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US Airline Baggage Data Shows Wide Gap in Mishandling Rates as Overall Performance Improves

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American Airlines recorded the highest first-half 2026 mishandling rate among reporting operating carriers, while Allegiant posted the lowest as the industry-wide rate fell year on year. KEY TAKEAWAYS US reporting operating carriers mishandled 1,052,493 checked bags from 213,072,877 enplaned between January and June 2026. The overall mishandling rate improved to 0.49 per 100 bags from… Read the full news article

Behind the Warning Lights: What 36,974 FAA Aircraft Reports Really Reveal

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Smoke, landing gear and engine shutdowns appear in 2026 records, but the raw maintenance reports are not a tally of in-flight emergencies or an airline safety ranking KEY TAKEAWAYS Global Work & Travel counted 36,974 FAA Service Difficulty Reports dated from 1 January to 21 August 2026. Doors were mentioned in 7,637 reports, smoke in… Read the full news article

Alaska Airlines adds three new destinations from its Northwest hubs in expanded partnership with SkyWest Airlines

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SEATTLE, 2014-11-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines announced it is expanding its partnership with SkyWest Airlines with the addition of three new destinations from Alaska’s Northwest hubs. Flying on new Embraer E175 jets, Alaska will begin offering daily nonstop service starting July 1 between Seattle and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Seattle and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Portland,… Read the full news article