Gary Leff

The United Airlines flight attendants union voted to fire its contract negotiating team, as reported by aviation watchdog JonNYC

The Justice Department has halted the DEA's airport searches after a report revealed over $3.2 billion in cash was seized from passengers without charges over a decade, citing abuses, improper targeting, and likely constitutional rights violations.

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the DEA to cease searching passengers at airports , following an Inspector General's investigation showing

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Delta Air Lines doesn't even upgrade their ‘secret' 360 members very much anymore. Good luck if you're a Diamond Medallion.

However, the one thing I value most from Executive Platinum is – I suppose – not something that many flyers factor when making their decision. As often as I've had challenges getting where I'm going with American, the ability to put backup flights in a reservation during irregular operations has made a huge difference getting me to my destination close to as-planned.

A flight attendant bumped the passenger's wife during boarding. She was “in floods of tears” and told the crewmember he was a “bad man.” She was removed – and he stayed on the aircraft without her, but called out the flight attendant “you are a really nasty person” and is shocked that he was then booted as well. They were out of pocket $624 to get home and the airline is telling them to pound sand.

Guests rave about the motel's themed rooms, such as “Atomic Bombshell” and “Malibu Barbara,” with an overall midcentury design and pink lighting. The heated pool is a favorite, and drag shows are a regular occurrence. Food though, like frozen pizza and nachos, is often criticized as overpriced and underwhelming and guests note peeling tiles and limescale on taps.

News and notes from around the interweb: Why is replacement of antiquated FAA air traffic control technology utterly stuck in the mud?

Then again you should not actually stay at the Rio. You should check in there midweek when there's a great rate when you're staying in Las Vegas anyway, in order to earn elite night credit, but from all the feedback on this hotel you probably want to actually spend the night somewhere else. Even guests who feel the rooms themselves are fine tend not to enjoy strolling through the property to and from those rooms it seems.