The New York Times – Travel:
Social media posts by A.I.-created travel avatars cost far less to produce, yet look and sound real. Human influencers worry they’re being elbowed out.
Category: Airlines and Airplanes
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Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a Major Supplier
The New York Times – Travel:
The aerospace company is buying Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the bodies of the 737 Max jet, two years after a part of that plane blew away during a flight.
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Sean Duffy Longs for the ‘Golden Days’ of Air Travel. What Was That Like?
The New York Times – Travel:
Back in the ’50s and ’60s, passengers (well-dressed, of course, and with perfect manners) could count on hot meals on china, plenty of legroom, the occasional piano bar, even wool blankets. Those days are gone.
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Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’
The New York Times – Travel:
Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?
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Will Dressing Up Fix Flying?
The New York Times – Travel:
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has introduced a campaign meant to encourage civility.
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Sean Duffy Asks Travelers to ‘Bring Civility Back’ to Airports in New PSA
The New York Times – Travel:
The secretary of transportation kicked off a new civility campaign on Wednesday called “The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You.”
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Trump Administration Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
The New York Times – Travel:
A Biden-era rule, now halted, would have forced airlines to pay passengers up to $775 in cash for significant flight disruptions.
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William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Travel:
He was a witness to one of the most riveting unsolved crimes in American history, which inspired scores of conspiracy theories and obsessed amateur sleuths.