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Flight diversions due to inflight medical emergencies make up a tiny portion of the millions of flights operated annually, but it is costly for airlines. With more people traveling by air, the actual number of inflight medical events has been gradually increasing over the years. Emirates, the largest airline by …

Delta is introducing complimentary meals on some of its longest domestic flights, including transcontinental routes between New York’s JFK and Los Angeles/San Francisco. The airline will be the only U.S. carrier to offer complimentary fresh meals from nose to tail on select coast-to-coast routes.   Beginning March 1, Delta will offer complimentary …

From all indications, the federal government is set to pay workers of the liquidated Nigeria Airways staff their full benefits about 13 years after liquidation. Daily Times investigations revealed that the government has done all necessary verifications to ensure payment of the workers whose over 30 percent had died as …

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Aeroflot has been named the most powerful airline brand in the world by leading valuation and strategy consultancy, Brand Finance, with the Russian company “surprisingly” leaving reputable American and Gulf carriers behind. The young fleet’s excellent safety record and sponsorship of football giant Manchester United, as well as successful marketing …

Delta Air Lines is paying out $1.1 billion in profit sharing to its employees, including more than $392 million to its employees in metro Atlanta. The Feb. 14 Delta profit sharing payout is smaller than the airline’s $1.5 billion payout last year with $541 million going to local employees, but will still make …

More than seven kilograms of cocaine were found hidden under an airplane’s catering carts at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers noticed “anomalies” on the aircraft’s food trolleys while searching an unspecified aircraft on Feb. 8. After an “intensified investigation,” officers discovered seven brick-shaped packages attached to the …

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … deer? An American Eagle flight struck a deer while taking off from the Charlotte, North Carolina international airport, forcing it to turn around mid-air and abort a flight to Gulfport, Mississippi. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria on Wednesday said Arik Air and the other firms belonging to its principal promoter, Johnson Arumemi-Ikhide, was indebted to it to the tune of N263.7bn, Punch reports. This is apart from the different amounts owed other creditors and members of staff in the form …