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Lawsuit: Delta Forced Paralyzed Man to Crawl Off Plane (“No Love[volution] for DreamingBear”)
D. Baraka Kanaan, of Hawaii and a former philosophy professor at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) who now heads…
Your Upgrade is Now Confirmed – And You Get an Email Too
As a Delta Medallion, I occasionally receive a complimentary upgrade. Historically, I have received an email from Delta…
Delta Goes Too Far and Relents…a Bit
My friend DeltaPoints already broke this news on his blog (and since I posted this, I see Fly…
Lawsuit: Cruises (Almost) Cost an Arm and a Leg!
A federal civil court case remains alive in Miami after a motion to dismiss the claims was denied.…
NJ Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Sleeping Woman on Flight
On average, about 97% of federal criminal cases end in a conviction due to a plea of guilty…
Will TSA’s New “Randomizers” Create Slower Checkpoints?
When I first heard of the TSA examining the possibility of using a “randomizer” device to assign passengers…
Court Upholds Convictions In Deadly 2005 Plane Crash
While news of the tragic crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 leads the headlines, such as: Here: Asiana Decides Not To Sue…
Lost and Found: Air Force One – Looking For A Good Home
LOST and FOUND: Columbine II, a Lockheed VC-121A Constellation 48-610. Built: 1948 in Burbank, CA. Condition: As is; $200,000…
Delta Employee Upgraded… To Federal Court
It’s an all too common scene for airlines. Traveler is inconvenienced while traveling by the actions of the airline for…
JFK Bombing Plotter’s Life Sentence Upheld
Today, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Kareem Ibrahim (EE’-bruh-heem), aka Amir Kareem, a 68-year-old Trinidadian imam,…