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JetBlue Pilot Charged With Interference With Flight
A grand jury indicted a JetBlue pilot and charged him with interference with a flight crew following a mid-air meltdown, forcing a transcontinental flight to make an emergency landing in Texas last month, court documents show. ...
Delta Passengers Not Exposed To Bat Rabies
A bat swooping around the passenger cabin during a Delta Air Lines flight last August may have been unnerving for passengers, but there is no evidence anyone was exposed to rabies, a federal health agency said on Thursday. The ...
Transaero Secures Financing For A380 Deal
Russian privately owned airline Transaero has secured financing from state bank VEB to buy four A380s from Airbus, a key step towards completing the USD$1.58 billion deal. Transaero, Russia’s second biggest carrier after ...
British Airways Says bmi Integration May Cost 1,200 Jobs
British Airways, part of International Airline Group, said 1,200 jobs are under threat as a result of plans to integrate UK airline bmi into its Heathrow operations. The airline said on Thursday it had begun a consultation with...
American Eagle Airlines Expands Its Ground Handling Operations
American Eagle Awarded New Contracts at Nine U.S. Locations Eagle Ground Handling, American Eagle’s ground handling business, has been awarded a contract to handle United Express ground handling operations at nine U.S. lo...
Delta Breaks Ground on LaGuardia Terminal Expansion
Delta Breaks Ground on LaGuardia Terminal Expansion Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), along with city, state and federal officials, today broke ground on a $160 million renovation and expansion of its facilities at New York LaGuardi...
