Airline news
Air India Jet Clips Jet Blue Plane On JFK Tarmac
An Air India Boeing 777 clipped a JetBlue A320 on the tarmac of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport on Saturday morning, JetBlue said in a statement. No injuries were reported and the JetBlue passengers were transfe...
Virgin Atlantic Faces Record Loss: Report
Virgin Atlantic is facing record annual losses of GBP£135 million (USD$202 million), raising fears of job cuts, The Sunday Times reported. The newspaper cites an internal memo sent by the airline’s new chief execu...
Agent Smuggles Fake Bomb Through Airport Security
An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two US security checkpoints at Newark’s Liberty airport, according to a media report on Friday. The incident, reported by the N...
Bombardier Unveils High Stakes CSeries
Bombardier CS100 unveiling. Bombardier took the wraps off its USD$3.4 billion challenge to industry leaders Boeing and Airbus on Thursday, announcing “solid progress” on the development of its largest plane t...
Iberia Management, Unions To Meet On Strike
Iberia management will meet union leaders on Thursday to discuss a mediator’s proposal for less harsh job and salary cuts at the Spanish flag carrier. Iberia pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have been out since ...
FAA Faces Obstacles In Approving 787 Fix
Boeing said this week it could move “really fast” to get its 787 Dreamliner back into the skies once regulators approved a fix for battery problems on board the plane. Regulators may not move so quickly. The ...
