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American Airlines Now Supports iOS 26’s Revamped Wallet Boarding Passes

American Airlines Now Supports iOS 26’s Revamped Wallet Boarding Passes

Published by Miika Tikkanen

American Airlines is now supporting the enhanced boarding pass feature that Apple added in iOS 26. The app’s latest update says boarding passes in the Wallet app feature an updated look with Apple Maps integration, destination guides, and luggage tracking capabilities. Apple revamped boarding passes in ‌iOS 26‌ to make them more useful to passengers who are using their iPhones for flights in lieu of a paper boarding pass. Boarding passes have maps for navigating through airports, an option to tap into Find My to track items equipped with AirTags, and tools for reporting missing bags to airlines. From American Airlines: Your boarding pass has a new look with more at your fingertips, like Apple Maps, destination guides, and quick shortcuts to the app. You can also track your luggage and open Find My right from your pass. Airlines need to opt in to the new boarding passes and update their apps with support. United Airlines, Air Canada, and Southwest already have the enhanced boarding passes. Delta briefly added support, but removed it shortly after. …

FAA Mandates Airlines To Affirm Merit Hiring For Pilots

FAA Mandates Airlines To Affirm Merit Hiring For Pilots

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory rule that requires all commercial airlines in the country to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Under the new mandate, all U.S. carriers must certify that the practice of airlines hiring based on race and sex has ended or face a federal investigation. “When families board their aircraft, they should fly with confidence knowing the pilot behind the controls is the best of the best,” DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy said. “The American people don’t care what their pilot looks like or their gender—they just care that they are [the] most qualified man or woman for the job.” DOT said that even though the FAA has raised performance standards while eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) based positions within the agency and terminating related contracts, “allegations of airlines hiring based on race and sex remain.” The action follows President Donald Trump’s executive order on …

Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

Published by Miika Tikkanen

What is the best way to cram people into a tin can in the sky? For five decades, Dallas-based budget airline Southwest made its reputation on its unique open seating policy. Savvy passengers who checked in early got to board early, too, lining up at distinctive silver stanchions to claim first dibs on whichever seat they preferred. The fairer-than-thou approach extended all the way into Southeast’s cabins: For years, the airline had no first-class seating, and all seats basically looked the same. No longer! On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines officially inaugurated its new assigned seating policy, the last in a suite of changes that moves it closer to the mean of airline operations. Taken by itself, the new policy, which breaks passengers into boarding groups and loads them according to seat location, should be more efficient. But unfortunately for optimization enthusiasts, Southwest’s new boarding plan comes with some asterisks—concessions that executives say will goose profits—that will likely make the process pokier than it could be. First, a bit more about the new plan. In lieu of …

FAA advises airlines to take ‘caution’ when flying over Latin America

FAA advises airlines to take ‘caution’ when flying over Latin America

Published by Sam Flores

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday urged airlines to “exercise caution” when flying over parts of Latin America, warning of military activities and possible interference with satellite navigation capabilities.  In several advisories, the agency said “potential risks exist for aircraft at all altitudes, including during overflight and the arrival and departure phases of flight.”… Source link