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Seattle airplane theft shows potential dangers from airline workers
The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound illustrated what aviation experts have long known: One of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel is airline or airport ...
New report highlights government shortcomings in MH370 mystery
An independent investigation report released Monday more than four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared highlighted shortcomings in the government response that exacerbated the mystery. The report reiterated Malaysia's assertion the plane was deliberately diverted and flown for over seven hours after severing communications. ...
Beijing says four U.S. airlines missed deadline to list Taiwan as part of China on websites
Chinese regulators appear to have rejected a possible attempt by U.S. airlines at a compromise over Beijing's demand to call self-ruled Taiwan a part of China, an order Washington opposed. The communist mainland's latest effort to use China's growing economic clout to isolate Taiwan's democratically ...
ANA Holdings Inc., Japan's largest airline, will cancel 113 domestic flights for mandatory checks to help assess possible glitches in the Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines powering its Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners. The flights will be cancelled July 6-12, the Tokyo-based carrier said in a statement ...
China has cooled to a landmark deal to curb emissions from international flights, with the country no longer listed as a participant in the agreement's first phase, according to the United Nations aviation agency's website. China does not appear on a June 29 list of ...
JAL and ANA begin random checks for powders in carry-on luggage at behest of U.S.
Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. on Saturday started conducting security checks for powdery substances in carry-on luggage on U.S.-bound flights. Under the new regulations introduced at the request of the U.S. government, passengers will not be allowed to bring more than 350 ...
China says U.S. should tell airlines to change websites in Taiwan row
China said on Friday that the United States should tell its airlines to change their websites to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as Chinese territory, after the United States said China had rejected requests for talks on the matter. China has demanded that foreign firms, and ...
Airline crews show higher cancer rates: study of U.S.-based flight attendants
Flight crews have higher than average rates of certain cancers, according to a study of more than 5,000 U.S.-based flight attendants. "We report a higher lifetime prevalence of breast, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers among flight crews relative to the general population," said Irina Mordukhovich, ...
Airbus threatens to yank U.K. investments if London fails to get Brexit deal with EU
Airbus SE threatened to pull its U.K. investments if Britain walks away from the European Union without a deal, upping the stakes for Prime Minister Theresa May as she fights to deliver a Brexit that won't wreck the country's economy. In the starkest warning yet ...
Online shopping drives air freight profits higher despite protectionism fears
An explosion in e-commerce demand is buoying the air freight business, boosting profit at some major airlines despite global trade tensions and underscoring robust consumer confidence. Air freight demand is expected to rise 4 percent this year, the International Air Transport Association said at its ...
JAL and ANA request extensions for China's order to submit to Taiwan directive
Most of the foreign airlines that agreed to tweak references to Taiwan to reflect the island as part of mainland China have been given more time to comply as Beijing extends a crackdown on companies regarding its stance on disputed territories. Air France-KLM and Deutsche ...
United Airlines settles with owner of puppy that died in overhead bin
United Airlines has reached a "resolution" with the owners of a small French bulldog puppy that died during a flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin in March, the carrier said on Thursday. "We are deeply sorry for this tragic ...
