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5:04am, 13th March, 2019

Ethiopia to send Boeing black boxes abroad, Norway airline wants compensation

Ethiopian Airlines said on Wednesday it would send the black boxes from its crashed Boeing 737 MAX abroad, while a Norwegian airline sought compensation from the U.S. planemaker after two thirds of that model were grounded globally.

Airline bosses, asked to trade places, reveal tensions of the industry

2:06pm, 6th March, 2019

Business

Airline bosses, asked to trade places, reveal tensions of the industry

Airline chiefs from the top five operators in Europe on Wednesday were asked a simple question: If they could trade places with one of their rivals for a week, who would they choose?

UK regional airline Flybmi goes into administration blaming Brexit

3:53pm, 16th February, 2019

UK

UK regional airline Flybmi goes into administration blaming Brexit

British regional airline Flybmi has gone into administration and has cancelled all flights with immediate effect, the company said in a statement on Saturday, blaming Brexit uncertainty as one of the reasons for its collapse.

Boeing to hold airline call on 737 MAX systems after Indonesia crash: sources

11:14pm, 19th November, 2018

Business

Boeing to hold airline call on 737 MAX systems after Indonesia crash: sources

Boeing Co plans to hold a conference call with airlines on Tuesday morning to discuss systems on the 737 MAX model that crashed in Indonesia last month, according to four sources with familiar with the matter.

Lavrov says Russia keen to boost airline security with Egypt

10:37am, 13th October, 2018

World

Lavrov says Russia keen to boost airline security with Egypt

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that his country was eager to work with Egypt to boost airline security, three years after a bomb attack downed a Russian plane, killing more than 200 holidaymakers.

Canada's Air Transat says airline deal with Thomas Cook could expand

4:32am, 12th October, 2018

Business

Canada's Air Transat says airline deal with Thomas Cook could expand

Canada's Air Transat could expand a partnership deal with the airline arm of British tourism group Thomas Cook to include codesharing and interlining, the boss of the Canadian carrier said.

FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker stole plane and crashed it

1:35pm, 11th August, 2018

US

FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker stole plane and crashed it

Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed onto a spar...

U.S. airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crashing it

5:42am, 11th August, 2018

US

U.S. airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crashing it

Federal authorities were searching on Saturday for what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport and crashing it into a nearby sparsely populated island, sparking a security scare that saw U.S. fighter jets scram...

UK's Thomas Cook mulling airline sale: Sunday Times

4:06pm, 28th July, 2018

Business

UK's Thomas Cook mulling airline sale: Sunday Times

British travel company Thomas Cook is considering splitting off its airline and selling a stake to an outside investor to reduce debt, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Venezuela's domestic airline industry suffers amid economic crisis

11:43am, 6th July, 2018

Business

Venezuela's domestic airline industry suffers amid economic crisis

Venezuela's domestic airline industry is struggling to maintain operations due to hyperinflation and shortages of spare parts, according to an industry association, making it increasingly hard to obtain tickets and causing chronic flight delays.

Exclusive: China shuns U.S. request for talks on airline website dispute over Taiwan

5:57am, 28th June, 2018

Business

Exclusive: China shuns U.S. request for talks on airline website dispute over Taiwan

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how U.S. airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a relationship already frayed...

Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website dispute

5:17am, 28th June, 2018

Business

Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website dispute

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how U.S. airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a bilateral relationship alrea...

Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website row

1:17am, 28th June, 2018

Business

Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website row

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how American airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a bilateral relationship a...