Passengers evacuate American Airlines regional jet
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Event details
Passengers evacuated an American Airlines regional jet on the runway Tuesday in Augusta, Georgia, after smelling something burning and seeing light smoke in the cabin.
From CNN
An American Airlines flight from New York to Tokyo turned around over the Pacific Ocean and diverted to Dallas following a "maintenance issue."
From Yahoo
After touching down in Augusta, Georgia, a haze in the cabin of an American Airlines flight forced an emergency evacuation on the tarmac – some jumping down from the wing.
From Yahoo
Read more on News Digest
PSA’s fleet consists of regional jets with capacity for 63 to 75 passengers each. The regional carrier operates 750 daily flights, including 180 from CLT, its busiest airport.
Two months ago, on Jan. 29, PSA Airlines Inc. disclosed plans to move its headquarters to Charlotte from Dayton, Ohio. Hours later, one of the company’s planes collided with a U.S. Army helicopter upon approach at Reagan National Airport in Washington,
This is the second action organized by the PSA union flight attendants since 99.2% of its members voted to authorize a strike in September. PSA flight attendants demonstrated not just at DAY, but across their other airline hubs in Charlotte,
Testifying for the first time in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Rocheleau admitted that "something was missed."
Being a flight attendant can be extremely exhausting and overwhelming, especially if you’re overworked and not compensated accordingly. The experience goes way beyond passport stamps and layovers in Paris.
Flight attendants from PSA Airlines rallied at Charlotte Douglas Airport on Wednesday, demanding better pay. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which represents PSA Airlines employees, organized the demonstration to highlight the pay disparity between PSA workers and those directly employed by American Airlines.
SINGAPORE - Bus operator SBS Transit, national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) and port operator PSA are among 19 key entities in the transport sector that will be subject to greater regulatory scrutiny under a law that came into force on April 1.