News and notes from around the interweb:
- American Airlines resumes inflight credit card announcements. This was paused after the tragedy of flight 5342.
During Covid, service was limited and flight attendants weren’t supposed to make contact with customers, except to hand them credit card applications.
- The government rail corporation imposes return to office mandate, dropping DEI spending
- So many lives touched by those lost.
Farmers in Kiowa, Kansas lined a highway on Saturday to honor Bob and Lori Schrock, a beloved couple who died in the January 29 Black Hawk helicopter and Flight 5342 collision, as their families returned from DC.
Video by Ashley Unger pic.twitter.com/lYlvkI9pGn
— Cameron Burnett (@CameronABurnett) February 8, 2025
- I laughed a little too hard at this.
Rare secret footage of a jet doing some blow. This is what powers the chemtrails. https://t.co/WBBXwakQwi
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) February 8, 2025
- Within minutes of departure from Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, a passenger on an ATR 72 flight headed to Roatán pulled a gun and threatening everyone on board. Flight attendants quickly overpowered the gunman. The flight was diverted back to its origin, and police boarded the aircraft to arrested man
Passengers on a flight from Tegucigalpa Toncontin International Airport, (TGU), Honduras to Roatan International Airport, (RTB), Honduras experienced moments of anguish when a man pulled out a firearm and threatened to kill them.
The situation caused panic on board and forced… pic.twitter.com/eH1faOhtfF
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) February 6, 2025