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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 rep...

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,"...

Virgin Australia to remove five Embraer E190s from fleet, reaffirms guidance for full year profit

Virgin Australia says it plans to work its fleet harder in calendar 2016 after announcing the withdrawal of five Embraer E190s, as the airline group reaffirmed a return to profitability for the full 2015/16 financial year. The 98-seat E190 fleet will be reduced to 13, from 18 currently, by September 2016, Virgin said in its 2015/16 first half financial results on Thursday. The E190 disposals...

Mahan Air: Development of tourism ties between Islamic Republic of Iran and Kingdom of Thailand

Last week a ceremony held at the Parsian Azadi Hotel, in which, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Mahan Air and high ranking officials of Thailand’s tourism. Some of the most important provisions of this MOU include: 1. Exchange of tourists between the two countries, Iran and Thailand 2. Support and collaboration to expand Mahan air route network to major tour...

Air France officially inaugurates its A380 between Paris and Mexico

On 9 February 2016, Air France officially inaugurated its Airbus A380, the Company’s largest super jumbo in its long-haul fleet, on the Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Mexico route. To celebrate the event, Frédéric Gagey, Air France Chairman and CEO, Pieter Elbers, KLM President &CEO, and a delegation led by Matthias Fekl, Minister of State for Foreign Tra...

British Airways to Take on Ryanair at Stansted With Party-Friendly Flights

British Airways will start offering holiday flights from London Stansted airport, giving it a fourth base serving the U.K. capital and putting it in direct competition with Ryanair Holdings Plc. BA’s CityFlyer arm will operate from Stansted to Faro in Portugal and Malaga, Palma and Ibiza in Spain at weekends from May 28 — routes that are all offered by Ryanair. The services wil...

Air India to dock salaries of pilots refusing to fly at 11th hour

National carrier Air India (AI) has decided to dock salaries of pilots who pull out of flights for which they are rostered for at the eleventh hour. According to the new pay structure cleared by the government, if a pilot refuses to operate a flight, which he has been rostered for, he would be liable for reduction of double flight hours from his flying allowance. The new pay structure, as fi...

EU seeks tough curbs on airline subsidies in aviation agreements: document

The European Union is seeking tough limits on public subsidies to airlines and the option of revoking their traffic rights as part of new commercial aviation agreements it wants to negotiate with several countries including Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. A draft "fair competition clause", seen by Reuters, which the EU executive wants to include in air transport agreements, lists...

Big Airplanes Are Getting Their First CO2 Limits Ever

They’re the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions. The aviation industry has agreed to clean up its act. In Montreal on Monday, experts from across the sector agreed to adhere to binding carbon emissions limits for the first time. The proposed rules would apply to all airplanes after 2028, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The standards were dev...

UAE aviation authority gives drone warning

Drone enthusiasts are being urged to practice their hobby only in accredited clubs for safety and security reasons. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said that "light air sports" enthusiasts must only operate their drones in clubs that have been approved by the authority, according to the state news agency Wam.  The announcement is part of a new campaign organised by...

Four killed in crash of Russian military helicopter

Four people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter owned by the Russian Defence Ministry crashed on Monday in the Pskov region of northwest Russia, local news agencies reported, quoting the ministry. TASS said the helicopter was on a training flight when ground control lost contact with it. Accidents involving Mi-8 aircraft are frequent in Russia, which has been criticised for its poor air safet...

Should All Flight Attendants Wear Skirts?

Late last week, female members of British Airways’ Mixed Fleet cabin crews won the contractual right to have trousers as a uniform option. The distinction of “Mixed Fleet” is important here, because the female employees in British Airways’ Worldwide crews already had slacks as a uniform option. If you’re not familiar with the labor relations history at British A...

The man who bombed a Somali plane was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight

A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, the Daallo chief executive said on Monday. The bomber was sucked out of the plane through the 1-meter-wide hole when the blast ripped open the pressurized cabin in mid-air, officials said. The pilot...

Foreign airlines can open new budget flights to Azerbaijan’s regions

Leadership of international airports jointly with the Aviation Security Department of CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) are holding negotiations with representatives of the aviation authorities of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and some other countries for closer cooperation within passenger air transportation since January 2016. Flights from the Azerbaijani regions to popular...

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