Southwest Airlines scraps plans to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave
Earlier this month, Southwest became the latest airline to require its employees to get inoculated by Dec. 8, although it still gave employees the option to apply for medical or religious exemptions.
Nearly half of Americans want space travel but few would pay $100K for it: survey
Apparently, space travel is a popular desire among nearly half of American adults.
Southwest pilots' union asks court to delay vaccine mandate
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has asked a federal court in Texas for a temporary restraining order to prevent the airline from implementing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees on Nov. 24.
Gogo CEO: Elon Musk burps and we're down 5%
Gogo CEO and president Oakleigh Thorne reacts to Gogo's stock dip and details business revisions.
White House to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals
The White House will announce on Friday it will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective Nov. 8, at land borders and for air travel, a White House official said.
Delta Air Lines CEO ditches ‘divisive’ COVID vaccine mandate; marks 90% employee vaccination rate
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian joins 'The Claman Countdown' to explain why forcing a vaccine mandate is unnecessary for compliance.
Delta CEO: Employee vaccination rate high without mandate 'divisiveness'
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says employee vaccination has been effective without forcing a mandate.
Delta CEO: Air travel recovery has been 'very choppy'
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian comments on Southwest's influx in cancelations amid COVID recovery.
TSA recovers record number of firearms in first nine months of 2021
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that its officers had detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year.
United Airlines ramps up international expansion
United Airlines is gearing up for its largest transatlantic expansion in history with 10 new routes in spring 2022 as the airline anticipates a rebound in international travel driven by U.S. customers worn out by pandemic restrictions.
Reusable rockets driving down cost of space access: ProcureAM CEO
ProcureAM CEO and co-founder Andrew Chanin discusses growing demand in space travel.
Enterprise named best rental car company by J.D. Power
Enterprise was named the top brand in J.D. Power's 2021 North American Rental Car Satisfaction Survey.
Bride blames Southwest after entire family missed her wedding: 'Once in a lifetime thing'
Southwest Airlines resumed normal operations Wednesday, after thousands of passengers were impacted during five days of flight disruptions
SpaceX has ‘tremendous lead’ over Blue Origin, top physicist says
Michio Kaku argues SpaceX is ahead of Blue Origin in terms of space exploration and tourism.
SpaceX has ‘tremendous lead’ over Blue Origin: Michio Kaku
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku argues Elon Musk’s company has accomplished more feats in space exploration than Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
William Shatner makes history on Blue Origin space flight
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku says Shatner going to space as the oldest person in history paints a bright future for older space travelers.
Shatner will 'easily survive' Blue Origin space flight: Former astronaut
Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones says anyone in 'generally good shape' can safely experience launching into space.
DOT to audit FAA staffing challenges after Southwest Airlines chaos
Matthew Hampton, assistant inspector general for aviation audits, issued a memo Tuesday announcing the audit, which he said would "assist FAA’s efforts" to keep air traffic control fully staffed and continue training new hires amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delta Air Lines delivers a profit, but faces fuel-cost pressure
Travel demand roared back this summer before the spread of the Delta variant threatened to bring airlines' recovery to an abrupt halt. While "the variant" -- as Delta Air Lines refers to it -- caused bookings to slow and revenue to dip, the impact was modest and temporary, Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said in an interview.
US to open Canada, Mexico land borders for vaccinated travelers
Former acting DHS deputy chief of staff Lora Ries criticizes the Biden administration for requiring vaccinations for land travelers, but not illegal immigrants.


















