Justice Department travel tips

Marriott has agreed to a deal with the U.S. Justice Department to address barriers faced by individuals with disabilities in booking accessible rooms.

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a plea deal between Boeing and US prosecutors,citing concerns with the role diversity, equity, and inclusion will play in selecting an independent monitor.

Leaders from across the aviation sector gathered in Dallas this week at the Skift Aviation Forum to share their thoughts on industry trends and developments. Here are some key themes that emerged from the discussions:

The month of October is usually about preparation in the world of aviation. Airlines usually spend the month getting ready for the winter holidays.

An Army contractor and his girlfriend used government funds to finance personal vacations across the country, including 31 trips to Orlando, federal prosecutors say.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to misleading U.S. safety regulators. According to a court filing, the plane-maker will formally acknowledge guilt and accept additional punishment due to its recent actions. These center on dealings with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following fatal crashes involving the company’s 737 Max aircraft in 2018 and 2019.

Boeing drew fresh criticism from a federal regulator on Thursday over disclosures about the continuing investigation into a harrowing January flight in which one of the company’s 737 Max planes lost a panel, exposing passengers to howling winds at an altitude of about 16,000 feet.

It’s a nerve-racking time to be a frequent flier in the United States. Boeing, the nation’s once-proud aircraft manufacturer, has faced a cascading quality crisis since 2018, which escalated this year after a door panel blew off one of the company’s planes mid-flight, prompting multiple F.A.A. investigations and a criminal inquiry from the Justice Department. And it’s not just Boeing — a New York Times investigation last summer found that understaffing and overscheduling led to an alarming number of unreported near misses on American runways.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted in a court filing that marijuana and cannabis legalization by states does indeed attract tourism.

Caesars Entertainment and other hotel operators in Atlantic City, N.J., have been fighting a class-action lawsuit alleging that their shared use of a third-party pricing system kept the city’s room rates artificially high. On Thursday, two federal agencies took an interest in the case.

In May 2022, Spirit chairman Mac Gardner made a blunt assessment as the airline's board explained to shareholders why it wanted to stay the course with original buyer Frontier instead of accepting a more lucrative offer from JetBlue.

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci says the court ruling that blocked the Spirit-JetBlue merger has increased the chances that the Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines merger will receive approval.

JetBlue’s week of savings is nearly over, but the airline is bringing back its anniversary airfare sale for one more day. 

JetBlue is turning 24 years old, and to celebrate, its offering a week of deals starting with a one-day-only fare sale with tickets going for as low as $49.

After two deadly crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max 8 planes five years ago, Boeing spent billions of dollars to make its products safer and repair its reputation. Now, the company is again confronting a wave of uncertainty and costs after a harrowing incident involving a different 737 jet.

Hawaiian Airlines is seeing a stalled comeback in one of its largest international markets: Japan.

JetBlue Airways said on Friday that it might back out of a $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines after a federal judge blocked the deal.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the proposed $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines, the first major U.S. airline merger to be rejected in 20 years. 

Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci gave an eerily familiar line when asked about his view on U.S. government approval of the carrier’s proposed $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian Airlines.