Editorial: Southwest deserves punishment for widespread travel meltdown
Now the question is what should be done to punish the airline and what can prevent such a catastrophe in the future.
Now the question is what should be done to punish the airline and what can prevent such a catastrophe in the future.
The FAA ordered all departing flights grounded early Wednesday morning, but lifted that order just before 9 a.m. Eastern after several hours.
The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday.
The failure of a key federal safety system Wednesday led to widespread disruptions in domestic air travel for the second time in two weeks, prompting a fresh round of scrutiny from lawmakers amid continued breakdowns in technology.
Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding U.S. air traffic and leading to thousands of stranded travelers.
As the nation’s airspace recovered Thursday, attention turned to the complicated patchwork of old technology and modern additions that make up the aging safety system.
Faced with a historic system failure that grounded air service, Pete Buttigieg appeared to lean into his role as the face of the beleaguered American transportation network.
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About 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide. Southwest scrubbed more than 500 flights, or about 12% of its entire schedule, while American dropped about 200 flights.
China responded that it reserved the right to “take further actions” and criticized the U.S. for “an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice.”
The cafe, set for a spring opening, will be Tinker’s fourth cafe overall, but its first standalone location.
Indianapolis International Airport exhibition spotlights the city’s R&B scene spanning the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
The not-for-profit advocate for Indiana’s technology sector said the 78 nominees were chosen from a record number of entries and represent almost all regions of the state.
The proposal for the popular economic development tool used by Hoosier cities and counties focuses on transparency, accountability and benefits for school corporations.
The investment is one of Foxconn’s biggest single outlays to date in India and underscores how China’s at risk of losing its status as the world’s largest producer of consumer electronics.
The Indianapolis-based airline and its flight school have sued a dozen former students the airline says failed to honor their commitment to fly for Republic after graduation.
Twin sisters Mandy Selke and Carly Swift created Just Pop In! in 2003, inspired by nostalgic evenings spent popping corn with their grandfather, Ed.Twin sisters Mandy Selke and Carly Swift created Just Pop In! in 2003, inspired by nostalgic evenings spent popping corn with their grandfather, Ed.
The Justice Department said the $3.8 billion acquisition would hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on JetBlue and other airlines.
Pluie Inc., a startup co-founded by an Indiana native, is about to get a big boost in exposure, with dozens of its self-sanitizing diaper changing tables being installed in multiple locations at Indianapolis International Airport.
In a sign of how fast the financial bleeding was occurring, regulators announced that New York-based Signature Bank had also failed and was being seized on Sunday.