Former Mayrland Fire Captain Punches Airline Worker Over Cancelled Flight at Washington Dulles
DULLES, Va. — A Maryland man was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after allegedly assaulting a United Airlines gate agent when his travel plans were disrupted. Christopher Stuart Crittenden, 54, of…
Biden To Appoint Acting FAA Chief With No Airline Industry Experience: REPORT
Biden To Appoint Acting FAA Chief With No Airline Industry Experience: REPORT Mary Lou Masters on June 5, 2023 President Joe Biden’s expected new interim administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Analysis-Lufthansa’s ITA deal heralds more European airline tie-ups
By Joanna Plucinska and Angelo Amante LONDON/ROME (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s purchase of a minority stake in Italy’s loss-making ITA Airways injects fresh momentum into a wave of consolidation in Europe’s fragmented aviation…
Here’s How One Norwegian Airline Is Trying To Cash In On Thousands Of Horny US Sailors Coming Ashore
Here’s How One Norwegian Airline Is Trying To Cash In On Thousands Of Horny US Sailors Coming Ashore Micaela Burrow on May 26, 2023 A Norwegian airline advertisement attempted to cash in…
Airbnb’s gloomy forecast weighs on hotel, airline stocks
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gloomy forecast from vacation rental firm Airbnb weighed on travel-related stocks on Wednesday as an expected slowdown in bookings signaled an impending slump in…
US FAA refers more unruly airline passengers to FBI
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said it referred 17 unruly passengers to the FBI for criminal investigation this year, taking the total of such…
Brazil’s Embraer eyes deal with Chinese airline for 20 E-jets -sources
By Gabriel Araujo RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA aims to sign a deal for the sale of 20 commercial jets to a Chinese airline during President Luiz Inacio…
Nigeria tops list of countries withholding airline funds, IATA says
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria is withholding $743 million in revenue earned by international carriers operating in the country, the highest amount owed by any nation, a spokesperson for the global airlines industry…
Brazil airline Gol’s shares soar after unexpected Q4 net profit
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA on Wednesday reported an unexpected fourth quarter net profit, reversing a multi-billion-real loss seen a year earlier on…
U.S. FAA, NTSB probe new airline runway incident
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aviation authorities said late on Monday they were investigating a fresh incident involving two airplanes cleared to use the same runway that forced one to…
Colombian airline Viva Air weighs local restructuring process
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Low-cost Colombian airline Viva Air has voluntarily started a local debt restructuring process, the company said late on Friday, as it awaits authorization of its merger with Avianca airlines.…
Ryanair boss says Europe entering ‘inevitable’ airline consolidation period
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Europe was entering an “inevitable” post-pandemic period of airline consolidation as legacy flag-carriers struggle to navigate through a competitive landscape, the chief executive…
Biden’s DOJ Is Still Fighting To Reimpose Mask Mandates On Airline Flights
Biden’s DOJ Is Still Fighting To Reimpose Mask Mandates On Airline Flights Laurel Duggan on January 17, 2023 President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its fight to implement a nationwide…
Former Airline Executive Sentenced To Prison For Willfully Failing To Pay $2.6 Million In Taxes Owed To The IRS
LAS VEGAS – A former airline executive was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to two years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay over $2.6 million…
Exclusive-U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China
By Julie Steenhuysen and Nancy Lapid CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As COVID-19 infections surge in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering sampling wastewater taken from international aircraft…
Southwest says process to reposition airline crew, aircraft was “manual”
(Reuters) – The process for repositioning airline crew and aircraft following storms that dramatically disrupted Southwest Airlines flights was “manual,” CEO Bob Jordan told reporters on a briefing call Thursday. Executives also…
Analysis-Italy’s nationalists set to loosen grip on beloved airline with mooted Lufthansa deal
By Angelo Amante and Joanna Plucinska ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government has shown it is prepared to put sound finances ahead of national pride by revamping plans to sell a…
Reports Of Unruly Passengers On Airline Flights Plummeted After Biden’s Mask Mandate Was Struck Down
Reports Of Unruly Passengers On Airline Flights Plummeted After Biden’s Mask Mandate Was Struck Down Laurel Duggan on December 14, 2022 Reports of unruly airline passengers plummeted 74% after a federal judge…
Morocco airline cancels World Cup fans flights, citing Qatar restrictions
RABAT (Reuters) -Morocco’s national airline said it was cancelling all flights it had scheduled for Wednesday to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing what it said was a…
Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted
ATLANTA – William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow…
Portuguese airline TAP running reduced service as two-day strike kicks off
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese flag carrier TAP is running a reduced service as its cabin crew stage a two-day strike to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. The strike, called by…
Budget airline Volaris expands El Salvador-United States routes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Low-cost carrier Volaris’ El Salvador operation will expand its flights to the United States, adding three new routes out of the San Salvador airport, the company said Thursday.…
Loss of Viva would have negative impact on Colombia’s airline industry -Avianca
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – The potential collapse of the low-cost Colombian airline Viva could lead to higher fares and the loss of connections to some cities, Avianca’s chief executive…
Russian September airline traffic down 20% under effect of sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Passenger numbers on Russian airlines were down 20% in September from last year, as the impact of Western sanctions continues to weigh on the industry. Russian airlines carried 9.87…
Portugal’s airline TAP turns to rare profit as revenues soar
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese airline TAP posted a rare net profit in the third quarter on Wednesday on strong revenue and helped by currency hedging, but said visibility for next year remained…
Brazilian airline Gol posts smaller Q3 net loss on record revenue; shares jump
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian airline Gol on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter net loss on a yearly basis even as it was heavily hit by currency swings in the…
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