American Airlines is extending members’ status in its AAdvantage frequent flyer program until January 2022 as it tries to hold onto its most loyal customers during what is expected to be a slow recovery for the air travel industry. The Fort Worth-based airline is also lowering targets for travelers to achieve status in 2020 and […]
April 13, 2020 As more people stay home and avoid public spaces during the coronavirus pandemic, North Texas restaurants are evolving in order to survive. Temporary closures are often enough to permanently shutter some of them, but many are pivoting to curbside pickup and “no-touch” delivery to keep serving customers, especially now that the City […]
April 10 , 2020 As it ramps up its 3D printing capability at a number of sites across the United States, Boeing has shipped out face shields for use by medical professionals fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services accepted the initial shipment of 2,300 […]
April 10, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are living through unimaginable, perilous times. But the worst of times can bring out the best in humanity as we put forth our greatest efforts to help others. Frito-Lay and PepsiCo’s philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, are determined to provide that assistance – not just in […]
April 10, 2020 More than a third of American Airlines pilots and flight attendants will take voluntary leave or retire in April or May, helping the Fort Worth-based carrier deal with an excess of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is offering voluntary leave to 4,800 pilots for April or May, while another 715 […]
April 9, 2020 The sudden shift to at-home instruction doesn’t mean grades will stop for Dallas kids, but how they are calculated is changing. Dallas school officials outlined at Thursday’s board briefing how they will determine grades for the rest of the semester after shutting down schools because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trustees are expected […]
April 9, 2020 Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus operators pitched in Thursday to make sure Dallas ISD students still get the meals they need as they learn from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. DART and Dallas ISD have partnered to deliver weekly meals for students, with the first DART busload of food arriving at Thurgood […]
April 9, 2020 Johnny Walker, a Dallas Police officer, was on his way to work in mid-March when he started to feel feverish. It was unusual for the 40-year-old who rarely gets ill. “I thought, ‘That’s my body telling me I’m sick,’” Walker said. “I haven’t had the flu since I was young.” A test […]