Gregory Wallace

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United Airlines handles half of all passengers flying through Newark. Now Spirit is getting a boost to compete: cnn.com/travel/article…

Wednesday marked the second consecutive day with more than 600 US flight cancelations, according to @flightaware data.

The industry and @FAANews have been arguing over who is least prepared for high summer demand.  Industry says FAA is understaffed, especially at a key facility in Florida. FAA says it is shifting employees to cover gaps and that airlines are struggling to recover from weather.

Federal officials are organizing a call for Thursday with airline industry representatives to plan for potential weather disruptions over the July 4 weekend, according to an industry source familiar with the matter.

@KirkTutterrow Hi Kirk, this is Greg covering transportation at CNN. Your trip sounds like a mess. Would you be willing to message me with the details about what happened and whether you would do a Zoom interview with us today, please?

@ashlichanel So frustrating. I'm a CNN reporter working on a story about flight cancelations. Would you please message me about your travel plans, how the cancelation impacted you, and what you ended up doing, please? We're looking for people to do a Zoom interview today.

Flight canceled 🥰

@swallace0609 Hi, Steffeny, I'm Greg with CNN covering transportation. I'm sorry to hear about the flight cancelations that interrupted your vacation. Would you be willing to message me about what happened please and whether you'd be willing to do an interview today?

@TracyGosson Hi Tracy, I'm a CNN reporter (in Baltimore) working on a story about flight cancelations. Would you be willing to do an interview, and could you message me about what happened with your BWI flight, please?

@MCoxHistory hi, Michelle, Greg with CNN here. I'm working on a story about flight issues. Sorry to hear about your situation. Would you be willing to do an interview to talk about it?

“After the passenger was restrained in flex cuffs, she spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers.” Fined $81,950

the four year old ordered to shoot at law enforcement shows "how out of hand the campaign against police has gotten:" abc4.com/news/local-new…

Deaths and crashes in the state with the strictest drunken driving law are down 20%.  Now some other states may follow suit:   cnn.com/2022/02/12/us/… @CNN

@TSA says airports will be very busy Thanksgiving week. It expects to screen 20 million passengers, although the numbers are “not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels.” @TSA_Pekoske: “there will be more people traveling so plan ahead, remain vigilant and practice kindness.”

And more: “physically assaulted the flight attendant by shoving her in the chest” “stomped and/or kicked the feet of the passenger seated behind him” “threw trash at a flight attendant”

There’s more: “shoved a crewmember” “spat on a crewmember” “threatened a flight attendant by saying he was going to ‘[expletive] up his a**.’” “struck a flight attendant on the right forearm, and attempted to do so again”

A snapshot of the nonsensical violence onboard planes that flight attendants and pilots are dealing with: cnn.com/travel/article… @petemuntean @cnn “began punching one of the flight attendants” “yelled at the crewmember to ‘get his fat a** out of my face,’ and then pushed him”

One piece of evidence: this steering wheel damage. Photo from @NTSB_Newsroom:

NEW: @NTSB says new evidence shows someone was driving the @Tesla that sped through a residential neighborhood and slammed into trees last April. Local police previously said nobody was behind the wheel, raising suspicion the Autopilot system was involved.