Alexandra Skores
@AlexandraSkores
Writing about transportation @CNN ✈️🚊🚗 | Proud Chicagoan & @uiowa alum | Beagle mom 🐶 | @nahj 🇵🇪 | Signal: @ askores.23
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New era: Southwest has set a date for the start of its first-ever seating assignments. $LUV cnbc.com/2025/07/21/sou…
We’re working to get our operations back on track today at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air after a significant IT outage Sunday night resulted in a system-wide ground stop of flights. We appreciate the patience of our guests whose travel plans have been disrupted. We’re working…
Sometimes you just need to get away... ✈️💚 #TakeThatPTO #ColdplayConcert #CEO #HR #FlyFrontier
When you have been caught on the kiss cam and take a little detour on the way home.
It will take $31.5 billion to build a new air traffic control system for the country, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told members of the House Wednesday. cnn.com/2025/07/16/us/…
NEWS: Senator Ted Cruz—sharply critical of Army aviation since the D.C. midair collision—says he will introduce a bill that will “close the regulatory loophole” that allowed the Army Blackhawk helicopter to fly near DCA with ADS-B turned off.
A frequent flyer needed a kidney transplant to live. This Delta employee gave him one. cnn.com/2025/07/14/tra…
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation bureau has released a preliminary report on the Air India flight that crashed in June, showing the fuel to the engines was cut off. cnn.com/2025/07/11/ind…
The families of the victims of American Flight 5342 say they are “deeply dismayed” at the Army’s recent actions regarding the ongoing investigation into the midair collision in January that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. cnn.com/2025/07/10/us/…
Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator after rescinding the nomination of Elon Musk-backed Jared Isaacman— who he said would be “inappropriate” for the role as a “very close friend” to the SpaceX CEO with a history of donating to Dems.
.@Sec_Noem tells me @TSA PreCheck will still be something utilized by travelers and “still adds a value” to those that don’t want to take a belt off, remove things out of their bag, etc.

Now: Sec. Noem announces TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes during security screenings. @Sec_Noem @DHSgov

HAPPENING NOW: @Sec_Noem announces a new policy from the Transportation Security Administration that will make screening easier for passengers, improve traveler experience, and reduce wait times. Watch here: dhs.gov/live
News: After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off. w/ @petemuntean cnn.com/2025/07/08/tra…
Sean "Diddy" Combs found guilty of prostitution charges but acquitted of most serious allegations. Follow live updates: cnn.it/3Gwvegm
Statement This statement is preliminary and subject to change. Air traffic controllers returned to the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center after the FAA temporarily reduced staffing due to a fire alarm. No fire was detected but the FAA put a ground stop in place. See…
New: An American Airlines jet returned to Las Vegas after reporting an engine issue on Wednesday. cnn.com/2025/06/25/us/…
NTSB board meeting to determine the probable cause of the January 2024 in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 airplane starts at 9:30 am ET. Watch the livestream: windrosemedia.com/livewebcast/ve…
Now: NTSB set to announce results of probe into terrifying Alaska Airlines door plug incident cnn.com/2025/06/24/bus…