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reasonsforhope · 8 months
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"This week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new rule requiring airlines to make bathrooms more accessible for disabled people. All new single-aisle aircraft will be fitted with fully-accessible lavatories.
Most flights inside the United States are single-aisle and as technology has improved, they are used more frequently for long flights, including coast-to-coast trips that can last as long as six hours. Double-aisle plans are already subject to the regulation but are primarily used for international flights.
Out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the new regulations, saying, “Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about being able to access a restroom; yet today, millions of wheelchair users are forced to choose between dehydrating themselves before boarding a plane or avoiding air travel altogether.” ...
The secretary has made it a priority to improve service on airlines during his tenure. In 2022, six airlines were forced to pay millions of dollars in refunds to hundreds of thousands of customers and were also fined millions for causing the issues. The department’s firm stance on the side of customers has continued through this year after multiple companies have had meltdowns, stranding thousands of travelers.
All planes delivered to airlines starting in 2026 must include several upgrades. Planes already in service will not need to be retrofitted unless the plane is renovated.
“These aircraft must have at least one lavatory of sufficient size to permit a passenger with a disability (with the help of an assistant, if necessary) to approach, enter, and maneuver within the aircraft lavatory, to use all lavatory facilities, and leave by means of the aircraft’s onboard wheelchair if necessary,” the DOT said in a statement.
Accessible faucets and controls, grab bars, accessible call buttons and door locks, minimum obstruction to the passage of an onboard wheelchair, and an available visual barrier for privacy are also required upgrades."
-via LGBTQ Nation, July 28, 2023
Wayyyyyyy fucking overdue but I'll take it!! Also, very nice curb cut effect: We all get to be less miserable on airplanes, and older people don't have to worry as much about airplane bathroom fall risks.
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Someone shared this on Twitter. Boeing has blood on their hands in many ways.
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alwaysbewoke · 17 days
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iww-gnv · 1 month
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More than 150 flight attendants, joined by U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill), picketed outside O’Hare Airport on Tuesday to protest the lack of contract negotiations and demand better wages and working conditions. The flight attendants in Chicago were joined by thousands of other flight attendants across major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles and Boston, as part of the Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action. More than two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants across 24 airlines are in contract negotiations, including with Chicago-based United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. “We are the faces of our carriers. We deserve better work rules, we deserve shorter work days and we also deserve longer rest periods,” said Dray Howard, Chicago-based president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, during a news conference. Flight attendants at American Airlines haven’t seen a salary or cost-of-living increase in five years, Howard said, and some new hires can barely survive, even when picking up trips on their days off, she said.
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meandmybigmouth · 1 year
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ECONOMIC FASCISM HATES UNIONS!
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kp777 · 2 years
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timaeusluver88990 · 5 days
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airlines gone too long without pushback from citizens.
they know their a major source of travel for most people.
so they have all these unethical business practices jot only company policy wise but towards the customers as well.
like united airlines getting exposed for using old and broken parts to put on their planes putting millions of passenger in trouble and having even killed people.
they ahve the nerve to charge outlandish prices and then make us pay extra for " preferred seating" in COACH?!??!? (not that first class spaces are acceptable)
all for 6 inches more of leg room!!???!?
like they have the nerve to charge bagge per bag and no the prices does not miraculously make the bags lighter.
they charge your for parking. ect
they charge you for "9/11 security" like what is even THAT!?!?
I've attempted to become an airline worker before and I felt like I was being trained for the pentagon.
you have to know and verify MULTIPLE types of ID. check bags/ know what you can't bring on the plane/ look for "suspicious behavior" always have ID on you. its a NIGHT MARE!!
like I took business scales in college and you always use your funds for any company you get and out it back into your business and conaoneis like united, American, spirit, jet blue ect all cut corners, cut pay, cut everything including the customers in order to keep funds for themselves,
I mean you all can advocate for other countries that aren't your slice Israel and Palestine.
when are we going to advocate for ours?!?
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pressnewsagencyllc · 8 days
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India’s Aviation Growth May Assist Extra Hubs, Air India CEO Says
Join the India Version publication by Menaka Doshi – an insider’s information to the rising financial powerhouse, and the billionaires and companies behind its rise, delivered weekly. India’s airline business is rising so quick that the nation may help a minimum of one different worldwide hub past Mumbai and Delhi, Campbell Wilson, the chief government officer of Air India Ltd., stated. Supply…
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hezigler · 20 days
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Boeing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Why you shouldn't fly on a Boeing made aircraft for a while if you can help it.
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head-post · 1 month
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Lufthansa staff strike again, hundreds of flights cancelled
Ground handling staff of Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa have launched another warning strike at several German airports.
At Frankfurt airport, the country’s busiest international hub, more than 600 departing and arriving Lufthansa flights were cancelled, state broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk reported.
The strike began at 4:00 a.m. local time (0300GMT) and was due to continue until 7:10 a.m. (0610GMT) Wednesday at seven airports, affecting more than 100,000 passengers.
About 400 scheduled flights to Munich airport were also cancelled. Passengers were advised to check the current status of their flight before travelling to the airport.
The airline notes that passengers whose flight is cancelled due to the strike will be able to rebook their ticket for another date free of charge via the airline’s website or app, while those customers whose flight was scheduled within Germany will be given a voucher via Lufthansa’s website for rail travel.
Lufthansa ground staff at airports in Berlin, Cologne-Bonn, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart have also joined the strike, according to the Verdi union. This is the second mass strike since the beginning of the year.
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reasonsforhope · 1 year
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“Airports delays are common, but especially during winter when jets need to be dowsed with thousands of gallons of deicing fluids to prevent ice formation and maintain the plane’s aerodynamics to avoid fatal accidents like the tragic Air Florida flight that fell into the Potomac River in Washington, DC directly after lift-off in a 1982 snow storm.
But as soon as any de-iced airplane takes off, most of the liquid slides from the surface of the aircraft and ends up polluting streams, lakes, and oceans.
Now, endeavoring to make a more efficient product immune to ice for such demanding industries, a team at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a longer-lasting and eco-friendly alternative to conventional deicers.
“Glycols dissolve very fast and get washed away before the plane takes off, and it’s a serious problem that costs hundreds of millions of dollars—most of which literally ends up in the drain,” said Sushant Anand, assistant professor of mechanical engineering...
“A key point was to use materials which are bio-friendly. For example the anti-freezing gels we prepared are made of dimethyl sulfoxide (a by-product of plant industry and having miraculous medicinal properties) and gelatin (the stuff you use in making deserts and custards): so all very safe items.”
The gels are the best performing ones and have a significant edge amongst the developed formulations. They are easy to fabricate, require only two components, they can be easily cured/sprayed/painted/coated on any surface, regardless of shape. The best part is they are optically transparent even under icing/frosting conditions.
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Their research published in Advanced Materials showed that, compared to commercial coatings available in today’s market, they perform better by an order of magnitude after exhaustive testing...
Of course, more exhaustive testing on actual airplanes in wind-turbines are needed to pass industrial test requirements before adopting them for real-life usage, but they do promise significant improvement over many commercial solutions available in the market presently.
“Since our anti-icing sprays are bio-friendly and anti-bacterial, we even think there is a potential to use them in agriculture to prevent crops from being ruined by severe frost,” Anand said. “But that is a pipe dream, and we need to do more studies to see if there will be any long-term adverse effect on the plants.”” -via Good News Network, 12/28/22
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marxman1 · 3 months
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There is no question that Boeing and the airline operators are guilty of putting profits before passenger safety. A visit to the Boeing website page about the 737 MAX shows that the promotion of this line of jetliners is focused on “enhanced efficiency,” “excellent economics” and “14 percent lower airframe maintenance costs” of the model.
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mysharona1987 · 10 months
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iww-gnv · 1 month
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Reuters: Alaska Air Flight Attendants Authorize Strike For First Time in Three Decades
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Alaska Air flight attendants authorized a strike mandate for the first time in three decades, as thousands of cabin crew across three unions picketed for higher pay outside airports in the United States, the UK and Guam on Tuesday. Picketing members included cabin crew from 24 airlines including Alaska, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines. Shares of Alaska Air fell 2.1% in afternoon trade. Southwest was down 0.9%, United Airlines tumbled 3.9% and American Airlines shed 2.2%.
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earthpages · 5 months
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