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Unnamed Russian airline is under severe fire for having lewd strippers as part of its flight crew after images of some of its air stewardesses stripping off in cockpits and even performing sex acts was released. The shocking images, found by Polish media, provide an alarming glimpse into what goes …

Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure travel airline, has announced Mauritius as a new holiday destination. From autumn 2016, Edelweiss will be flying non-stop to the dream island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean twice a week. Flights to Mauritius can be booked from January 2016.Edelweiss is set to expand its fleet …

India was the world’s fastest growing aviation market in 2015, expanding more than 20pc as economic growth on the subcontinent picked up. The country’s air travel industry outpaced the 10pc growth registered in China and 5pc increase in the United States, according to International Air Transport Association. Strong domestic demand …

A pilot for an airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) made an unusual move when he decided to turn his plane around to pick up a family on the way to a family member’s funeral. The pilot, Capt. Adam Cohen, said he saw the desperation on the faces of a family …

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that Etihad Airways and Air Berlin can’t continue code-sharing on some of their routes beyond mid-January. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad holds 29.2% of Germany’s second-biggest airline and their code-sharing provides important income for Air Berlin. However, the German government says some of the routes …

  The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), has said that over 63 per cent of its safety recommendations have been closed in the past 15 years while 14 others are partially closed. This is just as the agency stated that air safety had improved in the country in the past 10 …

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday said air safety had improved in the country in the last 10 years. The bureau’s spokesman, Mr Tunji Oketunmbi, said this during an interactive session with aviation correspondents in Lagos. Oketunmbi said that about 63 per cent of the bureau’s safety recommendations had …

Days after a deadly plane crash in the heart of Alaska’s largest city, there are lingering questions regarding what caused the pilot to fly into two office buildings, including one where his wife works. The FBI is leading the investigation into the Tuesday morning wreck that killed 42-year-old pilot Doug …

As airline passengers continue receiving treatment in a Calgary hospital for injuries sustained during extreme turbulence, Transport Canada reveals there have been 81 other cases of on-board injuries in the past 10 years. John Pottinger, an aviation safety consultant who investigated accidents and dozens of other incidents at Transport Canada, said airline travel …

  A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-GATL performing flight BA-2667 from Marrakesh (Morocco) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was climbing out of Marrakesh when the right hand engine (V2527) emitted a loud bang and streaks of flame prompting the crew to stop the climb, shut the engine down and return …