KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will consider resuming the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if companies interested in the hunt come forward with…
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Southwest Airlines Sues Mechanics in Labor Dispute
Southwest Airlines sued its mechanics’ union late Thursday for what the airline claimed was an illegal work slowdown that grounded planes and has resulted in…
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Asia's travel boom is in trouble as a pilot shortage worsens
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – An unprecedented travel boom in Asia has spawned new budget carriers and millions of first-time fliers, but a shortage of pilots is…
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Bangladesh police say suspected plane hijacker had carried a toy pistol
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi man who was shot dead after he tried to hijack a plane had carried a toy pistol and did not…
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Flair Airlines suspending flights to Florida, Palm Springs: ‘Expect the unexpected’
Some Canadians who planned to use Flair airlines to head south this spring have been left scrambling after the ultra-low-cost carrier cancelled several routes. Flair…
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Norwegian Air plane evacuated in Stockholm after bomb threat
STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) – All 169 passengers and the crew of a Norwegian Air Shuttle plane that returned to Arlanda airport outside Stockholm after receiving a…
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Drunken British passenger ordered to pay US$16,000 after forcing Canadian plane to land
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – A few pre-flight drinks can get expensive rather quickly. But for David Stephen Young, a round of six alcoholic beverages he…
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Plane skids at Tokyo's Narita Airport, forces runway closure
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a runway at Narita Airport on Friday (Feb 1), officials told AFP, briefly…
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Scoot flight from Gold Coast to Singapore diverted to Sydney after unruly man punches fellow passenger
A Scoot flight from Gold Coast to Singapore was diverted to Sydney Airport on Monday (Jan 21) due to a disruption caused by an unruly…
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Mnuchin Flew to L.A. on Private Jet of Billionaire Michael Milken
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flew from Washington to Los Angeles this month on the private aircraft of Michael R. Milken, the billionaire “junk…
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Power bank explodes on Royal Brunei flight; passengers unharmed
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN • All passengers and crew of a Royal Brunei Airlines flight where a power bank reportedly exploded were unharmed, the Brunei national…
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Cathay Pacific to honour premium tickets sold at economy prices
HONG KONG • Cathay Pacific Airways made a mistake selling first-and business-class tickets at a steep discount. Now, the lucky few who made the bookings…
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Opinion | Flying While Blind
“But what about me?” Those words were spoken by a man sitting next to me on an airplane. I was in the aisle seat and…
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Lion Air ponders cancelling Boeing jet order in row over crash
PARIS/JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a…
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