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Alec Baldwin off Twitter after American Airlines feud
www.nma.tv Alec Baldwin has mysteriously vanished from Twitter after using the social networking site to badmouth American Airlines. The 30 Rock star was fuming after he was ejected from a flight from Los Angeles to New York on Tuesday for using his cell phone on-board. He began to lay into the floundering airline in a series of tweets, one in which he likened American’s flight attendants to famously-strict “Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950′s.” However, by Wednesday, all of the disparaging posts had been deleted and Baldwin’s name on his profile changed to the word “Deactivated.” Many of his 600000-plus subscribers had “unfollowed” him as well. News of Baldwin’s blowup swept the Internet in real time, as passengers on Baldwin’s flight tweeted what they saw. Baldwin himself quickly took to Twitter to explain what happened, claiming he was playing a game of Words with Friends while the aircraft was parked at the gate, waiting to take off. In a later statement released via The Huffington Post, where Baldwin often writes guest commentary, the actor elaborated that he was rudely singled out, as other passengers were using their mobile devices without repercussion. He apologized to his fellow passengers for his actions, but not to American Airlines. AA recounted a very different version of the incident. A post on the company’s Facebook page alleges Baldwin cursed at the flight crew and snuck into the lavatory to continue using his phone, in blatant disregard of the …
They Just Don’t Get American Airlines!
They Just Don’t Get American Airlines!
US airlines test bio fuel flights
Some US airlines have begun testing enviromentally friendly fuel. And while the efforts may help the environment, unlike in the European Union, the US government does not force airliners to go green. The ecological benefits would be undeniable – just one year’s avaiation traffic fuelled by bio fuel would equal removing 64000 cars off the road. But making the switch can be expensive and there are no long-term plans for companies to use alternative fuel on a regular basis. Al Jazeera’s John Terrett reports from Washington.
American Airlines bankruptcy filing
It used to be on top of the airline industry, but now American Airlines is facing bankruptcy.
Employees Expected to ‘Bear the Burden’ of American Airlines Bankruptcy
After 81 years of flying, American Airlines landed in federal bankruptcy court Tuesday, filing for Chapter 11 protections against its creditors. Judy Woodruff discusses what\’s behind the bankruptcy with Ben Mutzabaugh of USA Today.
