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dailymail.co.uk - Melissa Koenig - Alaska Airlines jet and cargo plane in heart-stopping near-miss
Alaska Airlines jet and cargo plane in heart-stopping near-miss
Mail Online

An Alaska Airlines jet nearly plowed into a FedEx cargo plane as they both landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday. Flight radar shows the Alaska Airlines flight, which had originated in Portland, Oregon, was about to land on a…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - International Consolidated Airlines Group slips Thursday, underperforms market
International Consolidated Airlines Group slips Thursday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. IAG shares dropped 4.22% to £3.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 2.35% to 10,063.50. International…

bbc.co.uk - Tiffany Wertheimer - Delta Airlines: Several injured as turbulence hits flight into Sydney
Delta Airlines: Several injured as turbulence hits flight into Sydney
BBC

Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by turbulence on Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 'encountered brief turbulence' as it landed at Sydney Airport…

dailymail.co.uk - Claire Elliot For The Scottish Daily Mail - Sparks fly! Airline launches UK's first all-electric flight
Sparks fly! Airline launches UK's first all-electric flight
Mail Online

Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport It sounds more like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie. But aviation history was made in Scotland yesterday when the UK's first all-electric aircraft took to the…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL rose 1.77% to $94.15 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…

dailymail.co.uk - Olivia Allhusen - Holiday long-haul flights at risk as airlines warned fuel shortages
Holiday long-haul flights at risk as airlines warned fuel shortages
Mail Online

Airlines have been warned that long-haul Easter holiday flights are at risk of disruption within weeks as Iran 's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens global jet fuel supplies. Oil traders say supplies could begin tightening as early as next…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
MarketWatch

Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV rallied 1.69% to $40.87 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

independent.co.uk - Simon Calder - Which airlines are still flying to the Middle East?
Which airlines are still flying to the Middle East?
The Independent

For decades the airports of the Gulf have offered good-value connections from those across Britain to destinations in Asia, Africa and Australasia. But since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, triggering retaliation from Tehran against the…

bloomberg.com - Kate Duffy - European Airlines Warn Higher Fuel Costs Will Be Paid by Flyers
European Airlines Warn Higher Fuel Costs Will Be Paid by Flyers
Bloomberg

Europe's major airlines warned Thursday they'll have to pass on higher fuel costs to their passengers as the war in Iran escalates and oil tankers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf. Many of the continent's carriers are well-hedged, protecting…

rediff.com - Nikita Vashisht - Airline stocks fly into rough weather again
Airline stocks fly into rough weather again
Rediff.com

Since the Iran war began, airline shares have dropped up to 18.9 per cent, compared with a 5.64 per cent fall in the Sensex. Shares of SpiceJet and IndiGo have corrected 56.15% and 13.97%, respectively A sharp rise in global crude prices amid…

mirror.co.uk - Martin Winter - Airline donates £150k of ex-crew devices to kids without tech for school
Airline donates £150k of ex-crew devices to kids without tech for school
The Mirror

Budget airline easyJet has donated £150,000 worth of tablet devices previously used by its pilots and cabin crew to help disadvantaged youngsters without access to the technology they need for school. The 500 iPads have been handed over by…

standard.co.uk - Tamara Davison - Easter holidays threat as airlines warned of flight cancellations amid fuel shortages
Easter holidays threat as airlines warned of flight cancellations amid fuel shortages
Evening Standard

Airlines have been warned that they may have to cancel flights as of next month due to fuel shortages, as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran. In a potential devastating blow to Brits planning Easter getaways, airlines face further disruption…

independent.co.uk - Amelia Neath - European airline offering cabin crew £14k to resign
European airline offering cabin crew £14k to resign
The Independent

Swiss Air Lines is offering thousands of cabin crew over £14,000 to voluntarily resign in an effort to reduce its staff surplus as it is operating fewer flights than planned. The European carrier, a subsidiary of Austrian Airlines, has been…

mirror.co.uk - Zahra Khaliq - Airline grounds all flights to major airport - update issued after explosions
Airline grounds all flights to major airport - update issued after explosions
The Mirror

Another airline has suspended all flights to a major airport. Cathay Pacific has stopped operating flights to and from Dubai until the end of April. The Hong Kong-based airline announced the move just days after a drone strike near Dubai…

freightwaves.com - Eric Kulisch - Startup cargo airline 7Air changes CEO after 7 months of service
Startup cargo airline 7Air changes CEO after 7 months of service
FreightWaves

Miami-based startup cargo airline 7Air LLC has named aviation veteran Edward Wegel as CEO just seven months after launching commercial operations, according to a copy of an internal memo notifying employees of the decision and shared with…

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