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Fire-damaged British Airways jet getting preflight tests

 A British Airways jet that was damaged by fire during an aborted takeoff in September flew from Las Vegas to a California airport on Friday after six months of repairs including an engine replacement and fuselage patch. The Boeing 777 took a circuitous route over the Mojave Desert to Victor...

Why This Airline Is Being Sued for Sexism

She was asked to move seats. An elderly woman is suing the Israeli airline El Al for gender discrimination. Renee Rabinowitz was asked to give up her seat on an El Al flight home to Israel at the request of an ultra-Orthodox man, who did not want to sit next to her. She’s being represent...

ICAO clarifies lithium ion shipment restrictions

Subsequent to the recent decision by the ICAO Council to prohibit the carriage of lithium ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, the UN aviation agency has issued the following clarifications: Passenger baggage: Lithium ion batteries carried by passengers in their personal electronic devices, whether in their carry-on or checked baggage, are not affected by this new restrict...

Bald Mountain Air Services hit with $500,000+ DOL fine

The US Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Bald Mountain Air Service (Homer) to pay over USD500,000 in back pay, interest and compensatory damages to a pilot it fired in 2012 after he raised repeated safety concerns at work ranging from missed drug tests for pilots to forged or falsified records. The OSHA says the Alaska-based operator had viol...

Russian Transport Ministry does not exclude bankruptcies of airlines due to low demand

The Russian Transport Ministry does not exclude bankruptcies of airlines in case demand for air transportation remains low, Deputy Minister of Transport Valery Okulov said Thursday. "We do not exclude the risk of bankruptcy of airlines if the situation does not change towards improving demand and traffic growth," he said. In 2015, against the background of the difficult economic si...

Republic Airways Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Regional carrier Republic Airways has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming several quarters of falling revenue after grounding aircraft during a pilot shortage. The short-haul carrier, which feeds flights to American, Delta and United airlines, listed assets of USD$3.6 billion and USD$3.0 billion of liabilities, court documents showed. Republic said the bankruptcy process woul...

Emergency alert on Malaysia Airlines flight to London after 'engine trouble' mid-air

The MH2 flight bound for London Heathrow had been in the air for an hour and a half before it ran into trouble. A Malaysia Airlines flight to London has turned back to Kuala Lumpur after reports of 'engine trouble' mid-flight. The A380 flight bound for London Heathrow had been in the air for an hour and a half before it ran into trouble. It was flying at approximately 21,000 ft wh...

Ryanair CEO Says He Will Plaster His Planes With Anti-Brexit Slogans

And he warned that Britain leaving the EU could raise fares. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, has built a reputation on his quotability and unapologetic pursuit of cost cutting, which has made the discount airline one of Europe’s most successful. (He’s especially famous for calling a customer an “idiot” when she complained about having to pay to print her boarding...

Jet Airways signs codeshare agreement with Korean Air

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has entered into a codeshare agreement and a reciprocal frequent flyer programme partnership with Korean Air, the largest airline in South Korea. Guests travelling on both Jet Airways and Korean Air will be able to connect from multiple points in India to Seoul over various gateway points in Asia. Under the codeshare arrangement, Jet Air...

ACCC authorises American-Qantas alliance for five years

Australia’s competition watchdog has given final approval to Qantas’s partnership with American Airlines on trans-Pacific routes. The green light from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) leaves the two oneworld alliance members waiting for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to hand down its decision on the tie-up. The ACCC said in a statement on Thurs...

Egypt Finally Comes Clean: Terrorists Downed That Russian Plane

After months of denial, Egypt has finally admitted that the Russian airliner downed in the Sinai last year was indeed targeted by terrorists.  In a speech on Egyptian television Wednesday, former military general turned President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the plane was attacked to damage Egypt's tourist sector and harm its relationship with Russia.  &qu...

UN bans lithium-ion batteries from being transported on passenger planes

The UN’s aviation agency has banned passenger aircraft from transporting lithium-ion batteries as cargo, amid fears that they could blow up. Lithium-ion batteries are used in almost every piece of consumer technology. They are rechargeable and power everything from phones to laptops. But despite their wide use, the International Civil Aviation Organization has ruled that the batteries...

easyJet’s renewed partnership with Sabre supports continued growth of business travellers

The agreement gives corporate travel agencies across Europe continued access to easyJet fares through the Sabre GDS. Around 20 per cent of easyJet’s passengers travel for business. The airline’s agreement with Sabre helps easyJet continue serving this important corporate segment. Peter Duffy, easyJet’s commercial director, said; “easyJet made its inventory availa...

EU and China launch €10 million aviation cooperation project

A new chapter in EU-China aviation relations started, with the official launch of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project (APP). The 5-year, €10 million project, managed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and partners, will link technical cooperation with policy dialogue between the European and Chinese aviation authorities. It is funded by the Partnership Instrument of the Europ...

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Air France expands its U.S. footprint with new Nashville and San Diego services for summer 2027

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