by the dog, officials searched the man's bags and found containers holding 5,000 leeches. National Geographic has the story, which it says hasn't been made public; as such, the name of the "alleged illegal leech importer," who has a court date Feb. 15 and was flying in from Russia when he was stopped, hasn't been released. But an intelligence manager employed by Canada's environmental department has the man's alleged story: that he planned to put the leeches to personal use and use their waste water on his orchids. The quantity suggests something else: that the plan may actually have been to find buyers for the parasitic worms, which can be put to "uses such as treating frostbite and helping with recovery from face lifts."

They can go for about $10 each, making his supply—a collection of southern medicinal leeches and European medicinal leeches—worth an estimated $50,000. Those species fall under an endangered species treaty that requires the right export-import permits be secured before transporting the leeches. National Geographic goes on to detail the difficulty Canadian officials have had with finding a home for the leeches. Since they're threatened, the officials don't want to do away with them, but the government doesn't want to house them (especially after 20 of them temporarily escaped). So far, it has managed to unload only 1,500 of them.

http://www.newser.com/story/270519/seizure-of-5k-leeches-leaves-canada-with-weird-problem.html

 

[oyarde]

NEWSER) – The beagle sat down next to the Canadian man at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Oct. 17, 2018, and the jig was up. Clued in by the dog, officials searched the man's bags and found containers holding 5,000 leeches. National Geographic has the story, which it says hasn't been made public; as such, the name of the "alleged illegal leech importer," who has a court date Feb. 15 and was flying in from Russia when he was stopped, hasn't been released. But an intelligence manager employed by Canada's environmental department has the man's alleged story: that he planned to put the leeches to personal use and use their waste water on his orchids. The quantity suggests something else: that the plan may actually have been to find buyers for the parasitic worms, which can be put to "uses such as treating frostbite and helping with recovery from face lifts."

They can go for about $10 each, making his supply—a collection of southern medicinal leeches and European medicinal leeches—worth an estimated $50,000. Those species fall under an endangered species treaty that requires the right export-import permits be secured before transporting the leeches. National Geographic goes on to detail the difficulty Canadian officials have had with finding a home for the leeches. Since they're threatened, the officials don't want to do away with them, but the government doesn't want to house them (especially after 20 of them temporarily escaped). So far, it has managed to unload only 1,500 of them.

http://www.newser.com/story/270519/seizure-of-5k-leeches-leaves-canada-with-weird-problem.html

Always have the proper permit for your leaches . Where Danke lives you can just but them in the bait shop .

 

[Swordsmyth]

NEWSER) – The beagle sat down next to the Canadian man at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Oct. 17, 2018, and the jig was up. Clued in by the dog, officials searched the man's bags and found containers holding 5,000 leeches. National Geographic has the story, which it says hasn't been made public; as such, the name of the "alleged illegal leech importer," who has a court date Feb. 15 and was flying in from Russia when he was stopped, hasn't been released. But an intelligence manager employed by Canada's environmental department has the man's alleged story: that he planned to put the leeches to personal use and use their waste water on his orchids. The quantity suggests something else: that the plan may actually have been to find buyers for the parasitic worms, which can be put to "uses such as treating frostbite and helping with recovery from face lifts."

They can go for about $10 each, making his supply—a collection of southern medicinal leeches and European medicinal leeches—worth an estimated $50,000. Those species fall under an endangered species treaty that requires the right export-import permits be secured before transporting the leeches. National Geographic goes on to detail the difficulty Canadian officials have had with finding a home for the leeches. Since they're threatened, the officials don't want to do away with them, but the government doesn't want to house them (especially after 20 of them temporarily escaped). So far, it has managed to unload only 1,500 of them.

http://www.newser.com/story/270519/seizure-of-5k-leeches-leaves-canada-with-weird-problem.html

At least those illegal leeches and their children won't vote for Demoncrats.

 

[Swordsmyth]

A fire engulfed more than a dozen cars at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Thursday morning, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the air.
Aerial footage from ABC7 New York showed around 15 vehicles in flames at the rooftop car park, close to terminal C.
The fire department quickly brought it under control. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said no injuries have been reported, and airport operations are running as normal.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/newark-airport-least-dozen-vehicles-131500747.html

 

[Anti Federalist]

TSA officer commits suicide, grounding flights at Orlando International Airport

https://www.local10.com/news/florida/security-issue-at-orlando-airport-halts-flights-officials-say

He jumped from hotel balcony into airport atrium area, police say
By Tim Swift - Local10.com Digital Editor
Posted: 10:57 AM, February 02, 2019
Updated: 3:15 PM, February 02, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Transportation Security Administration officer was killed Saturday morning after jumping from a hotel balcony into the atrium of Orlando International Airport, authorities said.

The incident caused the Federal Aviation Administration to briefly ground all flights, causing delays and massive lines at security checkpoints, which were closed because of the suicide.

Sgt. Eduardo Bernal, a spokesman for the Orlando Police Department, said the officer jumped from an upper floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel into the atrium area of the airport, where some security checkpoints begin.

Paramedics transported the man, who was in his 40s, to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police called the suicide an isolated incident and said reports of other security issues were false.

"We are working closely with our partners at @TSA and @MCO to restore normal airport operations. We ask that you have patience with airport personnel as they work through this tragic incident," the department said on Twitter.

Jim Gregory, a spokesman for TSA, said the officer had just finished his shift when he jumped.

Souces told ABC News that investigators believe the incident was a "statement suicide," designed to send a message to the public.

The officer’s personal andwork histories are now being examined and his social media is being dissected to determine what prompted the apparent suicide, the sources said.

The incident caused several security checkpoints to be breached, a spokesperson for the airport said.

"In an abundance of caution, all passengers are being rescreened and in bound aircraft for airsides 2 and 4 may be delayed. Allow extra time for screening as some there may be delays in the process," the airport said in a statement.

James Shaw, a guest at the hotel, said he saw the TSA officer climb over the railing of the one of the balconies that overlook the atrium.

"Thought it was strange and then thought he may be observing the security area below since he was TSA. I wish I would have said something to him," Shaw said.

 

[Anti Globalist]

Danke should continue to not do anything.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Danke should continue to not do anything.

Are we sure some of these things aren't his doing?

 

[Swordsmyth]

A Maui-bound Hawaiian Airlines flight had to return to Los Angeles International Airport three different times over the weekend before finally getting canceled, in what was surely not the "Aloha" more than 200 paradise-seeking passengers were expecting.
Spokesman Alex Da Silva told The Associated Press that Flight 33 took off for Maui's Kahului Airport twice Saturday before turning back and landing at LAX. The aircraft prepared to depart from the gate a third time before coming back.
Silva noted that the plane had to return each time because of "separate and unrelated faults with different systems."

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hawaiian-airlines-flight-returns-los-182403827.html

 

[Swordsmyth]

Ten years after a collision with Canada geese forced airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to make his dramatic emergency landing on the Hudson River, pilots and airports report as many bird strikes as ever.
Civilian flights based in the USA reported 14,661 collisions with wildlife in 2018, a USA TODAY analysis of Federal Aviation Administration data shows. That's more than 40 a day, tying the previous year's record.
The strikes have been blamed in more than 106 civilian deaths worldwide over the past two decades, according to British and Canadian researchers. They cause about $1.2 billion a year in damage.
Why so many collisions? Analysts cite several factors: an increase in flights; changing migratory patterns; bigger, faster, quieter turbofan-powered aircraft, which give birds less time to get out of the way.


Bird strikes are about 98 percent of wildlife strikes reported to federal officials, but the database includes hundreds of contacts with other animals, usually at smaller airports.
The FAA received 40 reports last year of planes hitting coyotes, 35 involving turtles or tortoises and 24 deer.
In Florida, it's not unheard of for a plane on the runway to encounter an alligator.

More at: https://news.yahoo.com/birds-strike-airplanes-us-more-193143640.html