DOT slaps American Airlines with a record-breaking fine

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🗓️ 29 August 2023

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The Department of Transportation is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for tarmac delays, the largest ever fine of its kind against an airline. The big picture: Between 2018 and 2021, American Airlines kept 43 domestic flights stuck on the ground for at least three hours, without giving passengers a chance to exit the plane. As summer comes to an end , we take a look at airline travel. Summer reading recommendations from Rebecca Makkai: Madonna in a Fur Coat Loot: A Novel Romantic Comedy Guests: Axios' Alex Thompson, Alex Fitzpatrick and Erin Doherty; Author Rebecca Makkai. Credits: Axios Today was produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Robin Linn and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning. Welcome, exios today. It's Tuesday, August 29th. I'm Naila Boudou.
0:08.9	Today on the show, the DOT slams American Airlines with a record-breaking fine.
0:14.3	But, verse, the dizzying calendar ahead for Trump's trials and the presidential election.
0:19.9	That's today's one big thing.
0:22.3	A date has been set for the trial over former President Trump's alleged efforts
0:29.4	to overturn the 2020 election. It will be March 4th, 2024.
0:34.5	Excuses National Political Correspondent Alex Thompson is here with Why That Date Matters
0:38.7	and an update on all of Trump's courtroom battles.
0:41.5	Alex, so we've got this date of March 4th, 2024. Where does this land
0:46.8	for the former President in terms of thinking about the election year cycle?
0:50.8	Well, it is exactly one day before Super Tuesday. Now, Super Tuesday is the date, essentially,
0:57.5	when the biggest number of states hold their contests for the 2024 nomination.
1:04.3	So, for this potentially to start right before then, it could hurt him.
1:08.6	It could help him since his poll numbers have seemingly only gone up with every indictment.
1:13.3	Trump's team has already indicated they are going to try to push and delay and delay.
1:19.1	So, I would not be surprised if this court date does eventually move.
1:23.5	Now, I'm just going to run through how crazy this legal calendar is October 2nd this year.
1:30.8	There is a civil fraud suit of the Trump Organization. January 15th, 2024,
1:36.2	the E. Jean Carroll civil defamation suit.
1:39.1	January 29th, 2024, there is a pyramid scheme class action suit.
1:44.1	March 4th, 2024, the federal 2020 election trial.
1:49.0	March 25th, 2024, the New York State criminal hush money suit.
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