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Iberia Flights Grounded During Second Strike
Iberia workers are set to ground nearly 1,300 flights in a second round of five-day strikes from Monday to protest against deep job and wage cuts at the loss-making airline. Iberia is part of the International Airlines G...
ANA Says No Changes To 787 Orders
All Nippon Airways said on Friday it was not considering any change to its orders of 787 Dreamliners and that it believed Boeing was making significant progress in resolving problems. The planes have been grounded worldw...
Libyan 2010 Airliner Crash Due To Pilot Error
A Libyan airliner crash at Tripoli airport in 2010, in which 103 people died, was due to human error and a lack of coordination between the pilot and co-pilot, Libya’s civil aviation authority reported on Friday. T...
Air China To Buy 31 Boeing Aircraft
Air China will buy 31 jets from Boeing to expand its fleet, the firm said in an announcement filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. The company has agreed to purchase 2 Boeing 747-8Is, 1 Boeing 777-300ER and ...
FAA Looking Into Airborne Harlem Shake
A sky-high video of the Internet dance craze Harlem Shake that went viral on YouTube has captured the attention of US aviation officials who said on Friday they are looking into the event over safety concerns. In the vid...
Ryanair To Lower London Stansted Capability
Ryanair is to cut back its capability at London’s Stansted airport by way of about 1,000,000 passengers over the following yr after the airport elevated prices with the aid of 6 %, the airline mentioned on Thursday...