U.S. Airlines Challenge New Disability Travel Rule

The outline of an aircraft coming into land with a sunset glow behind it.

U.S. Airlines Challenge New Disability Travel Rule A group of leading U.S. airlines is pushing back against a recently implemented federal regulation designed to enhance the travel experience for passengers with disabilities. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and their industry association, Airlines for America (A4A), have filed a petition with […]

DOT’s New Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities: What You Need to Know

Image of an airport with planes loading and taking off. Secretary Buttigieg Announces Sweeping Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities.

DOT’s New Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities: What You Need to Know Editor’s Note (January 16, 2025): This post was originally published in December 2024, ahead of the implementation of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s groundbreaking new protections for airline passengers with disabilities. As of today, these long-awaited rules are officially in effect, marking […]

Exclusive Interview: Meet the First Person to Cross Africa by Wheelchair

Setting out to complete a monumental challenge takes a considerable amount of guts, determination, and often sheer doggedness to see through what it is that you aim to achieve. This approach to life, this refusal to concede that you may have bitten off more than you can chew, is nowhere more evident than when witnessing […]