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Japan Airlines Airbus A350 Crash Report Findings
It has been a full year since a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 collided with a Japan Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8. It was in the last days of December 2024 that the Japan Transport Safety Board released a preliminary report…
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airBaltic Forced To Suspend 19 Routes & Cut Frequencies On 21 More
Engine issues with airBaltic’s Airbus A220 fleet has forced the carrier to begin suspending routes and slashing frequencies across its network this summer as it struggles with the lost capacity. “Several” aircraft will be grounded…
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Flight Data Recorder From Tragic Jeju Air Crash Will Be Sent To The US For Examination
The investigation into the tragic crash of Jeju Air flight 2216 is picking up pace. The focus is now on carefully extracting data from the plane’s two black boxes. While the initial extraction of information from the cockpit voice…
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Southwest Airlines Reportedly Boots Passenger Off Flight After Cat Defecates
A woman’s social media post has gone viral after she claimed she was removed from a Southwest Airlines
flight due to her pet cat’s accident in its carrier during a turbulent landing, according to Newsweek and the New…
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Southwest Airlines Passengers Allegedly Misuse Wheelchair Assistance To Board Flight Early
Southwest Airlines
is under fire after customers allegedly used a vulnerability in the airline's boarding procedure to fraudulently declare the need for wheelchair assistance. The issue was recently brought to light by an…
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British Airways’ Loyalty Program Revamp Draws Criticism From Customers & Staff
With news emerging this week that British Airways
has made sweeping changes to its frequent flier program starting next year, many of its customers have been left upset at what they feel are unfair status thresholds.…
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Another United Airlines Boeing 757-300 Mechanical Issue Prompts Return To Los Angeles
A United Airlines transpacific flight to Hawaii was recently diverted to its airport of origin due to a technical glitch with the aircraft. The flight was on a Boeing 757 plane, which is over 20 years old. While United’s 757 fleet…
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SWISS Flight Attendant Dies After Airbus A220 Smoke In Cabin Emergency
A SWISS flight attendant has passed away a week after working on a flight that made an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin. The unnamed flight attendant was admitted to intensive care following the incident and sadly did not…
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Austrian Airlines Will Begin Wet-Leased airBaltic Airbus A220 Flights In March
In September, the Lufthansa
Group announced that it would be expanding its Airbus A220 wet-lease agreement with airBaltic
, that sees the Riga-based carrier offering its aircraft across the airline…
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Where You Can Fly The New Emirates Airbus A350 Next Year
Airbus confirmed that Emirates
currently has 65 Airbus A350-900s
on order. The airline was originally expected to begin receiving these aircraft in August 2024. However, due to production delays, the…
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