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Moscow begins reallocating Transaero's route permissions

The Russian Ministry of Transport has begun reallocating Transaero Airlines (UN, Moskow Vnukovo) route permissions as the airline's impending termination of operations on October 26 looms.  In a statement to the TASS news agency, the ministry said it had granted the Aeroflot Gr...

Airlines Try to Win Passengers' Hearts by Keeping Them Better Informed

Airlines want to keep their passengers better informed from the moment they leave home, going beyond simple flight delay information to try to ease travel stresses and ensure customer loyalty. The industry must offer a more seamless journey for travellers, especially with the number of peopl...

Woman Passenger from Taiwan Might Pay Compensation for U.S. Plane Birth

A woman deported to her homeland Taiwan after giving birth on a flight to the U.S. in an apparent attempt to give her baby American citizenship may have to pay hefty compensation for forcing the plane to divert. The China Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska en route from Taipei to Los Angeles on Oct. 8. Airline spokeswoman Weni Lee says the airline's insur...

Engine Alert Forces Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner Back to Dublin

Technical experts were trying to discover the cause of an engine problem on an Ethiopian Airlines jet stranded in Dublin after being forced to turn back over the Atlantic on Friday. The crew of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner returned to the Irish capital after the plane's left engine signaled a fault following a scheduled stopover en route from Addis Ababa to Washington. In a statement,...

Disabled Passenger Forced to Crawl Off United Flight

A disabled man says he was forced to crawl off a United Airlines flight after airline workers didn't bring him a wheelchair. D'Arcee Neal told WRC-TV that he waited for a wheelchair that would fit through the aisle to help him get off the empty plane after it landed in Washington D.C. on Tuesday - but help never came. He needed to use the restroom, so he was forced to crawl halfway...

Bay Area Flights Face Cancellations, Delays Due to Hurricane Patricia

A travel advisory has been issued for those traveling to Mexico due to Hurricane Patricia. Only one flight flight leaving a Bay Area airport had been cancelled Friday. It was an Alaskan  Airlines flight from SFO to Puerto Vallarta. However, that may change over the weekend. The current travel advisory is for Mexico's coastal cities, including Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa and Manzani...

UPS Pilots Vote to Authorize Strike; UPS Cautions Vote Is "Symbolic"

United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines pilots have voted to authorize a strike, though a number of steps remain before the flight deck crew can actually strike. The 2,252-8 vote gives the executive board of the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), the union representing UPS pilots, the right to request a release from talks mediated by the US National Mediation Board (NMB). Only if NMB grant...

"I Hope You Crash": Woman's Vile Rant As She's Removed from Flight

A drunk woman launched into a vile rant shouting "I hope you crash" as she was removed from a Thomas Cook plane at Cuba's Cayo Coco airport. The plane was full of British holidaymakers heading back to Manchester, but the woman delayed the flight by an hour after becoming abusive. It is believed she was drinking in the departure lounge before she boarded. She was cleared for...

KLM and Air Malta inaugurate code-share agreement

KLM and Air Malta have inaugurated their code-share agreement today. The code-share, which started this summer, saw KLM placing its code and flight numbers on flights operated by Air Malta between Malta and Amsterdam. This agreement has enabled KLM to offer its customers daily services between Amsterdam and Malta. Air Malta’s flights to/from Amsterdam’s Schi...

American Airlines to Build New Headquarters Facility

On Thursday, American Airlines unveiled plans to construct a new headquarters facility,reports the Dallas Morning News. The company will remain in Fort Worth, selecting a location adjacent to its current complex, which is set for demolition following the new building’s completion. American expects to wrap up the project by 2018, when it can move into its new home. Groundbreaking will be...

Etihad Goes To Court To Maintain Air Berlin Code-share Flights

Etihad Airways today applied for an injunction in a German court in an effort to protect its code-share flights with Air Berlin when temporary service rights expire with the start of the German carrier’s winter schedule on October 25. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said it couldn’t wait any longer for the German government to decide whether or not to approve Etihad’s code sh...

Russia-Ukraine consultations on lifting flight ban possible next week

Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry and State Aviation Administration wants to hold such consultations, its head aide on media issues says. Consultations between Russia and Ukraine on lifting the ban on flights may be held next week, Ukrainian State Aviation Administration’s head aide on media issues Natalya Terletskaya told TASS on Friday. "Our Infrastructure Ministry and State...

Rhinos to fly on IAG’s first A380 flight to Miami

IAG Cargo is welcoming six white rhinos on British Airways’ first Airbus A380 flight to Miami (US) on 25 October. The rhinos are embarking on the journey from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Miami to ensure the continued genetic diversity for breeding programmes which are part of a global conservation effort. IAG Cargo product manager for live animals, Gabriella Tama...

Southwest Airlines, 63.1% increance in net income in Q3, 2015

Southwest Airlines Co. reported its third quarter 2015 results Gary C. Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased to report outstanding third quarter 2015 results marked by a 63.1 percent year-over-year increase in net income, excluding special items. Our record third quarter operating income, excluding special items, of $1.0 billion...

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