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Lufthansa takes delivery of the world’s first Airbus A320neo as launching customer

Moscow touts Aeroflot as possible privatization candidate

Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) is among several state-owned entities the Russian government is currently considering as part of its accelerated privatization plans for the year. Russian President Vladimir Putin last week convened a meeting with Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev and other state...

Qatar Airways to display three VIP aircraft at Singapore Airshow

Qatar Airways has announced it will be showcasing three state-of-the-art aircraft from its fast-growing fleet at the upcoming Singapore Airshow from 16-18 February 2016. The three-time Skytrax Airline of the Year winner will be showcasing the A350, for which it was the global launch customer, and...

Alliance wins new Santos contract

Alliance Airlines has signed a new five-year contract with Santos covering the oil and gas company’s operations in South Australia. As part of the new deal, Alliance will start jet services from Adelaide to Santos’ oil and gas operations in the Cooper Basin. “The initial requirement is for Alliance to operate between 10 and 16 services per week in its own right and to...

Flight attendant mistakenly informs man of 'armed passengers' aboard plane

A note identifying armed passengers on a flight from Chicago to Phoenix was mistakenly given to a customer. William Stratton was seated and ready for the Frontier Airlines jet's take-off on Sunday when a steward approached him, Fox 10 reported. “We were about to pull away from the gate, and the flight attendant said 'sir, here is the rest of your boarding pass, and handed me a...

Boeing 777 with Russian tourists catches fire above Dominican Republic

A Russian Boeing 777-200, en route from the Dominican Republic's Punta Cana to Moscow, returned to the departure airport due to an engine failure. A passenger of the flight, Ekaterina Sokolova, described the details of the emergency landing, NTV reports. According to the passenger, one of the engines of the airplane exploded shortly after takeoff. The people on board started panicking,...

Lufthansa chief denies errors over Germanwings crash

"Our pilots are a very important part of our safety network, they are not a threat to safety - they are guaranteeing safety in aviation." That is the forthright response from Lufthansa Group's chief executive, Carsten Spohr, when asked about the company's reaction to the loss of Germanwings flight 9525, a year ago. Last March the aircraft crashed into a mountainside in sout...

Congressman loses battle in war on shrinking airline seats

A congressional soldier fighting a war against shrinking airline seats lost a battle in the U.S. House Thursday. In a 26-33 vote, a House committee defeated legislation that would have mandated size standards for airline passenger seats. "I am disappointed," Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, said in a statement. "This was a vote against the safety and health of airline passengers.&q...

Saudia‘s Fleet Expansion Well Underway With 4th New Aircraft

The third Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner took off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today to join the fleet of Saudia, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia. This is the fourth new aircraft delivered by Boeing to Saudia within two weeks, with the Dreamliner being the third of a total of eight ordered by the airline as part of its fleet expansion and modernization program. Saudia expects to get 29 new aircraf...

Southwest Airlines Gives Employees Record $620 Million In 2015 ProfitSharing

Southwest Airlines Co. announced it will share $620 million through its ProfitSharing Plan with its Employees for 2015—equaling approximately 15.6 percent of each eligible Employee’s eligible compensation, or the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay. This $620 million contribution—nearly $1.7 million a day—is the largest total dollar amount Southwest has ever allocated to P...

Air India flies grounded plane out of Sharjah

Air India pilots flew back to India a plane grounded by authorities at Sharjah airport, prompting the national carrier to bar a senior captain from operating international flights for violating regulations. The incident drew a sharp response from UAE’s general civil aviation authority (GCAA), which threatened to ban the aircraft from entering the country’s airspace. The carrier late...

Pakistan national carrier resumes normal flights after strike

Pakistan's national airline resumed normal flight operations on Wednesday after employees called off an eight-day strike held in protest at a government plan to sell part of the carrier, officials said. "Normal operations have been resumed," Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesman Danyal Gilani said, adding that domestic and international flights would be running. Two p...

4 killed after Indonesia Air Force plane crashes into home

An Indonesian air force plane crashed into a house on the main island of Java on Wednesday, killing both people on board and two people in the house, a senior official said. The plane was on a routine maintenance flight when it crashed near Abdul Rahman Saleh air force base in Malang, a hilly town in East Java province, said air force chief Air Marshal Agus Supriatna. Supriatna said the pilo...

One of South America's largest airlines halts operation in Venezuela over currency dispute

Brazil's Gol airline announced Tuesday that it has temporarily suspended operations in Venezuela because of the difficulties the company encounters when it tries to send money back to its home country. "Gol temporarily suspended its operations in Caracas, Venezuela until the issue of repatriation of company resources in the country is resolved," the airline said in a statement....

Alaska Airlines Flight Diverts to Denver After Passenger Threatens Crew

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to land midway through its flight after an intoxicated passenger became abusive and threatened crew members, the airline said late Tuesday. Flight 769 was en route from Boston to San Diego on Tuesday evening when the male passenger "became disruptive," according to a statement from Alaska Airline. "He was told to calm down by flight crew, an...

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