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Seattle: Boeing Co will eliminate about 4,000 jobs in its commercial aeroplanes division by the middle of this year and another roughly 550 jobs in a division that conducts flight and lab tests, company spokespeople told Reuters. The plane maker will reduce 1,600 positions in the commercial aeroplanes division through …

Dubai: Passengers flying out of Dubai’s airports will now pay Dh35 along with airline fare and other airport charges, the Dubai Media Office said in a statement yesterday. The service fee has been introduced to help finance the expansion of Dubai International and Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central …

Seven people have died after a small private plane crashed on an island off the east coast of Quebec. Authorities said the plane crashed as it approached Iles-de-la-Madeleine Airport amid heavy winds and snow. Jean Lapierre, a broadcaster and former Canadian transport minister, and members of his family were among …

   “Following instructions from the Rwanda Ministry of Health on the occurrence of the Yellow Fever in the region thereby urging preventive measures against likely importation of cases in Rwanda. All passengers traveling to Rwanda are required to present valid yellow fever vaccination certificate as a condition for entry. For …

The U.S. government could perhaps make the nation’s commercial airways healthier, saner and maybe even safer with a relatively simple step: ensure that flight attendants get enough sleep. It might even strike a blow for gender equality, too. The flight attendants union has been pushing for some time now for …

A Delta Air Lines employee sneaked $282,000 in a backpack into Palm Beach International Airport with instructions to deliver it to a passenger in a restroom, federal officials said. Jean Yves Selius, 29, of Boynton Beach was arrested Saturday after an airport security officer saw him using his security badge …

The President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu has arrived Nigeria on official visit. Abel news has reported. This arrival of the ICAO boss was made known in an online statement made available by the General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), …

The Latest on the eruption of Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano (all times local): 9 p.m. The activity level of an Alaska volcano has declined after it prompted the cancellation of flights because of a massive ash cloud. The U.S. Geological Survey said in a news release late Monday night that the …

Most of the passengers on board a hijacked Egyptian airliner that was forced to divert to Cyprus have been freed, the airline says. EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over after a passenger said he was wearing an explosives belt. Reports say the lone hijacker wants to talk to his estranged …

Many morning arrivals due to touch down at the airports were diverted to hundreds of miles away. Storm Katie has wrecked the flight schedules at airports in southern England, with dozens of planes and thousands of passengers in the wrong places. Many morning arrivals due to touch down at London …