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Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report
Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report Spirit Airlines will furlough roughly a third of its cabin crew as the budget carrier slashes costs during its second bankruptcy in less than a year, according to reports. The airline said that about 1,800 flight attendants will be furloughed, CNBC reported on Monday, Sept. 22. The cuts will begin with voluntary furloughs. Affected employees will be offered six- or 12-month leaves while keeping their medical benefits, according to the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. "As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and …

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by Chris Spiker
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Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says
Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says A United Airlines passenger flying from Paris to Newark says a barking dog turned their overnight trip into a sleepless nightmare — and fellow travelers and crew had no choice but to suffer through it. The story was shared earlier this month in a now-viral Reddit post titled “dog barking from Paris to Newark”, where the user said the dog began yapping just an hour into the flight and didn’t stop. “It woke everyone up,” the poster wrote. “It yapped nonstop… It sounded like it was barking in my ear.” The passenger said the mid-sized dog had been stuffed into a carrier that was clearly too sm…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports
NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports Relatives and loved ones have identified the four crew members on the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, DC, according to reports. The crew on American Airlines Flight 5342 was based in Charlotte Douglas International Airport, WSOC-TV Channel 9 reported. Among them were Captain Jonathan Campos, First Officer Samuel Lilley, and flight attendants Ian Epstein and Danasia Elder. The plane was also carrying 60 passengers from Wichita, Kansas, when it crashed over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just before 9 p.m. on Wed…

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by Chris Spiker