United Airlines fined $2.7M for tarmac delays, mistreatment of passengers with disabilities

WASHINGTON — United Airlines drew a $2.7 million fine from the government on Thursday for violating rules aimed at protecting disabled passengers and preventing long tarmac delays. The Transportation Department said there was a significant increase in 2014 in disability-related complaints regarding United. A department review found that United had …

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Terror on United flight as passenger grabs stewardess by the throat and rips off her necklace in argument over spilled drink before she’stackled, hogtied and carried off

An unhinged passenger attacked a stewardess on a United Airlines flight from New York to Chicago Thursday night, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Detroit so the woman could be arrested. According to passenger Matthew Goldgraben, the woman involved in the incident came and asked to sit …

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Accident: Ceiba Intercontinental B738 over Senegal on Sep 5th 2015, midair collision with ambulance jet

A Ceiba Intercontinental Boeing 737-800, registration 3C-LLY performing flight C2-71 from Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Benin), was enroute at FL350 over the Senegal 45 minutes into the flight at 18:13Z when the flight path crossed with an ambulance jet, a Senegalair Hawker Siddeley HS-125 registration 6V-AIM from Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) …

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Airbaltic named world’s most punctual airline

Airbaltic is once again the most punctual airline in the world, according to OAG’s 2015 benchmark report. The Latvian flag carrier led the rankings for a second year running with an average on time performance (OTP) rating of 94 per cent. In second and third place were Panama’s Copa Airlines …

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Etihad Airways investigates passenger data leak

Etihad Airways is investigating claims that the personal data of thousands of customers was leaked during a promotional campaign three years ago. According to Gulf News, around 7,000 Etihad Guest members could have been affected and came after a breach of security at Dubai-based marketing firm EmailCiti. The report said …

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Temasek Aviation Academy takes off under Singapore’s SkillsFuture movement

SINGAPORE: The first two batches of trainees under the SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme (ELP) for the Aerospace Engineering Sector received their course completion certificates at the official launch of the Temasek Aviation Academy on Friday (Jan 8). The 12-month programme targets fresh graduates from the polytechnics and Institutes of …

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FAAN assures on Port Harcourt Airport’s completion

Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, has assured that the ongoing construction of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt, would be completed soon. Dunoma told aviation correspondents in his office at Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, that work on the airport was going according …

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Photos|Aviator of the day-Kunbi Leshi

Meet our Aviator of the day-Kunbi Leshi who has distinguished herself as a Cabin Crew.Kunbi use to work with Virgin Nigeria, Air Nigeria as a Crew, Onboard manager and as Cabin Services Manager for Azman Air.Today she is a trainer in Customer Service, Aviation Security and runs AOD consulting.Kunbi is …

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