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  • July 2008

    • American to Cut 7K Jobs

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jul 3, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      American to Cut 7K Jobs

      (Newser) - American Airlines plans to cut as many as 900 flight attendants from its ranks next month as part of nearly 7,000 expected layoffs this year, reports the Dallas Morning News. The job cuts, intended to counter rising fuel expenses, mirror an intended 8% reduction in the airline's worldwide flights. The cuts will leave American with fewer than 80,000 jobs, a low it hasn't hit since 1988. More »

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      gas prices  • American Airlines  • fuel costs  • flight  • layoffs  • job cuts  • weakening economy  • aircraft carrier  • flight attendant  • pilots

  • May 2008

    • Man Sues JetBlue After Spending Flight in Bathroom

      New York Post  |  May 12, 08 8:42 PM CDT

      Man Sues JetBlue After Spending Flight in Bathroom

      (Newser) - A New York man is suing JetBlue for $2 million, claiming he was put in the bathroom during a cross-country flight, the New York Post reports. Gokhan Mutlu said he was "mortified, disgraced, degraded and shamed" after a flight attendant took his seat and the pilot told him to "go and 'hang out' in the bathroom." More »

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      lawsuit  • pilot  • flight  • JetBlue  • plane  • flight attendant

  • June 2007

    • Tot's Drinking Problem Grounds Flight

      NBC 10 Philadelphia  |  Jun 27, 07 4:20 PM CDT

      Tot's Drinking Problem Grounds Flight

      (Newser) - A Delta commuter flight from New York to Greensboro set down in Philadelphia yesterday after a passenger got into a dispute with a flight attendant. The passenger was a 4-year-old, and the dispute concerned how quickly the crew was serving apple juice. The incident, which was originally reported as an altercation with an adult, literally became a federal case. More »

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      children  • flight  • Delta Air Lines  • fight  • flight attendant

    • Grandpas Take Down Unruly Passenger

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 5, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Grandpas Take Down Unruly Passenger

      (Newser) - A 65-year-old former police commander and a gray-haired former marine helped flight attendants subdue an unruly passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight Saturday night. The suspicious man threatened other passengers and refused to take his seat during the three hour Minneapolis-to-Boston flight, but the two undaunted grandpas managed to detain him before landing. More »

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      airplane  • elderly  • Boston  • Minneapolis  • flight  • Northwest Airlines  • flight attendant

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