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Plane Crashes Near Fond du Lac

A West Wind Aviation plane with 22 passengers and 3 crew onboard has crashed shortly after take-off from Fond du Lac. Fortunately, no fatalities...
December 14, 2017

Accidents
Japan Airlines Invests in U.S. Supersonic Plane: VIDEO

Boom Supersonic wishes to improve supersonic passenger flights, and now has a new partner in its mission – Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the...
December 10, 2017

Industry
Airlines Cancel Flights Due to Winter Storm

Airlines waived change fees today, December 8, for flights to Atlanta as wintry weather moved into the region. The USA’s 4 biggest...
December 8, 2017

Industry
Delta Forms Joint Venture with WestJet

Delta Air Lines and Canadian carrier WestJet have reached a deal to form a joint venture. If approved by regulators, the agreement would allow the...
December 7, 2017

Industry
Airlines Ban Some Smart Bags

Starting January 15, 2018 any passenger with battery-powered baggage has to be able to remove the battery in order to bring the bag on American...
December 5, 2017

Travel
British Airways to Close Open Skies

British Airways announced it is shutting down its 10-year-old subsidiary, OpenSkies, currently flying between Paris and New York. IAG, BA parent...
December 5, 2017

Airlines
Lufthansa Certified as 5-Star Airline

Lufthansa was certified by the international air transport rating organisation SKYTRAX with the highest 5-Star Airline rating. SKYTRAX bestowed the...
December 5, 2017

Airlines
Airline Passengers Arrested for Carrying 5.75 kg Crystal Meth

Four airline passengers have been arrested at Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (Pekanbaru, Riau) on Friday, December 1, for allegedly...
December 3, 2017

Accidents
American Airlines Finds Pilots to Staff December Flights

American Airlines Group announced it had found aviators to staff all but "a few hundred" of its flights during the holiday season, easing concerns of...
December 3, 2017

Airlines
Turkish Airlines Flight Diverted Due to 'Bomb on Board' Wi-Fi Network

A flight from Nairobi to Istanbul of Turkish Airlines was diverted yesterday, November 30, after the detection of wi-fi network named &ldquo...
December 1, 2017

Accidents
Generous American Airlines Software Gives Pilots Too Much Time Off Over Christmas

The largest airline in the world could be forced to ground thousands of its flights over the festive period after allowing too many of its pilots...
November 30, 2017

Airlines
Merger Unveiled Between SA Airlink and Safair

Independent airline companies Safair and SA Airlink revealed plans for a merger in which Airlink to acquire Safair. In a joint statement the...
November 28, 2017

Airlines