Aviation

Boeing has uncovered another potential design flaw with the 737 Max

Hundreds of 737 Max jets are sitting, grounded, as Boeing awaits approval from aviation regulators for the troubled plane to return to flight. But now, the company has discovered yet…

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Ryanair prepared for more 737 Max delays

Ryanair is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 Max airliners, its chief executive Michael O'Leary told a German magazine. In the interview with Wirtschaftswoche, Mr…

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Airbus ousts Boeing as biggest plane maker

Europe's Airbus has become the world's biggest plane maker this year as its US rival Boeing struggles to get its bestselling MAX jets back in the skies. Airbus — which…

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Turkish Airlines expanding fleet, opening 4 new routes in 2020

Turkish Airlines will open four new routes in 2020 as it expands and updates its fleet, according to the chairman of Turkey's flag carrier. "We finished all procedures to launch…

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Plane crash fatalities fell more than 50% in 2019

The number of people killed in crashes of large commercial planes fell by more than 50% in 2019, according to an aviation industry study. Last year 257 fatalities were recorded,…

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Germany’s Eurowings cancels more than 170 flights due to strike

Eurowings cancelled more than 170 flights scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday due to strike action by flight attendants at its sister company Germanwings. The Lufthansa low-cost carrier published the…

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Japan Airlines to offer 50,000 free round-trip domestic flights to foreign tourists

Japan Airlines Co. has said it will launch a campaign to offer free round-trip domestic flight tickets to up to 50,000 foreign nationals who visit Japan next summer. The initiative,…

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Dead toll reaches 14, after Plane with 100 persons on board crashes in Kazakhstan (UPDATED)

A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least…

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Rescue operation underway after Iranian fighter plane crash near Azeri border

An Iranian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in the northwest of the country on Wednesday, prompting a rescue operation for the pilot, state media quoted Iran's armed forces as saying. The…

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Boeing fires CEO as it announces major boardroom shake-up

Boeing has fired its CEO Dennis Muilenburg in a boardroom shake-up following the crisis over its 737-MAX jet production and two deadly crashes, the company announced. The company announced that…

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Boeing considers suspending production of 737 Max

Boeing’s board is discussing whether to cut back or suspend production of the 737 Max passenger jet, raising the possibility that the US aircraft manufacturer will face another round of…

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Wizz Air Announces Proposed Establishment of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

Wizz Air Holdings announced that it has reached agreement in principle for the establishment of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in partnership with Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company PJSC ("ADDH"). The new…

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Libya air companies to resume flights from Mitiga Airport

Libyan Airlines has announced the resumption of flights from Mitiga International Airport from Thursday, December 12. Libyan Wings has also announced the resumption of flights from Mitiga Airport next Saturday,…

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Floating debris found of missing Chilean plane

Chilean officials say they have located debris believed to be from an air force plane that went missing on Monday. They said the wreckage was found floating 30km from where…

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Air Malta aiming to fly to the United States and India

Air Malta plans to introduce two Airbus A321XLRs to its fleet in 2024 enabling the airline to launch its first long-haul services. Air Transport World (ATW) quoted Air Malta’s chairman as saying during…

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Chilean Air Force cargo plane bound to Antartica disappears from radar

The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board. The aircraft,…

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European Commission adopts new EU Air Safety List

The European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational…

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Italy’s Atlantia interested in relaunch but not rescue of Alitalia

Italy’s Atlantia is still interested in supporting the relaunch, and not the rescue, of ailing carrier Alitalia, the chairman of the infrastructure group said in an interview on Friday. “The…

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Photo story: Flights from Eindhoven airport suspended

A view of a plane shrouded in fog sitting on the tarmac at the airport in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 05 December 2019. Air traffic from Eindhoven Airport has stopped due…

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Ryanair to close bases in Nuremberg, Stockholm

Budget airline Ryanair announced that it will be closing bases in Nuremberg and Stockholm. The decision was brought about by the delayed delivery of the Boeing 737 Max airplanes. The new…

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Man restrained after trying to open door of British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia

A man suffering a panic attack tried to open the door of a British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia in midair but was stopped by fellow passengers, including the brother of…

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Three rescue workers die after helicopter crash near Marseille, France

Three rescue workers died after their helicopter crashed near Marseille, southern France, while en route to help people caught up in heavy flooding, the French interior ministry said on Monday.…

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At least nine dead in South Dakota plane crash

A plane crash in South Dakota claimed the lives of at least nine people, including the pilot and two children. The remaining three passengers on the Idaho-bound flight have been…

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Over 70 arrested in worldwide crackdown on airline fraud

Between 18 – 22 November 2019, 60 countries, 56 airlines and 12 online travel agencies were involved in the 12th edition of the Global Airline Action Days (GAAD), an international…

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Search operation underway after disappearance of light aircraft from radar of North Wales

A search operation is under way after a light aircraft disappeared from radar contact in the Puffin Island area of North Wales. A Coastguard helicopter from Caernarfon as well as…

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Finnair cancels flights due to industrial action

Finland’s flag-carrier airline, Finnair, said it has been forced to cancel almost 300 flights amid a nationwide solidarity strike for postal workers. The carrier, whose home airport at Helsinki acts…

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No solution in sight for Alitalia

Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) state-controlled rail group said on Thursday that "necessary conditions" still don't exist for creating a consortium on Alitalia, but that it remains willing to participate in…

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Thousands face delays as BA flights disrupted

Thousands of passengers’ face delays as British Airways experiences disruption to flights caused by a "technical issue". The airline said overnight that a small number of planes were affected by…

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South African Airways risking liquidation

South African Airways (SAA) needs a government guarantee to help it secure bank funding otherwise the carrier is at risk of entering liquidation, board member Martin Kingston said on…

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EasyJet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights

EasyJet is set to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network, after announcing it would offset all jet fuel emissions. The British…

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Greenland airport to end civilian flights due to climate change

Greenland's main airport is set to end civilian flights within five years due to climate change, as the melting of permafrost is cracking the runway. Kangerlussuaq Airport, the country's main…

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Qantas completes “double sunrise” test flight from London to Sydney

Qantas Airways Ltd completed a 19-hour 19 minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it nears a decision on whether to order planes for what would…

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Qantas to operate another non-stop London to Sydney research flight

Australia’s national carrier is preparing for its second ultra-long haul research flight, as part of scientific studies into minimising jetlag for passengers and improving crew wellbeing. The first research…

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Boeing accused of trying to hasten 737 MAX return

The head of the Southwest Airlines Co pilot union sharply criticized Boeing Co and questioned whether the manufacturer was trying to speed up the timeline for the 737 MAX’s return…

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Boeing 737 Max to resume flights in January

Boeing said it expected U.S. regulators to approve the return to commercial service of its grounded 737 MAX jet in the coming weeks, and its shares jumped as investors grew…

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Ryanair has been named the filthiest airline in the UK

Ryanair has been named the filthiest flight operator in the UK by passengers, according to a Which? Travel survey. In the survey of almost 8,000 people, fewer than half of…

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EasyJet buys Thomas Cook airport slots at Gatwick and Bristol

British budget airline easyJet has bought the take-off and landing slots of failed travel company Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for 36 million pounds, it said on…

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Lufthansa strike continues, 600 flights cancelled

About 600 flights were cancelled on Friday as a 48-hour Lufthansa cabin crew strike entered its second day. Germany's flagship airline cancelled the flights, from a total pool of 1362 flights,…

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Air Europa apologises after pilot ‘accidentally’ triggered hijack alert UPDATED

UPDATED: Air Europa has apologised after one of its pilots triggered a major security alert at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. A large number of security and emergency services personnel were deployed…

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German court approves Lufthansa strike

German airline Lufthansa were dealt a blow on Wednesday after a court ruled in favour of a union strike, dismissing an injunction brought forward by the air carrier. Lufthansa had made an…

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Ryanair grounds three Boeing 737s due to cracks, the Guardian reveals

At least three Ryanair Boeing 737s have been grounded due to cracks between the wing and fuselage but this was not disclosed to the public, the Guardian reveals in an…

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Lufthansa strike set to disrupt flights ahead of Berlin Wall anniversary weekend

A Lufthansa cabin crew 48-hour strike called for Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November strike is set to disrupt hundreds of flights. The strike was ordered by the UFO union as part…

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Israeli airline El Al retires its last Boeing 747 in style

Israeli airline El Al gave a spectacular send off to its fleet of Boeing 747s by diverting the last scheduled flight of the model to trace the plane's outline in…

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Italy to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air from mid-December

Italy is set to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air, an Iranian industry official said, as the United States seeks action against the airline accused by the West of transporting…

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US grounds all non-emergency Chinese-made drones

Chinese drone maker DJI said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Interior has grounded all non-emergency Chinese-made or part-made drones as part of a review of its entire drone…

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Lufthansa ready to invest up to 200 million euros in Alitalia

German carrier Lufthansa is ready to invest up to 200 million euros in struggling Italian airline Alitalia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. Confirming reports in two…

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European Commission opens investigation into public support for Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal in Spain

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the plan by the Spanish region of Valencia to grant €9 million of public support to regional airline Air…

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Boeing faces new crisis as senior pilot claims he might have ‘unintentionally’ misled regulators

A Boeing pilot warned about problems with the flight-control program on the 737 Max that was implicated in two fatal crashes, said he “unknowingly” lied to regulators, and told the Federal…

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Swiss airline grounds Airbus A220 to carry engine checks

After another A220-300 Swiss (HB-JCC) operating flight LX359 from London to Geneva was forced to divert to Paris CDG today, Swiss has decided to ground its 29 A220s to carry…

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“Good morning everybody” to replace “Ladies and Gentlemen” on board Air Canada flights

Although it’s a standard greeting that’s been used by airlines across the world for decades, Air Canada crew will part with tradition and will no longer be using “ladies and…

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Russia’s Aeroflot cancels Boeing 787 order

Boeing is facing additional uncertainty over future production rates for its 787 Dreamliner after Russian carrier Aeroflot formally cancelled an order for 22 aircraft valued at about $5.5 billion. The…

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Concern over 250 Aer Lingus jobs

There are fears for the future of up to 250 jobs at Aer Lingus after catering staff were told today that the airline plans to enter into a new partnership…

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Peruvian Airlines suspends all flights due to lack of liquidity

Peruvian Airlines has suspended all flights and closed offices until further notice due to a “lack of liquidity”. Peru’s second-largest carrier posted a statement on its website in Spanish on…

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Repatriation of passengers following Thomas Cook collapse enters the second week

Britain's Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday said 39 flights are scheduled to bring back a further 7,000 people to the country after the Thomas Cook collapse, as the operation enters…

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13 airlines declare bankruptcy in 2019

The declaration of bankruptcy by Adria Airlines will be the 13th announcement o an airline carrier to fold this year. The Slovenian Air carrier's decision followed the one taken earlier…

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Adria Airways to file for bankruptcy

Adria Airways has announced it will officially file for bankruptcy, ending 58 years of service. Over the past week, Adria has cancelled more than 400 flights affecting over 15,000 passengers.…

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Slovenian Adrian Airlines given a week to submit viable restructuring plan

The Slovenian Civil Aviation Agency will give Adria Airways until Wednesday, October 2 at 23.59 CEST to submit a viable restructuring plan, supported by certified aircraft lease agreements, otherwise it…

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