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A Man Dies After His Flight Was Delayed For 13 Hours On The Ground In Abu Dhabi
After a 13-hour delay on Saturday due to fog, a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight bound to Germany from Abu Dhabi."Cabin crew were found to have provided all possible assistance," the airline...
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Qantas Has Been Named The Safest Airline In The World
After 2014 proved to be a horror year in aviation, Australia’s flying kangaroo, Qantas, has been named the safest airline in the world for 2015.Aviation ratings site AirlineRatings.com has released its...
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2 Abu Dhabi Flights Were Stuck On The Ground For Over 10 Hours
A weather delay over the weekend in Abu Dhabi stranded not just one but two airliners on the ground for more than 10 hours each.A 13-hour tarmac delay on an Etihad flight headed for Germany ended when...
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10 Safest Airlines In The World
With 21 fatal accidents and 986 fatalities, 2014 was one of deadliest years in aviation history.That said, flying is still one of the safest forms of transportation in the world. According to...
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Korean Air 'Nut-Rage' Executive Could Be Headed To Prison For 15 Years
Korean Air's infamous former "Nut Rage" executive, Heather Cho, has been charged by South Korean prosecutors for violating the country's aviation law and obstructing a government investigation.These...
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Cyprus Airways Could Cease To Exist
Nicosia (AFP) - Cyprus on Friday announced an immediate halt to flights by its national carrier after EU regulators ordered Nicosia to recover illegal state aid granted to the holiday island's ailing...
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American Airlines Wants To Kick Delta Out Of Tokyo
This week, American Airlines applied to the US Department of Transportation for permission to offer nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo's Haneda Airport.Hawaiian Airlines filed a similar...
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Actually, Airliners Don't Fly Near-Supersonic Speeds
Recently, we've seen some discussion of widebody airliners flying at near-supersonic speeds by riding a tail wind courtesy of the jet stream — the vast river of air that flows west to east at roughly...
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The Airlines Are Scrambling To Tweak Their Bets In The Oil Market And...
(Reuters) - United Airlines <ual.n> has paid a premium to dump old losing bets on higher oil prices, and is reviewing its strategy for insulating itself from oil market volatility, in a sign of...
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In The Future, Airbus Black Boxes Will Float
Paris (AFP) - Long-haul Airbus A350 and A380 passengers jets will soon come equipped with ejectable black boxes that can float, making them easier to find in an air crash at sea, aviation sources said...
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A Delta Airlines Jet Made An Emergency Landing In Los Angeles
Delta Airlines flight 2116 made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after a midair mechanical scare forced the flight to turn around.The Boeing 757-200 — registration N757AT— was...
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10 Safest Low-Cost Airlines In The World
The low-cost airline business model has only been around for a couple of decades, but it has developed a major presence in the airline business.According to PWC, low-cost airlines account for more than...
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This Is What Commercial Flight Looked Like 101 Years Ago
Just over a century ago this month, commercial aviation was born. The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line operated the first scheduled airline flight, a 23-minute hop across Tampa Bay that covered 18.6...
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Qantas Wants To Expand In The UK
Alan Joyce, the CEO of Qantas, is a big believer in the airline’s traditional markets, the US and the UK.He says the Chinese market has huge opportunities but so far it’s still a market with low yield...
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Ridiculous Delays Are Making Airline Passengers Do Crazy Things
Airplane delays happen. It's a part of flying. But there are times when the delays get ridiculous.Earlier this month, a pair of Etihad jets each spent more than 12 hours stuck on the tarmac in Abu...
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Emirates Is Now Giving Airbus 43 Billion Reasons To Build A New Superjumbo Jet
Emirates is not only the A380's biggest customer, it can be argued that the airline is the superjumbo's only customer that matters.And what the customer wants, the customer gets. At least that's what...
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Check Out A 'Filthy' And 'Disgusting' British Airways First-Class Seat
First-class airline tickets are expensive. Prices can easily reach $15,000 per flight, and that's not even for the really opulent first-class suites that have become more prevalent on the most...
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