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Plane crash in Congo kills at least 24
GOMA (Congo) • At least 24 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the…
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Asian airlines cancel annual gathering as Hong Kong violence escalates
(Reuters) – A group of Asian airlines canceled an annual gathering of their executives next week due to the “unpredictability” of the situation in Hong…
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After Boeing crashes, jet design rules to get tougher for all
BRASILIA/PARIS (REUTERS) – Planemakers worldwide face tougher scrutiny and changes in the way aircraft are certified in the aftermath of two fatal crashes of Boeing…
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Two Southwest pilots hid camera in plane's lavatory and live-streamed video to cockpit
ARIZONA (WASHINGTON POST) – Two Southwest Airlines pilots allegedly hid a camera in a plane’s lavatory and live-streamed the video to an iPad mounted on…
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Jazeera Airways wants to fly passengers between Europe and South-east Asia in short-haul jets
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – After a surge in narrow-body plane flights across the Atlantic, Middle East discount carrier Jazeera Airways aims to push the model to…
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British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike
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Air China has no plans to take over Cathay Pacific: Media report
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Air China has no plans to take over Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways, an independent director of the state-owned Chinese carrier…
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American Airlines pushes back Boeing 737 Max’s return through Dec. 3
Hurricane Dorian grows to Category 5 storm as it approaches Bahamas Hurricane Dorian upgraded to Category 5 The Category 5 hurricane is the highest on…
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British Airways pilots to strike for three days in September
LONDON (REUTERS) – British Airways pilots are to go on strike for three days in September, their union said on Friday (Aug 23), in a…
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American Airlines ‘left disabled kids stranded overnight’
American Airlines ‘left children with disabilities stranded at airport overnight without meals, medication or supervision and failed to contact their parents’ after 13 hour flight…
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Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong's rise, now reflects China's grip
HONG KONG (NYTIMES) – Two months of boiling anti-government protests have divided Hong Kong’s people. Now, the unrest has pitted one of the territory’s best-known…
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British Airways passengers face chaos after latest IT failures
LONDON (REUTERS) – Thousands of British Airways passengers had to endure cancellations, delays and long queues at airports as the airline suffered its third major…
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Asiana Airlines makes emergency landing to save 8-year-old passenger
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – An Asiana Airlines flight from New York to Seoul last month made an emergency landing when an eight-year-old…
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