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Dana Air Resumes Flights After Crash
Nigeria’s resumed flights on Friday, seven months after one of its planes crashed into a Lagos apartment block, killing 163 people in the country’s worst airline disaster in two decades. The government lift...
Pilot Arrested After Failing Alcohol Breath Test
An American Eagle pilot preparing for a flight to New York on Friday morning was arrested on board an aircraft at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol, an airport spokesman sa...
Air France-KLM In Talks For Alitalia: Report
Air France-KLM is in “advanced” talks to take control of Italy’s Alitalia by the summer, Rome’s Messaggero newspaper reported on Sunday without citing its sources. Alitalia is owned by CAI, a cons...
United Airlines Launches First International Dreamliner Service
United Airlines will introduce daily nonstop 787 Dreamliner service between its hub at Los Angeles International Airport and its hub at Tokyo Narita International Airport beginning Thursday, Jan. 3. The service – previously o...
AirAsia Becomes First Operator of Airbus’ Sharklet Equipped A320
Airbus has delivered the first A320 equipped with Sharklets to AirAsia, which becomes the first operator of the new fuel-saving large wing tip devices. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft, and are standard...
Boeing, Aeromexico Finalize 787 Dreamliner Order
Order includes six 787s, plus reconfirmation rights for four additional 787s Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Aeromexico finalized an order for six 787-9 Dreamliners, with reconfirmation rights for four additional Dreamliners. The order b...
