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British Airways Plane Catches Fire In Las Vegas
British Airways Plane Catches Fire In Las Vegas A British Airways Boeing 777 engine caught fire as it was departing on a London-bound flight from Las Vegas, forcing the pilots to abort takeoff. All 172 passengers and crew on bo...
Pilots’ Union Extends Lufthansa Strike
Pilots’ Union Extends Lufthansa Strike German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit will extend its strike at Lufthansa into Wednesday after a walkout already planned for Tuesday in a long-running dispute over pay, bene...
Court Allows Lufthansa Pilot Strike
Court Allows Lufthansa Pilot Strike Lufthansa failed in a legal bid to halt a pilot strike planned for Wednesday which resulted in about 1,000 flights being cancelled. Pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) staged ...
Wing Part Definitely From MH370
Wing Part Definitely From MH370 The piece of wing found on the shore of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been formally identified as part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The part, known as a flaperon, w...
Air France May Cut Long-Haul If Pilots Resist Changes
Air France May Cut Long-Haul If Pilots Resist Changes Air France is threatening to cut 10 percent of its long-haul network by 2017 unless pilots accept cost-cutting changes to their work conditions. The airline has a target to ...
Boeing Sticks With 747 Despite Sales Drought
Boeing Sticks With 747 Despite Sales Drought Boeing is sticking with its current production plans for the 747 despite a cancelled order that left no new orders for the plane in 20 months. Nippon Cargo Airlines cancelled an orde...
